Separation and classification of the brown pigments of aqueous infusions of black tea

Autor: P. L. Dix, D. Swaine, D. J. Millin
Rok vydání: 1969
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Zdroj: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 20:296-302
ISSN: 1097-0010
0022-5142
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2740200511
Popis: Rapid thin-film counter-current dialysis of a typical infusion of black tea indicates that 10–12% of the soluble solids are non-dialysable. the major components of this fraction are polysaccharides and a complex mixture which could not be separated into its protein and polyphenolic constituents. This latter complex accounts for 30–40% of the colour (E450) of the infusion. Solvent extraction of the infusion followed by dialysis of the various extracts reveals that the polyphenol-protein complex may be approximately equated with ‘SII thearubigins’. Chromatography of infusions and various extracts thereof on alkylated Sephadex allows a partial separation of the coloured components largely owing to differences in molecular size. At least 7 distinct zones can be recognised.
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