Health functions and related molecular mechanisms of tea components: An update review

GY Tang, X Meng, RY Gan, CN Zhao, Q Liu… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tea is widely consumed all over the world. Generally, tea is divided into six categories:
White, green, yellow, oolong, black, and dark teas, based on the fermentation degree. Tea …

Updates on the chemistry, processing characteristics, and utilization of tea flavonoids in last two decades (2001-2021)

J Shi, G Yang, Q You, S Sun, R Chen, Z Lin… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Tea flavonoids are widely recognized as critical flavor contributors and crucial health-
promoting bioactive compounds, and have long been the focus of research worldwide in …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of volatile and odor-active compounds in Hunan black tea by SPME/GC-MS and multivariate analysis

X Yin, J Huang, J Huang, W Wu, T Tong, S Liu, L Zhou… - LWT, 2022 - Elsevier
Hunan black tea is well-known for its floral-honey aroma, but the volatile components
responsible for the fragrance have not been elucidated yet. In this study, the volatile …

Inhibition of α-glucosidase and α-amylase by flavonoid glycosides from Lu'an GuaPian tea: molecular docking and interaction mechanism

F Hua, P Zhou, HY Wu, GX Chu, ZW Xie, GH Bao - Food & function, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Green tea may favorably modulate blood glucose homeostasis, and regular consumption of
green tea can prevent the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this study, α …

Yellow tea (Camellia sinensis L.), a promising Chinese tea: Processing, chemical constituents and health benefits

J Xu, M Wang, J Zhao, YH Wang, Q Tang… - Food research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Yellow tea, also known as huángchá in Chinese, is a lightly fermented tea unique to China.
As a rare and precious variety of tea, it has gained increasing popularity in recent years …

α-Glucosidase inhibitory activities and the interaction mechanism of novel spiro-flavoalkaloids from YingDe green tea

ZW Hou, CH Chen, JP Ke, YY Zhang, Y Qi… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Flavoalkaloids are a unique class of compounds in tea, most of which have an N-ethyl-2-
pyrrolidinone moiety substituted at the A ring of a catechin skeleton. 1-Ethyl-5-hydroxy …

Plant Resources, Chemical Constituents, and Bioactivities of Tea Plants from the Genus Camellia Section Thea

XH Meng, N Li, HT Zhu, D Wang… - Journal of agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Tea, as one of the most popular beverages with various bioactivities, is commonly produced
from the fresh leaves of two widely cultivated tea plants, Camellia sinensis and C. sinensis …

Two UDP-Glycosyltransferases Catalyze the Biosynthesis of Bitter Flavonoid 7-O-Neohesperidoside through Sequential Glycosylation in Tea Plants

X Dai, X Shi, C Yang, X Zhao, J Zhuang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Flavonoid glycosides are typical bitter and astringent tasting compounds that contribute to
the taste of tea beverages. However, the genes that contribute to the biosynthesis of bitter …

Chemical characterization of Wuyi rock tea with different roasting degrees and their discrimination based on volatile profiles

X Liu, Y Liu, P Li, J Yang, F Wang, E Kim, Y Wu, P He… - Rsc Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Wuyi rock tea is a typical and famous oolong tea in China and roasting is an important
manufacturing procedure for its flavor formation. This work aimed to explore the effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Non-targeted metabolomics characterization of flavor formation of Lichuan black tea processed from different cultivars in Enshi

X Qin, J Zhou, C He, L Qiu, D Zhang, Z Yu, Y Wang… - Food Chemistry: X, 2023 - Elsevier
Nine tea cultivars planted in Enshi were selected and processed into “Lichuan black tea”.
Sensory evaluation showed that cultivar had the greatest influence on taste and aroma …