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Liu Y, Wang D, Li J, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Qiu C, Sun Y, Pan C. Research progress on the functions and biosynthesis of theaflavins. Food Chem 2024; 450:139285. [PMID: 38631203 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
Abstract
Theaflavins are beneficial to human health due to various bioactivities. Biosynthesis of theaflavins using polyphenol oxidase (PPO) is advantageous due to cost effectiveness and environmental friendliness. In this review, studies on the mechanism of theaflavins formation, the procedures to screen and prepare PPOs, optimization of reaction systems and immobilization of PPOs were described. The challenges associated with the mass biosynthesis of theaflavins, such as poor enzyme activity, undesirable subproducts and inclusion bodies of recombinant PPOs were presented. Further strategies to solve these challenges and improve theaflavins production, including enzyme engineering, immobilization enzyme technology, water-immiscible solvent-water biphasic systems and recombinant enzyme technology, were proposed.
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- Yufeng Liu
- College of Food and Biological Engineering (Liquor College), Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering (Liquor College), Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering (Liquor College), Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering (Liquor College), Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering (Liquor College), Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering (Liquor College), Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering (Liquor College), Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering (Liquor College), Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
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Xu J, Wei Y, Huang Y, Weng X, Wei X. Current understanding and future perspectives on the extraction, structures, and regulation of muscle function of tea pigments. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023; 63:11522-11544. [PMID: 35770615 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2093327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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With the aggravating aging of modern society, the sarcopenia-based aging syndrome poses a serious potential threat to the health of the elderly. Natural dietary supplements show great potential to reduce muscle wasting and enhance muscle performance. Tea has been widely recognized for its health-promoting effects. which contains active ingredients such as tea polyphenols, tea pigments, tea polysaccharides, theanine, caffeine, and vitamins. In different tea production processes, the oxidative condensation and microbial transformation of catechins and other natural substances from tea promotes the production of various tea pigments, including theaflavins (TFs), thearubigins (TRs), and theabrownins (TBs). Tea pigments have shown a positive effect on maintaining muscle health. Nevertheless, the relationship between tea pigments and skeletal muscle function has not been comprehensively elucidated. In addition, the numerous research on the extraction and purification of tea pigments is disordered with the limited recent progress due to the complexity of species and molecular structure. In this review, we sort out the strategies for the separation of tea pigments, and discuss the structures of tea pigments. On this basis, the regulation mechanisms of tea pigments on muscle functional were emphasized. This review highlights the current understanding on the extraction methods, molecular structures and regulation mechanisms of muscle function of tea pigments. Furthermore, main limitations and future perspectives are proposed to provide new insights into broadening theoretical research and industrial applications of tea pigments in the future.
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- Jia Xu
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Baoshan, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Baoshan, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Cai H, Zhong Z, Chen Y, Zhang S, Ling H, Fu H, Zhang L. Genes cloning, sequencing and function identification of recombinant polyphenol oxidase isozymes for production of monomeric theaflavins from Camellia sinensis. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 240:124353. [PMID: 37059281 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Theaflavins (TFs) are important quality compounds in black tea with a variety of biological activities. However, direct extraction of TFs from black tea is inefficient and costly. Therefore, we cloned two PPO isozymes from Huangjinya tea, termed HjyPPO1 and HjyPPO3. Both isozymes oxidized corresponding catechin substrates for the formation of four TFs (TF1, TF2A, TF2B, TF3), and the optimal catechol-type catechin to pyrogallol-type catechin oxidation rate of both isozymes was 1:2. In particular, the oxidation efficiency of HjyPPO3 was higher than that of HjyPPO1. The optimum pH and temperature of HjyPPO1 were 6.0 and 35 °C, respectively, while those of HjyPPO3 were 5.5 and 30 °C, respectively. Molecular docking simulation indicated that the unique residue of HjyPPO3 at Phe260 was more positive and formed a π-π stacked structure with His108 to stabilize the active region. In addition, the active catalytic cavity of HjyPPO3 was more conducive for substrate binding by extensive hydrogen bonding.
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- Hongli Cai
- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China.
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- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China.
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Li Y, Bai R, Wang J, Li Y, Hu Y, Ren D, Dong W, Yi L. Pear polyphenol oxidase enhances theaflavins in green tea soup through the enzymatic oxidation reaction. EFOOD 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/efd2.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023] Open
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Zhou J, Liu C, Zhao S, Liu Y, Zhang S, Zhao Q, Wang F, Xu G, Huang J, Liu Z. Improved yield of theaflavin-3,3'-digallate from Bacillus megaterium tyrosinase via directed evolution. Food Chem 2021; 375:131848. [PMID: 34924255 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Theaflavin-3,3'-digallate (TFDG) in black tea possesses several health benefits. However, low TFDG yields limit its application. Herein, tyrosinases from Bacillus megaterium (Bmtyrc) were used to synthesize TFDG. To improve the catalytic efficiency of tyrosinase, a directed evolution strategy and a high-throughput screening method was employed. Compared with the wild type, mutant Bmtyrc-3 (N205D/D166E/D167G/F197W) showed 6.46 and 4.91-folds higher specific activity and 51.97- and 1.95-folds higher Vmax values towards epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and epicatechin gallate (ECG), respectively. Moreover, Bmtyrc-3 displayed significantly enhanced catalytic efficiencies, and the space-time yield of TFDG was 35.35 g L-1d-1. Bmtyrc-3 presents a broader substrate binding area, caused by a mutation (N205D) encompassing the active site. Changes in the potential of the substrate binding site and hydrogen bonds, and the electrostatic effect on the protein surface resulted in an increased activity of the substrates EGCG and ECG.
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- Jinghui Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China; National Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China; Co-Innovation Center of Education Ministry for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China; National Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China; Co-Innovation Center of Education Ministry for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Flag Bio-technology Co., Ltd, Changsha 410100, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Flag Bio-technology Co., Ltd, Changsha 410100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China; National Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China; Co-Innovation Center of Education Ministry for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Flag Bio-technology Co., Ltd, Changsha 410100, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Flag Bio-technology Co., Ltd, Changsha 410100, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Flag Bio-technology Co., Ltd, Changsha 410100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China; National Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China; Co-Innovation Center of Education Ministry for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Science of Ministry of Education, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China; National Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China; Co-Innovation Center of Education Ministry for Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Hunan Agriculture University, Changsha 410128, People's Republic of China.
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