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- Title
Effect of Girdling at Various Positions of 'Huang Zhi Xiang' Tea Tree ( Camellia sinensis) on the Contents of Catechins and Starch in Fresh Leaf.
- Authors
Yulong Chen; Yueming Jiang; John Shi; Xinlan Xu; Shaoyu Yang; Duan, Jun
- Abstract
The contents of starch and catechins in the fresh leaf of 'Huang Zhi Xiang' Oolong tea trees girdled at the bottom, middle (on the big branches) and top (on the small branches) were determined. The study demonstrated that the starch contents from girdled trees were significantly higher ( p < 0.05) than that from non-girdled ones. Furthermore, the contents of (−)−epicatechin (EC), (−)−epigallocatechin (EGC), total catechins (TC) and simple catechins (SC) from girdled trees were significantly higher ( p < 0.05) than those from non-girdled ones. Especially, the contents of (−)−epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), (−)−epicatechin gallate (ECG) and catechin gallate (CG) from girdled at the middle were also significantly higher ( p < 0.05) than those from the non-girdled. The starch contents were negatively correlated with the contents of (−)−gallocatechin (GC), EC, SC, TC and EGC, while positively correlated with the contents of EGCG and CG in fresh shoots.
- Subjects
CATECHIN; TEA; TREE girdling; STARCH; COMPOSITION of leaves; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy
- Publication
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 2011, Vol 66, Issue 2, p169
- ISSN
0921-9668
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11130-011-0222-8