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Gamma-aminobutyric Acid Content in Commercial Green Tea  

Han, Young-Sook (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
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Korean journal of food and cookery science / v.23, no.3, 2007 , pp. 409-412 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the content of bioactive component, ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in 7 commercial green teas. The teas were grown in different regions in Sourhtern Korea, and were picked during the middle of the season. The green tea extracts were each derivatized with 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxy-succinimidyl carbamate(AccQ${\cdot}$Fluor), and GABA was detected by a fluorescence detector at arf excitation of 250 nm and emission of 395 nm. The GABA contents varied depending on the regions where the green tea samples were produced. There was no significant difference in GABA contents between samples A and C, where it ranged from from 45.21${\pm}$0.99 (nmol/g) to 63.83${\pm}$0.61 (nmol/g): however, a significantly different amount of GABA was found in the green tea produced in B. The highest GABA content was 210.67${\pm}$0.85 (nmol/g), whereas the lowest content was 3.88${\pm}$0.71 (nmol/g). This variation in GABA contents was probably due to the regional differences, even within the same location, as well as the processing technology, which may retain or develop more GABA components in the final green tea.
Keywords
green tea; ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid; HPLC; derivatization; fluorescence detector;
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