Investigations of the highly efficient processing technique, chemical constituents, and anti-inflammatory effect of N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-substituted flavan-3-ol (EPSF)-enriched white tea

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N-Ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-substituted flavan-3-ols (EPSFs) are a newly discovered compound class in tea with various bioactivities. This study aimed to develop a novel processing technique to enhance EPSF contents in white tea efficiently. Using optimal processing parameters of 125 °C and 30 min in a high-temperature sterilizing oven, total EPSF content significantly increased by 1.42-18.80-fold to 1.57-6.22 mg/g without impacting sensory characteristics. Metabolomics analysis revealed elevated levels of nucleosides, nucleotides, bases, theaflavins, flavonol aglycones, EPSFs, and most flavone-C-glycosides, as well as decreased levels of amino acids, procyanidins, theasinensins, several flavanols, and flavonol-O-glycosides after EPSF-enrichment treatment. Furthermore, the EPSF-enriched white tea exhibited notable anti-inflammatory effects, mitigating xylene-induced ear edema in mice and carrageenan-induced paw edema and cotton ball-induced granulomas in rats. This study developed a new processing technique for highly efficient enhancement of EPSFs in white tea and demonstrated that EPSF-enriched white tea has a potential to serve as effective anti-inflammatory dietary supplement.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:450

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Food chemistry - 450(2024) vom: 12. Apr., Seite 139328

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gao, Jianjian [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Dongchao [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Jiakun [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Zhengyan [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Zhi [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Weidong [VerfasserIn]

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Anti-inflammatory
Chemical constituents
Highly efficient processing technique
Journal Article
N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-substituted flavan-3-ols
White tea

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Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139328

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NLM371158176