Product Name: L-Theanine
Synonyms: Theanine
CAS: 3081-61-6
MF: C7H14N2O3
MW: 174.2
EINECS: 221-379-0
Appearance: White powder
L-Theanine is the major amino acid found in Camellia sinensis, the source of green tea. It is an analog of the excitatory neurotransmitter, glutamate, and thusly, binds to glutamate receptors.
L-Theanine is a safe and non-toxic photogenic food supplement.
L-theanine has been studied as a food additive and functional food in relation to human nutrition.
It has noticeable bioactivities including anti-cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, stress-reducing, antitumor, anti-aging, and anti-anxiety activities.
A non-protein amino acid mainly found naturally in the green tea plant. It may have activity in modulating the metabolism of cancer chemotherapeutics agents.