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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2004.14.6.920

Antioxidant Activity of Korean Green and Fermented Tea Extracts  

Shon Mi-Yae (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim Sung-Hee (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Nam Sang-Hae (Dept. of Food Science, Jinju National University)
Park Seok-Kyu (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Sunchon National University)
Sung Nak-Ju (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.14, no.6, 2004 , pp. 920-924 More about this Journal
Abstract
The beneficial effects of green and fermented tea are generally attributed to some antioxidant activities including superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like ability and scavenging activity originated from their phenolic compounds and flavonoids. Content of total flavonoid of green tea $(413.3\;{\mu}g/g)$ was similar to those of fermented tea $(405.7\;{\mu}g/g)$. Content of total phenol of green tea $(46.8\;{\mu}g/g)$ was higher than those of fermented tea $(23.5\;{\mu}g/g)$. Major catechin compounds of hot water extract in green tea was EGCG, including EGC, Gc, catechin and catechol. EGCG was not detected .in fermented tea. SOD-like ability was increased in proportional to added concentration of hot water extract. The scavenging activities of hydroxyl radical at $3000\;{\mu}g/ml$ of green and fermented teas were found up to $60\%$. Hot water extract of green tea was more effective in scavenging activity than that of fermented tea.
Keywords
Antioxidant activity; phenolic compounds and flavonoids; green and fermented tea; catechin;
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