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茶叶科学 ›› 2013, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 327-335.doi: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2013.04.006

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茶红素化学及生物学活性研究进展

李大祥1, 王华2, 白蕊1, 鲜殊1, 宛晓春1   

  1. 1. 教育部茶叶生物化学与生物技术重点实验室,安徽农业大学,安徽 合肥230036;
    2. 北京市茶叶质量监督检验站,北京食品科学研究院,北京100076
  • 收稿日期:2013-01-06 修回日期:2013-03-12 出版日期:2013-08-30 发布日期:2019-09-04
  • 作者简介:李大祥(1975— ),男,安徽安庆人,博士,副教授,主要从事茶叶生物化学和药理学的教学和科研。Email: dxli@ahau.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    安徽省国际科技合作计划项目(10080703036)、现代农业(茶叶)产业技术体系建设专项资金(农科教发[2011] 3号)、安徽省研究实验基地优秀中青年科研带头人专项基金和安徽农业大学人才启动基金资助内容

The Chemistry and Bioactivity of Thearubigins

LI Da-xiang1, WANG Hua2, BAI Rui1, XIAN Shu1, WAN Xiao-chun1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Tea Biochemistry & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education of China, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China;
    2. Beijing Tea Quality Inspection and Supervision Station, Beijing Academy of Food Science, Beijing 100076, China
  • Received:2013-01-06 Revised:2013-03-12 Online:2013-08-30 Published:2019-09-04

摘要: 茶红素是一类异质的酸性酚性色素的总称,其主要前体物为儿茶素和茶黄素类。它与红茶的色泽、汤色、浓度和强度等品质密切相关。由于茶红素的异质性,其溶解性和色谱学性质相差较大,化学结构还不清楚。目前茶红素主要制备方法仍然是经典的有机溶剂分级提取法。尽管茶红素单体的分离纯化尚未见诸报道,但自上世纪九十年代以来,研究者在体外实验和动物学研究中发现,茶红素与儿茶素、茶黄素相比,存在一些相似的生物学活性,如抗氧化、抗癌、抗肿瘤、抗突变、抗炎、抗白血病、预防肥胖,甚至有抗神经毒素作用。茶红素作为红茶中含量最为丰富的多酚类物质,可能对人体健康有着积极的作用。

关键词: 红茶, 茶红素, 结构, 生物学活性

Abstract: Thearubigins are mixtures of heterogeneous acidic phenolic pigments, which are condensed oligomers or polymers from catechins and theaflavins. Thearubigins contribute to tea color, the body strength, intensity and liquor color of a black tea brew. Due to their heterogeneity, their solubility and chromatographic behaviors are dissilimar and their structures are still ambiguous. The classic isolation method of the thearubigin subfractions has been developed with organic solvent extraction. So far, no thearubigin monomer has been reported. However, some studies have demonstrated that thearubigins possess antioxidative, anti-tumor, anti-mutagenic, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-leukemic, obesity-preventive and even anti-neurotoxin activities in vitro and in animal models since 1990s. As the abundant polyphenolic compounds in black tea, thearubigins may be the potential active compounds contributing to human health.

Key words: black tea, thearubigins, structure, bioactivity

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