Patent ID: 8318220

Claim:
A bioactive composition comprising an isolated bioactive fraction, wherein said isolated bioactive fraction is produced by a process comprising: (i) providing fresh biomass of a Camellia sinensis plant, wherein said fresh biomass comprises fresh Camellia sinensis plant biomass that has not undergone conventional tea processing; (ii) separating the fresh biomass of the Camellia sinensis plant into cell juice and a cell walls component, wherein said separating comprises grinding, macerating, and pressing the fresh biomass to separate the fresh biomass into the cell juice and the cell walls component; (iii) treating the cell juice under conditions effective to yield a bioactive fraction, said conditions comprising subjecting the cell juice to microwave treatment to induce coagulation, thereby yielding a coagulated membrane fraction and a non-coagulated portion of the cell juice, wherein said bioactive fraction is the coagulated membrane fraction; and (iv) isolating said bioactive fraction from the treated cell juice.