Description
Gene Informationhuman. BACE1(23621), CYP1A2(1544)(−)-Epicatechin (EC) belongs to the group of flavanols and is abundantly present in cacao and cacao products. The chemical structure of EC includes an oxygenated heterocycle with a 4-hydroxyl group linked with two aromatic rings.Application(−)-Epicatechin (EC) has been used: as an antioxidant to downregulate nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen (NADPH) oxidase and improve insulin sensitivity in in vivo (high fat-fed mice) and in vitro (HepG2 cells) studies to study its effect on blood pressure, nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity and anxiety-like behavior on borderline hypertensive rat (BHR) models to test its effect on neuronal survival in the hippocampus of middle-aged rats on swimming training, under oxidative stress to study its antioxidant activity in dark chocolate as a characteristic compound in polyphenols analysis