Abstract

Acetylation could improve the bioavailability of (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG), but the relationship of substitution degree and antioxidant capacity of acetylated EGCG was unclear. The acetylated EGCG products were separated by preparation high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Two mono substituted acetylated EGCG, three substituted acetylated EGCG (T-AcE), eight substituted acetylated EGCG (E-AcE) and (-)-Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) were isolated. The 7-acetyl-EGCG (S7-ACEGCG) and 7-acetyl-EGCG (T-AcE) were identified for the first time. The antioxidant capacity, superoxide anion radical scavenging capacities, and hydroxyl radical scavenging capacities of EGCG decreased significantly after acetylation modification. The more EGCG acetylation modification sites, the lower the total antioxidant capacity, superoxide anion radical scavenging capacities, and hydroxyl radical scavenging capacities. The antioxidant capacity, superoxide anion radical scavenging capacities, and hydroxyl radical scavenging capacities of 5-acetyl-EGCG (S5-ACE) were higher than 7-acetyl-EGCG (S7-AcE). Combining all the results in this and previous studies, acetylation modification is not conducive to the performance of EGCG antioxidant capacity.

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Title
Separation and antioxidant activities of new acetylated EGCG compounds
Author
Zhang, Jianyong 1 ; Cui, Hongchun 2 ; Yin, Junfeng 1 ; Wang, Yuwan 1 ; Zhao, Yun 2 ; Yu, Jizhong 2 ; Engelhardt, Ulrich H. 3 

 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tea Research Institute, Hangzhou, China (GRID:grid.410727.7) (ISNI:0000 0001 0526 1937) 
 Hangzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tea Research Institute, Hangzhou, China (GRID:grid.464313.7) 
 Technischen Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Institute of Food Chemistry, Braunschweig, Germany (GRID:grid.6738.a) (ISNI:0000 0001 1090 0254) 
Pages
20964
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2894594128
Copyright
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