• 제목/요약/키워드: Theanine

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Effect of L-theanine on non-specific immunoparameters in catfish (Silurus asortus)

  • Heo, Gang-Joon;Shin, Gee-Wook
    • 한국동물위생학회지
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    • 제35권4호
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    • pp.347-350
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    • 2012
  • L-theanine was examined for its effects on the generation of superoxide anion, lysozyme and anti-protease in the plasma of catfish (Silurus asotus) by a single intraperitoneal injection with five different concentrations (0, 3, 6, 9 and 12 mg/kg). When compared with the mock-injected group (0 mg/kg), both groups injected with 6 and 9 mg/kg were significantly enhanced in levels of superoxide anion in leukocytes, lysozyme and anti-protease in plasma. Based on the results, L-theanine is thought to function as an immunostimulant and/or immunomodulator on non-specific immune responses in catfish.

Theanine이 남자 성인의 대뇌 $\alpha$파 발현에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Theanine on the Release of Brain Alpha Wave in Adult Males)

  • 송찬희;정주혜;오제성;김경수
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제36권9호
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    • pp.918-923
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    • 2003
  • L-theanine Is an amino acid in green tea and has been known to decrease serotonin and increase norepinephrine in rat brains, and also reported to produce mental relaxation, lower blood pressure and improve learning ability in human beings. But, few studies on these effects for human beings have been conducted so far. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of L-theanine on the release of brain alpha waves known to be related with mental relaxation and concentration. Twenty healthy male volunteers aged 18 to 30 years without any Physical and Psychological diseases were recruited through written advertisement. Alpha power values of EEG as a surrogate marker of mental relaxation and concentration were measured in frontal and occipital regions for 40 minutes after administration of four placebo or test tablets and 20 minute resting period. The same procedure crossed over at 7-day intervals. We analyzed average alpha power values in frontal and occipital regions at 10 minute intervals. Repeated ANOVA revealed that there were significant differences of occipital alpha power values between placebo and test groups with high anxiety (p < 0.05). The mean values at 20,30,40,50 and 60 minute intervals were 0.23, 024, 0.28, 0.25 and 0.34 in placebo, respectively and 0.23, 0.29, 0.40, 0.34, and 0.45 in test, respectively. But there were no significant differences of frontal and occipital alpha power values between placebo and test groups with low anxiety (p > 0.05) . The results of this study suggest that L-theanine containing tablets promote the release of alpha waves related to mental relaxation and concentration in young adult males.

발효 시간에 따른 소엽종(Camellia sinensis var. sinensis) 차의 아미노산 함량 변화 및 관능 특성 (Changes in Free Amino Acids and Sensory Evaluation of fermented Tea (Camellia sinensis var. sinensis) according to the Degree of Fermentation)

  • 조은자;황지희;양미옥
    • 동아시아식생활학회지
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    • 제17권6호
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    • pp.911-918
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    • 2007
  • 발효 시간을 달리하여 제조한 차의 일반 성분과 pH, 색도를 측정하고, glutamic acid, arginine, GABA, theanine을 HPLC를 이용하여 분석하였으며, 관능 평가를 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 생 찻잎의 일반 성분은 조단백질 32.9%, 조지방 0.9%, 조회분 6.4%, 탄수화물 59.8%였다. pH는 모든 시료에서 발효시간이 길수록 유의적으로 낮아지는 경향을 나타내었으며, 특히 6시간 발효 시료(S6)와 8시간 발효 시료(S8)는 6.34, 6.25로 낮아져 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다(P<0.05). 찻물의 색도에서 L값은 발효 시간이 길어질수록 현저히 낮아지는 경향을 보였으며, a값은 SN, S4, S6, S8이 각각 -2.25, -2.15, -2.01, -0.21로 측정되어 발효 시간이 긴 시료일수록 높은 값을 나타내었으나 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 찻잎의 glu. Arg, GABA함량은 발효에 의해 증가 경향이었으며, theanine은 감소 경향이었으나, 발효 정도가 높은 경우에도 잔존량은 발효하지 않은 시료의 69%이었다. 기능성 성분으로서 GABA는 hand rolling 과정이 거듭될 수록, 또한 발효 시간이 길수록 증가하는 경향이었다. 발효차 제조시 기호적으로 감칠맛을 내는 theanine 함량을 높게 하려면 발효 시간을 짧게 하는 것이 바람직하며, 생리활성(기능성)을 중요시 할 경우에는 발효 시간을 길게 하는 것이 바람직하다고 사료된다. 발효 찻잎을 우려낸 찻물의 관능 평가는 S8이 맛과 향에 있어서 가장 높은 점수를 나타내었으며, 높게 분석된 아미노산 함량과 관련 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

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Classification of Korean Green Tea Products Based on Chemical Components

  • Chun Jong Un;Choi Jeong;Lim Keun-Cheol;Kim Yong-Gul
    • 한국작물학회지
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    • 제49권4호
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    • pp.295-299
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    • 2004
  • The prices of domestic green tea products are relatively expensive and price differences within products of the same levels of quality are various. Also, there is no basic criteria on evaluation of green tea quality. To group 43 commercial green tea products into several parts by the principal component and cluster analyses, this work was done by use of 8 chemical constituents which were analyzed by NIR system. The principal component and cluster analyses revealed 8 groups. The first group included 16 products that had lower free amino acid and theanine contents. The second group included 5 products having higher free amino acid and theanine contents, but lower ash contents. The third group included 13 products showing medium values of 8 constituents. The IV group included 4 products having higher contents of moisture, free amino acids, and theanine. The V group included 1 product showing higher moisture but lower catechins contents. The VI group included 2 products that had higher moisture and catechins contents, but lower free amino acid and theanine contents. The VII group had higher moisture and catechins contents. The VIII group had higher ash and vitamin C contents. The free amino acid contents which were the most important in flavor evaluation of green tea quality did highly positively correlate with the contents of total nitrogen $(0.956^{**}),\;theanine\;(0.981^{**}),\;and\;caffeine\;(0.793^{**})$, but negatively with the contents of ash $(-0.884^{**})$. The catechins used as for functional ingredients did correlate with contents of caffeine(+) and vitamin C(-), respectively.

발효정도에 따른 국내산 야생차(녹차, 반발효차, 홍차)의 이화학적 특성 (The Physicochemical Properties of Korean Wild Teas (Green tea, Semi-fermented tea, and Black tea) According to Degree of Fermentation)

  • 최옥자;최경희
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제32권3호
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    • pp.356-362
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    • 2003
  • 녹차와 발효시 간을 각각 다르게 하여 제조한 약발효차(10시간 발효), 중발효차(17시간 발효), 강발효차(24시간 발효)에 대한 이화학적 특성을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 녹차 및 발효된 차의 수분 함량은 3.01 ~ 3.29%로 나타났고, 환원당 ,조지방, 조단백질 함랑은 발효를 많이 시킨 차일수록 증가한 반면, ascorbic acid는 감소하였다. 차의 유리당은 glucose, fructose, sucrose 등 3개의 당이 확인되었으며, 유리당의 총 함량은 녹차가 3.08%, 강발효차가 3.32%로 발효를 많이 시킨 차일수록 약간 증가하는 경 향을 나타냈다. 차의 유기산은 citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid 등 3개의 산이 확인되었고 citric acid와 malic acid 함량은 발효를 많이 시킨 차일수록 함량이 증가하는 반면, succinic acid 함량은 감소하는 경향을 나타냈으며, 유기산의 총함량은 발효를 많이 시킨 차일수록 대체로 증가하는 경향을 나타냈다. 차에 함유된 유리 아미노산은 AsP 외 16종이 확인되었다. 유리 아미노산의 총함량은 발효를 많이 시킨 차일수록 증가하는 향을 나타내었다. 녹차와 각 발효차의 주요 아미노산은 Thr+theanine, Asp, Glu으로 나타났으며, 녹차는 Thr+theanine, Asp, Glu 순으로 높게 나타났고, 발효차는 Thr+theanine, Glu, Asp 순으로 높게 나타났다. 유리아미노산의 총함량에서 필수아미노산이 차지하는 비율은 발효를 많이 시킨 차일수록 증가하는 경향을 나타냈다. 녹차에 함유된 theanine 함량은 1.21%였으며, 중발효차와 강발효차는 각각 1.42%, 1.50%로 녹차에 비하여 theanine 함량이 증가되었다. Caffein 함량은 비발효차인 녹차의 경우 3.57%, 발효된 차는 3.55~3.60%로 발효에 따른 변화는 거의 없었다. Cathechin은 5종류의 cathechin, epig-allocathechin, epicathechin, epigallocathechingallate, epicathechin gallate이 동정되었으며, 녹차의 카테친 함량이 14.18%로 높고, 발효를 많이 시킨 차일수록 현저하게 감소하였다.

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF L-THEANINE (SUNTHEANINETM), AN AMINO ACID OF GREEN TEA, IN HUMANS

  • Ogasawara Yutaka;Okubo Tsutomu;Ueda Tomoko;Ozeki Makoto;Jueja Lekh R;Yokogoshi Hidehiko;Matsumoto Seiichi
    • 한국식품영양과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국식품영양과학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Food,Nutrition and Health for 21st Century
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    • pp.38-47
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    • 2001
  • L-theanine is a unique amino acid, found almost solely in tea plants. It is the main component responsible for the exotic taste of green tea. In our studies of L-theanine, we have found a variety of biological activities including relaxation and the alleviation of PMS. In general, animals generate very weak electric pulses on the surface of the brain, called brain waves. Brain waves are classified into four types, namely $\alpha$, $\beta$, $\delta$ and $\theta$-waves, based on their frequency. Brain waves correlate with individual mental conditions. For example, generation of $\alpha$-waves is considered an index of relaxation. In human volunteers, $\alpha$-waves were generated on the occipital and parietal regions of the brain surface within 40 minutes after the oral administration of 50 or 200 mg Suntheanine$^{TM}$ without causing drowsiness. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a symptom unique to women which appears in the luteal phase from the ovulation period through the first day of menstruation. It possesses characteristics of having a peak just prior to menstruation and disappearing 1 - 2 days following the start of menstruation. Symptoms of PMS are generally categorized as mental, physical and social symptoms. When comparing the reported Symptoms of PMS by the methods of MDQ score, the Suntheanine$^{TM}$ group was found to have a lower incidence of PMS symptoms, including physical, mental and social symptoms. Overall, a significant alleviation of PMS symptoms by the administration of 200 mg Suntheanine$^{TM}$ was observed. With the successful industrial production of L-theanine, we are now able to supply Suntheanine$^{TM}$, offering a tremendous opportunity for designing functional foods targeting relaxation and the alleviation of PMS.

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Modulation of adipogenesis and lipolysis by green tea in 3T3- Ll adipocytes

  • Kim, J.H.;Kim, Y.K.;Lee, J.C.;Ahn, S.M.;Park, J.E.;Lee, .B.G.;Chang, I.S.
    • 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국응용약물학회 2003년도 Annual Meeting of KSAP : International Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences on Obesity
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    • pp.111-111
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    • 2003
  • Green tea have been widely reported as functional foods because of their various bioactivities. In the present study, we used 3T3-Ll cells model of white adipocytes to clarify whether green tea and its main pharmaceutically effective compounds (EGCG, caffeine and theanine) prevent obesity. Cellular viability, glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity, glycerol release and HSL mRNA levels were checked. Glycerol release into the medium was significantly increased by the cells treated with green tea extract. Glycerol release into the medium was significantly increased by the cells treated with green tea extract. Caffeine and theanine from green tea showed some level of lipolytic activity, and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity was remarkably decreased by EGCG. These results suggest that green tea has anti-obesity effect through inhibition of adipogenesis and stimulation of lipolysis. Catechins and theanine of green tea might be the factors responsible for the modulation of lipid metabolism and adipocyte differentiation.

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채취시기별 녹차 생잎(生葉)의 성분 변화 (Chemical Constituent Variabilities of the Green Tea Leaves by Harvest Periods)

  • 조종수;김종철;조경환;김루미;한재윤
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • 제39권4호
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    • pp.370-380
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구는 녹차 생잎 채취지의 토양의 성질과 채취시기별(우전-세작-중작) 녹차 생잎에 대한 화학성분 및 무기물 성분을 분석하였다. 먼저 조사지역의 토양의 성질을 살펴보면 대부분이 배수가 양호하고 인산이 풍부한 사양토와 양토로 구성되어 있었다. 녹차 생잎에 대한 성분 분석에 있어서는 섬유질, 탄닌, 비타민 C와 총카테킨 함량은 채취시기가 늦어질수록 증가한 반면 총질소, 총아미노산, 데아닌, 카페인 등은 대체로 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 무기물 함량에 있어서는 채취시기가 늦어질수록 Mg, Ca, Mn은 증가하였으나 Na, K, B는 감소하였다. 그리고 화학성분 중 총질소, 엽록소, 총유리아미노산, 데아닌, 카페인, 총카테킨과 무기물 중 나트륨, 마그네슘, 칼슘, 붕소, 세레늄에 있어서는 우전과 세작 간에 거의 함량 차이를 보이지 않았다.

저장조건에 따른 녹차의 카테킨류, 테아닌의 변화 (The Change of Catechin and Theanine Content in Green Tea during Different Storage Conditions)

  • 이승언
    • 한국조리학회지
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    • 제22권5호
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    • pp.267-276
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구는 시판 녹차를 5가지 저장 온도($30^{\circ}C$, $15^{\circ}C$, $4^{\circ}C$, $-15^{\circ}C$, $-40^{\circ}C$)에서 6개월간 저장하면서 카테킨류, 알칼로이드류 및 테아닌의 함량에 대하여 HPLC를 이용하여 분석하였다. 저장 온도에 따른 카테킨류의 변화는 저장 기간 6개월의 녹차를 비교하였을 때 $30^{\circ}C$ > $15^{\circ}C$ > $4^{\circ}C$ > $-15^{\circ}C$ > $-40^{\circ}C$의 순서였다. 총 알칼로이드류 함량은 저장기간이 길어질수록 총량은 감소하여, TB와 TP는 저장 온도 $30^{\circ}C$에서는 감소의 폭이 많았으나, $-15^{\circ}C$, $-40^{\circ}C$에서는 변화가 적었다. 테아닌의 함량은 $30^{\circ}C$에서보다 $4^{\circ}C$ 이하에서 저장할 때 더 높았다. 이러한 결과는 저장 온도와 저장기간이 녹차의 품질에 매우 중요하며, 냉장이나 냉동 상태로 저장하는 것이 녹차의 품질 유지에 도움이 될 것이다.