title: Identification of two novel proanthocyanidins in green Tea.
abstract: The isolation and structural elucidation of epiafzelechingallate-(4beta-->8)-epicatechingallate (EAG-4beta-->8-ECG) and epiafzelechingallate-(4beta-->6)-epicatechingallate (EAG-4beta-->6-ECG) in green tea samples are described. The combination of various 2D NMR techniques allowed a full structural determination of the underivatized proanthocyanidins even though broadening of the signals did not allow observation of some key correlations that characterize the location of the interflavonoid linkage. The differences in the NMR spectra of the new compounds allowed formulation of criteria for the discrimination between the 4-->6 and 4-->8 isomers in this type of compound.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Lebensmittelchemie der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina, Schleinitzstrasse 20, DE-38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lakenbrink
authors.forename: U H
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Engelhardt
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wray
mesh_terms: D000872:Anthocyanins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D044945:Proanthocyanidins; D013662:Tea / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000872:Anthocyanins; D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts; D044945:Proanthocyanidins; D013662:Tea; C013221:proanthocyanidin