儿茶素抗氧化活性的构效关系

儿茶素(catechins)分为酯型儿茶素(EGCG和ECG)和游离型儿茶素(EC和EGC)。酯型儿茶素的抗氧化活性比游离型儿茶素的强[1]。儿茶素类化合物的基本结构均为α 连(或邻)苯酚基苯并吡喃。由于儿茶素分子具有α 连(或邻)苯酚基结构,使它们具有强抗氧化的特性[2]。深入研究儿茶素类抗氧化的构效关系,对天然抗氧化剂的筛选具有重要意义。1　方法　　选用EGCG、ECG、EGC、EC作为模型分子。这四种分子中A环的5 、7 位均带酚羟基,不同的是在C环的2 位带邻苯酚基或连苯三酚基,3 位上带羟基或没食子酸结构。分子的原子编号及结构式见图1,…     

HPLC法测定茶叶水提液中五种儿茶素和咖啡碱及其用于茶叶分类的研究

建立高效液相色谱/二极管阵列检测器(HPLC/DAD)同时测定茶叶中(-)-没食子儿茶素(GC),(-)-表没食子儿茶素(EGC),(-)-表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG),(-)-表儿茶素(EC),(-)-表儿茶素没食子酸酯(ECG),咖啡碱(caffeine)6种组分的分析方法,并采用聚类分析探讨以这6种活性成分为指标对茶叶进行分类的方法。采用C18柱,甲醇和0.05%三氟乙酸水溶液为流动相,梯度洗脱,DAD双波长(210、278 nm)同时检测,采用标准物质保留时间和电喷雾飞行时间质谱(ESI TOF-MS)双重定性。结果表明,各组分的色谱峰均达到基线分离,在210 nm对(-)-没食子儿茶素(GC)定量,278 nm对其它组分定量准确。该法重复性好,灵敏度高,回收率高,已用于不同种类的33种实际茶叶样品的测定。以这6种活性成分的含量为指标,采用聚类分析法可对33个红茶、黑茶、绿茶、乌龙茶样本进行合理分类,并能反映茶叶品质的差异。     

茶中儿茶素的分离分析方法研究进展

儿茶素类是茶叶药效的主要活性组分.天然产生的八大儿茶素为儿茶素(C)、表儿荼素(EC)、没食子儿茶素(GC)、表没食子儿荼素(EGC)、儿茶素没食子酸酯(CG)、表儿荼素没食子酸酯(ECG)、没食子儿荼素没食子酸酯(GCG)、表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG).本文综述了分离分析茶儿荼素的常用有效方法.     

改性木粉填充柱对茶多酚与咖啡因分离应用的研究

用乙基纤维素、己二酸和丙烯酰胺制成浆液改性剂,对木粉进行改性.研究对比了木粉在改性前后对茶多酚(TP)与咖啡因(Caf)的分离效果.研究结果表明,已改性的木粉对TP中3种主要成分(EGC,EGCG和ECG)与Caf的分离效果优于未改性木粉.改性后的木粉可用于TP各组分与Caf分离时的前处理.通过该前处理可将绿茶提取液分离为两部分:一部分主要由咖啡因和表没食子儿茶素(EGC)组成,另一部分主要由表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGC)和表儿茶素没食子酸酯(ECG)组成.     

高效液相色谱-质谱法及模式识别法用于鉴别普洱生茶与熟茶

采用高效液相色谱-质谱联用技术及高效液相色谱法对生熟普洱茶中的主要成分进行定性和定量分析。鉴定出普洱茶水溶液中8种主要成分,分别为没食子酸(GA)、没食子酸儿茶素(GC)、表没食子酸儿茶素(EGC)、儿茶素(C)、咖啡因(CAF)、表儿茶素(EC)、表没食子酸儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)和表儿茶素没食子酸酯(ECG)。以这8种成分的含量为指标,对普洱生茶和熟茶各20批进行主成分分析、聚类分析和判别分析,能准确地区分普洱生茶与熟茶。     

半制备型液相色谱法分离纯化茶叶鲜叶中7种儿茶素类化合物

建立了从茶叶鲜叶中分离纯化7种儿茶素类化合物(没食子儿茶素(GC)、表没食子儿茶素(EGC)、儿茶素(C)、表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)、表儿茶素(EC)、表没食子儿茶素3-O-(3-O-甲基)没食子酸酯(EGCG3"Me)和表儿茶素没食子酸酯(ECG))的半制备色谱法。铁观音鲜叶经甲醇超声浸提、浓缩、氯仿萃取后,向水相中加入碱式醋酸铅沉淀,得到茶多酚粗品。分别以甲醇-水、乙腈-水作为流动相,采用半制备色谱法纯化7种儿茶素类化合物,纯度均达到90%。此外,利用同样的方法分离纯化另外两种茶叶鲜叶中的7种儿茶素类化合物,得到相似的结果。该方法以溶剂提取、离子沉淀结合半制备色谱,适于简单、高效地同时分离制备多种儿茶素类化合物。     

高效液相色谱法测定茶叶中茶多酚

应用高效液相色谱法测定了茶叶,特别是绿茶中的8种多酚,包括儿荼素(C)、表没食子儿茶素(EGC)、没食子儿荼素(GC)、表儿茶素(EC)、表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)、没食子儿荼素没食子酸酯(GCG)、表儿茶素没食子酸酯(ECG)及儿茶素没食子酸酯(CG).在C18>反相柱(250 min×4.6 mm,5 μm)上进行分离,用不同体积比混合的流动相A及流动相B的混合液作梯度淋洗,流速为1.0 mL·min-1,柱温为40℃,在280 nm波长处进行紫外检测.上述8组分在0.004～4.0 g·L-范围内呈线性关系,方法的检出限在0.6～2.6 mg·L-1范围内,平均回收率为83%.     

高效液相色谱法分析元宝枫叶中儿茶素类物质

本文建立了元宝枫树叶中儿茶素种类及其含量的高效液相色谱(HPLC)测定方法。采用反相C18色谱柱,以甲醇/水(含0.5%乙酸)=25/75(V/V)为流动相,对没食子儿茶素(GC)、表没食子儿茶素(EGC)、儿茶素(C)、表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)、表儿茶素(EC)和没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(GCG)进行定性、定量分析;以甲醇/水(含0.5%乙酸)=35/65(V/V)为流动相,对表儿茶素没食子酸酯(ECG)和儿茶素没食子酸酯(CG)进行定性分析,柱温均为35℃,检测波长为278 nm,流速为1.0mL/min。结果表明:元宝枫叶中有EGC、EC和GCG,其它五种则无。EGC平均含量为0.0389 mg/g,方法精密度(RSD)为0.42%(n=6);EC平均含量为0.0289 mg/g,方法RSD为1.5%(n=6);GCG平均含量为0.284 mg/g,方法RSD为0.32%(n=6)。该方法简便、准确、分离效果好,为元宝枫叶开发成茶叶、饮料以及医疗保健品提供重要依据。     

脉冲辐解研究茶多酚4个组分清除羟自由基机理

采用脉冲电子辐解瞬态吸收光谱法 ,在pH 7的磷酸缓冲水溶液中测定茶多酚 4个组分表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯 (EGCG)、表儿茶素没食子酸酯 (ECG)、表没食子儿茶素 (EGC)和表儿茶素 (EC)的清除羟自由基速率常数分别为 1 .5× 1 0 10 ,1 .4× 1 0 10 ,9.7× 1 0 9和 9.2× 1 0 9dm3 ·mol-1·s-1,并提出了EGCG和ECG在清除羟自由基的过程中存在一个脱没食子酸基团的机理     

茶叶中甲基化儿茶素的分离、纯化和高效液相色谱法分析

以日本Benifuji绿茶为原料,用50%乙腈提取茶叶有效成分,提取液经氯仿脱咖啡碱和色素、乙酸乙酯和HP-20大孔树脂富集儿茶素,得多酚含量高于80%的茶多酚粗品,再经ToyopearHW-40S柱层析分离纯化,得EGC、ECG、EGCG、EC及两种未知成分。经1H-NMR、MS和HPLC等分析,两种未知成分为(-)-表没食子儿茶素3-O(3-O-甲基)没食子酸酯(EGCG3″Me)和(-)-3-O-甲基-表儿茶素没食子酸酯(ECG3′Me)。采用TSKgelODS-100Z色谱柱和二极管阵列检测器(DAD),建立了一种快速、灵敏分析茶叶中儿茶素和甲基化儿茶素的高效液相色谱法。色谱条件:TSKgelODS-100Z色谱柱,流动相为KH2PO4(pH2.5)-甲醇系统,采用梯度洗脱,流速1.0mL/min,柱温40℃,进样量20μL。结果表明,6种儿茶素在一定范围内线性良好,相关系数为0.9996~1.0000,平均加标回收率在90.8%~105.9%之间,相对标准偏差均小于3.5%。     

茶中茶多酚的高效液相色谱法分离分析

用改进的Ａｇａｒｗａｌ方法萃取不同种类茶叶和茶饮料中的茶多酚,建立了用高效液相色谱（ＨＰＬＣ）法对茶多酚进行分离分析方法。ＨＰＬＣ可有效分离ＧＴＰｓ主要组成成分ＥＣ、ＥＧＣ、ＥＣＧ和ＥＧＣＧ并精确定量,相对标准偏差小于５％。茶叶加工过程对ＧＴＰｓ含量有很大影响,绿茶总ＧＴＰｓ含量在６￣１５ｇ／１００ｇ干茶叶、乌龙茶总ＧＴＰｓ含量在５￣７ｇ／１００ｇ干茶叶,红茶总ＧＴＰｓ含量低于２ｇ／１００ｇ干茶叶     

Effect of Water Hardness on Catechin and Caffeine Content in Green Tea Infusions

The health benefits of green tea are associated with its high catechin content. In scientific studies, green tea is often prepared with deionized water. However, casual consumers will simply use their local tap water, which differs in alkalinity and mineral content depending on the region. To assess the effect of water hardness on catechin and caffeine content, green tea infusions were prepared with synthetic freshwater in five different hardness levels, a sodium bicarbonate solution, a mineral salt solution, and deionized water. HPLC analysis was performed with a superficially porous pentafluorophenyl column. As water hardness increased, total catechin yield decreased. This was mostly due to the autoxidation of epigallocatechin (EGC) and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Epicatechin (EC), epicatechin gallate (ECG), and caffeine showed greater chemical stability. Autoxidation was promoted by alkaline conditions and resulted in the browning of the green tea infusions. High levels of alkaline sodium bicarbonate found in hard water can render some tap waters unsuitable for green tea preparation.     

Effect of tea catechins on the structure of lipid membrane and beta-ray induced lipid peroxidation

Inhibiting effect of four tea catechins, (−)-epicatechin (EC), (−)-epicatechin gallate (ECG), (−)-epigallocatechin (EGC), (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), on the lipid peroxidation induced by β-ray in tritiated water was examined using a spin probe method. 16-Doxylstearic acid (16NS) was incorporated into the liposome prepared from egg yolk phosphatidylcholine and the rate of the decrease of ESR intensity of 16NS was used as a measure of the inhibiting effect. In the low concentration region below 10⁻⁵M, catechins showed their inhibitions on the lipid peroxidation according to the order of ECG>EGCG>EC>EGC. This result was explained by a model that the initiator of the peroxidation is the hydroxyl radical (·OH) and the catechins adsorbed on the lipid membrane surface acting as scavengers of ·OH. In the high concentration range, however, the effect was diverse and it decreased with the increase of it in the case of EGCG. EGCG in this range was considered to enter into the interior of the membrane and break the structure, which causes the decrease of 16NS. Observation with transmission electron microscope (TEM) revealed that the size of the liposome became larger with the increasing concentration of EGCG and finally it was broken into fragments, showing that EGCG broadened the area of the liposome as expected from the result of ESR.     

Green Tea Suppresses Brain Aging

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the intake of green tea is effective in reducing the risk of dementia. The most important component of green tea is epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Both EGCG and epigallocatechin (EGC) have been suggested to cross the blood–brain barrier to reach the brain parenchyma, but EGCG has been found to be more effective than EGC in promoting neuronal differentiation. It has also been suggested that the products of EGCG decomposition by the intestinal microbiota promote the differentiation of nerve cells and that both EGCG and its degradation products act on nerve cells with a time lag. On the other hand, the free amino acids theanine and arginine contained in green tea have stress-reducing effects. While long-term stress accelerates the aging of the brain, theanine and arginine suppress the aging of the brain due to their anti-stress effect. Since this effect is counteracted by EGCG and caffeine, the ratios between these green tea components are important for the anti-stress action. In this review, we describe how green tea suppresses brain aging, through the activation of nerve cells by both EGCG and its degradation products, and the reductions in stress achieved by theanine and arginine.     

茶叶及茶多酚中儿茶素的高效液相色谱分析方法研究

 筛选出HypersilBDSC18和ZorbaxSBC18两种适合同时分离茶叶和茶多酚中 7种儿茶素和咖啡因的反相柱。采用甲醇 水 醋酸 (或三氟醋酸 )作流动相 ,分别以等强度洗脱和梯度洗脱 (均在 30min内 )分离测定了我国 6种不同产地茶叶样品和 3种茶多酚样品中 7种儿茶素的含量。考察了 7种儿茶素和咖啡因的保留值与流动相组成及柱温的关系 ,优化了色谱条件及样品前处理方法。用电喷雾电离质谱 (ESI MS)定性确认没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(GCG)和儿茶素没食子酸酯 (CG)两组分 ,并用高效液相色谱制备两对照品用于定量分析。     

Microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography for the analysis of green tea catechins: effect of the cosurfactant on the separation selectivity

Microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (MEEKC) was applied to the separation of six catechins and caffeine, the major constituents of the green tea. The developed methods involved the use of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as surfactant, n-heptane as organic solvent and an alcohol as cosurfactant. The separations were performed under acidic conditions (pH 2.5 phosphate buffer, 50 mM) to ensure good stability of the catechins, with reversed polarity (anodic outlet). The effect of the alcohol nature on the MEEKC selectivity was evaluated; nine alcohols were used as cosurfactant: 1-butanol, tert-butanol, 1-pentanol, 2-pentanol, 3-pentanol, cyclopentanol, 1-hexanol, 2-hexanol, and cyclohexanol. The migration order of (+)-catechin (C), (-)-epicatechin (EC), (-)-epigallocatechin (EGC), (-)-gallocatechin (GC), (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECG), caffeine and theophylline was significantly affected by the alcohol used as cosurfactant. Using nine microemulsions, four different selectivities were achieved: A (cyclohexanol); B (2-pentanol, 3-pentanol, 1-hexanol, 2-hexanol); C (1-butanol, 1-pentanol, cyclopentanol); D (tert-butanol). MEEKC methods, based on 2-hexanol and cyclohexanol as cosurfactant were validated and successfully applied to the analysis of catechins and caffeine in commercial green tea products.     

Simultaneous determination of twelve tea catechins by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method with electrochemical detection was developed for the determination of twelve tea catechins including four major catechins: epicatechin (EC), epigallocatechin (EGC), epicatechin gallate (ECG) and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG); four of their epimers at the C-2 position, C, GC, CG and GCG; and four methylated catechin derivatives, epigallocatechin-3-O-(3-O-methyl)gallate, gallocatechin-3-O-(3-O-methyl)gallate, epigallocatechin-3-O-(4-O-methyl)gallate and epicatechin-3-O-(3-O-methyl)gallate. These catechins were separated on an ODS C18 reversed-phase column by isocratic elution with 0.1 M NaH2PO4 buffer (pH 2.5)-acetonitrile (87:13) containing 0.1 mM EDTA.2Na. The detection limits (S/N = 3) of these catechins were approximately 10-40 pmol ml-1 at an applied voltage of 600 mV. Extracting these catechins from tea leaf powder with H2O-acetonitrile (1:1) at 30 degrees C for 40 min inhibited the epimerization at C-2 significantly from these epicatechins compared to extraction with hot water at 90 degrees C. This analytical method is sensitive to and appropriate for the simultaneous determination of various biologically active catechins in green tea.     

Efficient procedure for isolating methylated catechins from green tea and effective simultaneous analysis of ten catechins,three purine alkaloids,and gallic acid in tea by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection

Monomers of (−)-epigallocatechin (EGC), (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), (−)-epicatechin (EC), (−)-epicatechin gallate (ECG), (−)-epigallocatechin 3-O-(3-O-methyl) gallate (EGCG3″Me) and (−)-3-O-methyl epicatechin gallate (ECG3′Me) (purity, >97%) were successfully prepared from extract of green tea by two-time separation with Toyopearl HW-40S column chromatography eluted by 80% ethanol. In addition, monomers of (−)-catechin (C), (−)-gallocatechin (GC), (−)-gallocatechin gallate (GCG), and (−)-catechin gallate (CG) (purity, >98%) were prepared from EC, EGC, EGCG, and ECG by heat-epimerization and semi-preparative HPLC chromatography. With the prepared catechin standards, an effective and simultaneous HPLC method for the analysis of gallic acid, tea catechins, and purine alkaloids in tea was developed in the present study. Using an ODS-100Z C₁₈ reversed-phase column, fourteen compounds were rapidly separated within 15 min by a linear gradient elution of formic acid solution (pH 2.5) and methanol. A 2.5–7-fold reduction in HPLC analysis time was obtained from existing analytical methods (40–105 min) for gallic acid, tea catechins including O-methylated catechins and epimers of epicatechins, as well as purine alkaloids. Detection limits were generally on the order of 0.1–1.0 ng for most components at the applied wavelength of 280 nm. Method replication generally resulted in intraday and interday peak area variation of <6% for most tested components in green, Oolong, black, and pu-erh teas. Recovery rates were generally within the range of 92–106% with RSDs less than 4.39%. Therefore, advancement has been readily achievable with commonly used chromatography equipments in the present study, which will facilitate the analytical, clinical, and other studies of tea catechins.     

Development of rapid and simultaneous quantitative method for green tea catechins on the bioanalytical study using UPLC/ESI‐MS

A rapid and quantitative analytical method for the simultaneous determination of green tea catechins using ultra‐performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization–mass spectrometry was developed. Total analytical run time was 3.5 min for the detection of (?)‐epicatechin (EC), (?)‐epicatechin‐3‐O‐gallate (ECG), (?)‐epigallocatechin (EGC), (?)‐epigallocatechin‐3‐O‐gallate (EGCG) and myricetin as the internal standard (IS) in rat plasma. The calibration curves were linear over the range of 10–5000 ng/mL for all the catechins. The inter‐ and intra‐day precision (relative standard deviation) and accuracy (percentage deviation) of the method were both lower than 10%. The average extraction recoveries in plasma ranged from 68.5 to 86.5%, and the lower limits of quantification of EC, EGC, ECG and EGCG were 10 ng/mL with a signal‐to‐noise ratio of >10. The assay developed was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study of catechins following intravenous and intragastric administrations of green tea extract in rats. Plasma concentrations of four catechins were detected up to 5–24 h after administration, and the pharmacokinetic parameters of catechins were in agreement with previous studies. From these findings, taken together with the high productivity and precision, the developed method could be a reliable and reproducible tool for the evaluation of pharmacokinetic properties of catechins. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.