Antioxidant Phenolic Compounds from Pu-erh Tea

Autor: Cheng Fang Wang, Sheng Min Shen, Zi Mu Liu, Gang Li Wang, Zhi-Wei Deng, Hai Ming Zhang, Shu-Shan Du, Zhi Long Liu, Peng Liu, Yong Yan Wang
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Molecules
Molecules; Volume 17; Issue 12; Pages: 14037-14045
Molecules, Vol 17, Iss 12, Pp 14037-14045 (2012)
ISSN: 1420-3049
Popis: Eight compounds were isolated from the water extract of Pu-erh tea and their structures were elucidated by NMR and MS as gallic acid (1), (+)-catechin (2), (−)-epicatechin (3), (−)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate (4), (−)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (5), (−)-epiafzelechin- 3-O-gallate (6), kaempferol (7), and quercetin (8). Their in vitro antioxidant activities were assessed by the DPPH and ABTS scavenging methods with microplate assays. The relative order of DPPH scavenging capacity for these compounds was compound 8 > compound 7 > compound 1 > compound 6 > compound 4 ≈ compound 5 > compound 2 > VC (reference) > compound 3, and that of ABTS scavenging capacity was compound 1 > compound 2 > compound 7 ≈ compound 8 > compound 6 > compound 5 > compound 4 > VC (reference) > compound 3. The results showed that these phenolic compounds contributed to the antioxidant activity of Pu-erh tea.
Databáze: OpenAIRE