Abstract
A new epicatechin oxidation product with a 3,6-dihydro-6-oxo-2H-pyran-2- carboxylic acid moiety was isolated from a commercially available post-fermented tea that is produced by microbial fermentation of green tea. The structure of this product was determined by spectroscopic methods. A production mechanism that includes the oxygenative cleavage of the catechol B-ring of (-)-epicatechin is proposed. In addition, polymeric polyphenols were separated from the post-fermented tea and partially characterised by 13C NMR spectroscopy and gel-permeation chromatography. The polymers appear to be primarily composed of epigalloacetechin-3-O-gallate and the molecular weight (Mn) of the acetylated form was estimated to be ∼3500.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 830-836 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Food Chemistry |
| Volume | 129 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2011 |
User-Defined Keywords
- Catechin
- Oxidation
- Polyphenol
- Post-fermented tea
- Tea