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Journal of Tea Science ›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 25-37.

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Physicochemical Properties, in vitro Antioxidant Activities and Protective Effects of Liubao Tea Polysaccharides on HUVEC

YING Le, PAN Yue, WANG Yuefei, XU Ping*   

  1. Department of Tea Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
  • Received:2016-06-24 Revised:2016-09-26 Online:2017-02-15 Published:2019-08-22

Abstract: Tea Polysaccharides were extracted and purified from Liubao tea. Three fractions of polysaccharides namely LTPS-30, LTPS-50 and LTPS-70 were then obtained from Liubao Tea Polysaccharides (LTPS) by 30%, 50% and 70% ethanol respectively. The main chemical compounds and monosaccharide compositions of these LTPS were investigated. The in vitro antioxidant activities of LTPS were determined by ABTS and FRAP assays. The potentially protective effects of LTPS on human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVEC) were investigated according to the Na2S2O3-induced model. The results showed that there were two main acidic polysaccharides in LTPS-70, LTPS-50 and LTPS-30. The order of molecular weight and total sugar content was LTPS-70<LTPS-50<LTPS-30. While the order of protein, polyphenol contents and antioxidant abilities determined by ABTS and FRAP assays showed the opposite trends. LTPS-70 exhibited the protective effects on HUVEC, indicating it might be applied in medical sciences in the future.

Key words: Liubao tea, tea polysaccharides (TPS), antioxidant activity, HUVEC

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