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Natural Products from Camellia sinensis var. assamica

Natural Products Isolated from Camellia sinensis var. assamica

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Natural Products from Camellia sinensis var. assamica

6 natural product s associated with Camellia sinensis var. assamica

Natural products and bioactive compounds from Camellia sinensis var. assamica
Catalog No. Product Name CAS Number COA
BCN6326 (-)-Epigallocatechin gallate
(-)-Epigallocatechin gallate chemical structure
989-51-5 COA
BCN4519 (-)-Epigallocatechin(EGC)
(-)-Epigallocatechin(EGC) chemical structure
970-74-1 COA
BCN5807 Caffeine
Caffeine chemical structure
58-08-2 COA
BCN1688 Catechin
Catechin chemical structure
154-23-4 COA
BCN1668 Gallic acid
Gallic acid chemical structure
149-91-7 COA
BCN5372 Methyl salicylate
Methyl salicylate chemical structure
119-36-8 COA

References

Flavoalkaloids with a Pyrrolidinone Ring from Chinese Ancient Cultivated Tea Xi-Gui.[Pubmed: 29976052]


Chinese Xi-Gui tea is one ancient cultivated variety of Camellia sinensis var. assamica. At present, it is used for producing expensive and elite tea in China. Five new flavoalkaloids, (-)-6-(5''' S)- N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-epicatechin-3- O-gallate (ester-type catechins pyrrolidinone E, etc-pyrrolidinone E, 1), (-)-6-(5''' R)- N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-epicatechin-3- O-gallate (etc-pyrrolidinone F, 2) (-)-8-(5''' S)- N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-epicatechin-3- O-gallate (etc-pyrrolidinone G, 3a), (-)-8-(5''' S)- N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-catechin-3- O-gallate (etc-pyrrolidinone I, 4a), (-)-8-(5''' R)- N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-catechin-3- O-gallate (etc-pyrrolidinone J, 4b), and one new naturally occurring natural product (-)-8-(5''' R)- N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone-epicatechin-3- O-gallate (etc-pyrrolidinone H, 3b) together with the known flavoalkaloids etc-pyrrolidinones A-D (5, 6, 7a, and 7b) were detected and isolated from Xi-Gui green tea. Their structures were identified by comprehensive NMR spectroscopic analyses. Absolute configurations of 1-3 were established by comparison of the CD analyses with epicatechin-3- O-gallate (ECG). Compounds 1-4 were evaluated for their protection against high glucose induced cell senescence on human umbilical vein endothelia cells (HUVECs) and showed significant protection effects ( p < 0.01) at both 1.0 and 10 μM. A discussion on the possible evolution of tea plants divergent from related food plants on the basis of phytochemical view is also provided.


Naphthoquinone Metabolites Produced by Monacrosporium ambrosium, the Ectosymbiotic Fungus of Tea Shot-Hole Borer, Euwallacea fornicatus, in Stems of Tea, Camellia sinensis.[Pubmed: 29292470]


The tea shot-hole borer beetle (TSHB, Euwallacea fornicatus) causes serious damage in plantations of tea, Camellia sinensis var. assamica, in Sri Lanka and South India. TSHB is found in symbiotic association with the ambrosia fungus, Monacrosporium ambrosium (syn. Fusarium ambrosium), in galleries located within stems of tea bushes. M. ambrosium is known to be the sole food source of TSHB. Six naphthoquinones produced during spore germination in a laboratory culture broth of M. ambrosium were isolated and identified as dihydroanhydrojavanicin, anhydrojavanicin, javanicin, 5,8-dihydroxy-2-methyl-3-(2-oxopropyl)naphthalene-1,4-dione, anhydrofusarubin and solaniol. Chloroform extracts of tea stems with red-colored galleries occupied by TSHB contained UV active compounds similar to the above naphthoquinones. Laboratory assays demonstrated that the combined ethyl acetate extracts of the fungal culture broth and mycelium inhibited the growth of endophytic fungi Pestalotiopsis camelliae and Phoma multirostrata, which were also isolated from tea stems. Thus, pigmented naphthoquinones secreted by M. ambrosium during spore germination may prevent other fungi from invading TSHB galleries in tea stems. The antifungal nature of the naphthoquinone extract suggests that it protects the habitat of TSHB. We propose that the TSHB fungal ectosymbiont M. ambrosium provides not only the food and sterol skeleton necessary for the development of the beetle during its larval stages, but also serves as a producer of fungal inhibitors that help to preserve the purity of the fungal garden of TSHB.


Optimisation of saponin extraction conditions with Camellia sinensis var. assamica seed and its application for a natural detergent.[Pubmed: 28990656]


Camellia sinensis var. assamica seed cake (a by-product of tea-seed oil) is an abundant resource with poor utilisation. C. sinensis var. assamica seed saponin (CSS) is one kind of non-ionic surfactant. In this study, the CSS extraction conditions were optimised by response surface methodology (RSM) and then the CSS detergent was developed. Additionally, the safety and decontamination ability of the developed detergent were evaluated.