Activity-guided isolation and identification of radical scavenging components in Gao-Cha tea

J Food Sci. 2010 Oct;75(8):H239-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01804.x. Epub 2010 Sep 24.

Abstract

Gao-Cha is a traditional Chinese health tea made from Acer ginnala. We performed a components and radical scavenging activity analysis to identify any medicinal components in this tea. High performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC)-1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryhydrazyl (HPTLC-DPPH) assay showed that the methanolic extract contained strong radical scavengers. Quantitative analysis revealed that the IC(50) of the extract against 1 mM DPPH was 52.7 ± 0.6 μg/mL. Bioactive-guided isolations led to procurement of 3 radical scavengers with IC(50)s of 17.5 ± 2.1, 29.3 ± 2.5, and 21.6 ± 1.7 μg/mL, respectively. Analysis of the high resolution-electric spray ionization-mass spectrometer and (1)H, (13)C, distortionless enhancement by polarization transfer at 135°, heteronuclear quantum coherence, correlating spectroscopy coupling, and heteronuclear multiple bond coherence (HMBC) data revealed that the compounds were methyl 3, 4, 5-trihydroxybenzoate (1), quercetin-3-O-α-rhamnopyranoside (2), and 2,6-bis (3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)-aceritol (3). Bioactive combined components analysis revealed that, apart from compounds 1, 2, and 3, the tea possibly contained radical scavengers: ginnalin A (4) and B (5), 2″-O-Galloylquercitrin (6) and 3″-O-Galloyl-quercitrin (7). Compounds 2, 6, and 7 were isolated from Acer ginnala for the first time. The positions of the 2 galloyl moieties in compound 3 were unambiguously established by the HMBC spectrum for the first time.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acer / chemistry*
  • Beverages / analysis
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / isolation & purification*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology
  • Gallic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Gallic Acid / chemistry
  • Gallic Acid / isolation & purification
  • Gallic Acid / pharmacology
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glucosides / isolation & purification
  • Glucosides / pharmacology
  • Glycosides
  • Molecular Structure
  • Monosaccharides / chemistry
  • Monosaccharides / isolation & purification
  • Monosaccharides / pharmacology
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Plant Shoots / chemistry*
  • Quercetin / analogs & derivatives
  • Quercetin / chemistry
  • Quercetin / isolation & purification
  • Quercetin / pharmacology
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • 2,6-bis(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)aceritol
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Glucosides
  • Glycosides
  • Monosaccharides
  • Plant Extracts
  • quercetin-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside
  • methyl gallate
  • Gallic Acid
  • Quercetin