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Untargeted Metabolomics Combined with Bioassay Reveals the Change in Critical Bioactive Compounds during the Processing of Qingzhuan Tea. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216718. [PMID: 34771127 PMCID: PMC8587966 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Qingzhuan tea (QZT) is a typical Chinese dark tea that has a long-time manufacturing process. In the present study, liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry was used to study the chemical changes of tea samples during QZT processing. Untargeted metabolomics analysis revealed that the pile-fermentation and turnover (post-fermentation, FT) was the crucial stage in transforming the main compounds of QZT, whose contents of flavan-3-ols and flavonoids glycosides were decreased significantly. The bioactivities, including the antioxidant capacities and inhibitory effects on α-amylase and α-glucosidase, were also reduced after the FT process. It was suggested that although the QZT sensory properties improved following pile-fermentation and aging, the bioactivities remained restrained. Correlation analysis indicated that the main galloylated catechins and flavonoid glycosides were highly related to their antioxidant capacity and inhibitory effects on α-amylase and α-glucosidase.
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Yang M, Li J, Zhao C, Xiao H, Fang X, Zheng J. LC-Q-TOF-MS/MS detection of food flavonoids: principle, methodology, and applications. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021:1-21. [PMID: 34672231 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1993128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Flavonoids have been attracting increasing research interest because of their multiple health promoting effects. However, many flavonoids with similar structures are present in foods, often at low concentrations, which increases the difficulty of their separation and identification. Liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF-MS/MS) has become one of the most widely used techniques for flavonoid detection. LC-Q-TOF-MS/MS can achieve highly efficient separation by LC; it also provides structural information regarding flavonoids by Q-TOF-MS/MS. This review presents a comprehensive summary of the scientific principles and detailed methodologies (e.g., qualitative determination, quantitative determination, and data processing) of LC-Q-TOF-MS/MS specifically for food flavonoids. It also discusses the recent applications of LC-Q-TOF-MS/MS in determination of flavonoid types and contents in agricultural products, changes in their structures and contents during food processing, and metabolism in vivo after consumption. Moreover, it proposes necessary technological improvements and potential applications. This review would facilitate the scientific understanding of theory and technique of LC-Q-TOF-MS/MS for flavonoid detection, and promote its applications in food and health industry.
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- Minke Yang
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.,Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.,Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Dynamic Evolution and Correlation between Metabolites and Microorganisms during Manufacturing Process and Storage of Fu Brick Tea. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11100703. [PMID: 34677418 PMCID: PMC8539874 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11100703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Fu brick tea (FBT) is one of the major brands of dark tea. Microbial fermentation is considered the key step in the development of the special characteristics of FBT. The systemic corelationship of the microbiome and metabolomics during manufacture of Fu brick tea is not fully understood. In this study, we comprehensively explored the microbiome and metabolite dynamic evolution during the FBT manufacturing processes, and revealed decisive factors for the quality and safety of FBT based on the grouped methods of metabolomics combined with biochemical measurements, microbiome sequencing combined with quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and multiplex analysis. Both the microbiome and quantitative PCR showed that fungi displayed concentrated distribution characteristics in the primary dark tea samples, while bacterial richness increased during the flowering processes and ripening period. All microorganism species, as well as dominant fungi and bacteria, were identified in the distinct processes periods. A total of 178 metabolites were identified, and 34 of them were characterized as critical metabolites responsible for metabolic changes caused by the corresponding processes. Metabolic analysis showed that most metabolites were decreased during the FBT manufacturing processes, with the exception of gallic acid. Multivariate analysis verified that the critical metabolites were correlated with specific dominant microbial species. All the top fungal species except unclassified_g_ Aspergillus showed positive correlations with six critical metabolites (L-The, epigallocatechin (EGC), Gln, tea polyphenol (TP), tea polysaccharides (TPs) and caffeine). Five of the top bacteria species (Cronobacter, Klebsiella, Pantoea, Pluralibacter, and unclassified_ f_Entero-bacteriaceae) showed positive correlations with epigallocatechins and tea polyphenols, while the other 11 top bacterial species correlated negatively with all the critical metabolites. The content of amino acids, tea polyphenols, tea polysaccharides, and flavonoids was reduced during microbial fermentation. In conclusion, our results reveal that microbial composition is the critical factor in changing the metabolic profile of FBT. This discovery provides a theoretical basis for improving the quality of FBT and enhancing its safety.
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An T, Chen M, Zu Z, Chen Q, Lu H, Yue P, Gao X. Untargeted and targeted metabolomics reveal changes in the chemical constituents of instant dark tea during liquid-state fermentation by Eurotium cristatum. Food Res Int 2021; 148:110623. [PMID: 34507767 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Instant green tea powder was used as raw material to prepare an instant dark tea via liquid-state fermentation by Eurotium cristatum. To understand how the chemical constituents present in fermented green tea develop during fermentation, samples were collected on different days during fermentation for qualitative analyses by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-Q Exactive Orbitrap/Mass spectrometry. Untargeted metabolomics analyses revealed that the levels of original secondary metabolites in the instant green tea changed significantly from day 3 to day 5 during fermentation. Targeted metabolomics indicated that the levels of galloylated catechins (GCs) and free amino acids (FAAs) significantly decreased, but the nongalloylated catechins (NGCs), alkaloids, thearubigins and theabrownins increased dramatically after fermentation. The changes in the contents of catechins, gallic acid and free amino acids in the instant dark tea samples were positively related to the DPPH radical scavenging activities in vitro, and the phenolic acids and FAAs were positively related to the inhibitory effects towards α-glucosidase. These results showed that fermentation by Eurotium cristatum is critical to the formation of certain qualities of instant dark tea.
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- Tingting An
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Anhui Engineering Laboratory for Agro-products Processing, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Anhui Engineering Laboratory for Agro-products Processing, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Anhui Engineering Laboratory for Agro-products Processing, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Anhui Engineering Laboratory for Agro-products Processing, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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- Shandong Tailory Agriculture Technology Co., Ltd., Taian 271400, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Anhui Engineering Laboratory for Agro-products Processing, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China.
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Xiang X, Su C, Shi Q, Wu J, Zeng Z, Zhang L, Jin S, Huang R, Gao T, Song C. Potential hypoglycemic metabolites in dark tea fermented by Eurotium cristatum based on UPLC-QTOF-MS/MS combining global metabolomic and spectrum-effect relationship analyses. Food Funct 2021; 12:7546-7556. [PMID: 34227645 DOI: 10.1039/d1fo00836f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The preventive and therapeutic effects of dark tea fermented by Eurotium cristatum (DTE) in glucose metabolism have been demonstrated. However, few studies have investigated comprehensive changes in the chemical composition and activity in DTE before and after fermentation. In this study, the metabolic profiling of raw samples and fermented samples was determined by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF-MS/MS). Furthermore, a systematic analytical strategy combining global metabolomics and the spectrum-effect relationship based on α-glucosidase inhibition was employed for screening discriminant metabolites. As a result, 15 discriminant metabolites were identified in DTE samples. Among them, 10 metabolites (4 fatty acids, 1 dyphylline derivative, 3 lysophosphatidylcholines, and 2 triterpenes) increased in relative contents and the contents of the other 5 polyphenol metabolites decreased after fermentation. These metabolites were critical constituents possibly associated with DTE's hypoglycemic activity, which also might be suitable as quality evaluation indicators. This study provided a worthy insight into the exploration of representative active constituents or quality indicators of DTE.
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- Xingliang Xiang
- College of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 16 Huangjiahu West Road, Hongshan District, 430065, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Xu A, Lai W, Chen P, Awasthi MK, Chen X, Wang Y, Xu P. A comprehensive review on polysaccharide conjugates derived from tea leaves: Composition, structure, function and application. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ge Y, Li N, Fu Y, Yu X, Xiao Y, Tang Z, Xiao J, Wu JL, Jiang ZH. Deciphering superior quality of Pu-erh tea from thousands of years' old trees based on the chemical profile. Food Chem 2021; 358:129602. [PMID: 33962815 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Pu-erh teas from thousands of years' old trees (TPT) equip with both superior flavors and powerful antioxidative capacities. With UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS approach, TPTs' chemical profiles were characterized by comparing with Pu-erh teas from ecological trees (EPT). TPTs are discovered to possess higher contents of amino acids, fatty acids, phenolic acids, nucleosides and nucleobases but lower contents of flavonoids and caffeine congeners based on 117 discriminative constituents from 305 identified ones. Particularly, a series of caffeic acid congeners including ten new hydroxycinnamic acid depsides with higher contents in TPTs are discovered, and caffeic acid with a fold change of 638 is the foremost discriminative component. Furthermore, distinguishing constituent proportion including caffeic acid congeners in TPTs are found to take great responsibilities for their more powerful antioxidative abilities and superior flavors especially more aroma and pleasant bitterness. This research provides information for deciphering formation of TPTs' superior qualities based on chemical profile.
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- Yahui Ge
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa 999078, Macau Special Administrative Region
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa 999078, Macau Special Administrative Region
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa 999078, Macau Special Administrative Region
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- Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa 999078, Macau Special Administrative Region
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- Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa 999078, Macau Special Administrative Region
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa 999078, Macau Special Administrative Region
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- Key Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa 999078, Macau Special Administrative Region.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa 999078, Macau Special Administrative Region.
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