The polyphenolic composition of Camellia irrawadiensis, which is a closely related species of Camellia sinensis (cultivated tea), was investigated. The most predominant polyphenol, a kind of ellagitannin, was isolated from leaves of C. irrawadiensis. Its structure was established as 1,2-di-O-galloyl-4,6-O-(S)-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-β-D-glucose (2) on the basis of spectral and chemical evidence. Moreover, the polyphenols [catechins, strictinin (1), compound 2, theogallin, and gallic acid] and two methylxanthines (theobromine and caffeine) in leaves of C. irrawadiensis were determined by HPLC-Photodiode array detector analysis, and were compared to those in C. sinensis and Camellia taliensis. Total catechin content in C. irrawadiensis was lower than that in C. sinensis and C. taliensis. Theobromine content in C. irrawadiensis was higher than that in C. sinensis and C. taliensis. The content of 2 in C. irrawadiensis was 8.4% of dry leaf weight and comprised approximately 60% of the total polyphenols detected, while the compound was not detected in C. sinensis and was reported to be 2.4% in C. taliensis.
对与栽培茶密切相关的Camellia irrawadiensis的多
酚组成进行了研究。最主要的多
酚是一种
鞣花酸,从C. irrawadiensis的叶子中分离出来。根据光谱和
化学证据,其结构被确定为1,2-di-O-galloyl-4,6-O-(S)-六羟基二苯酰-β-
D-葡萄糖(2)。此外,使用高效
液相色谱-光二极管阵列检测器分析,确定了C. irrawadiensis叶子中的多
酚(
儿茶素、严格素(1)、化合物2、茶
鞣酸和
没食子酸)以及两种甲基
黄嘌呤(
可可碱和
咖啡因),并与C. sinensis和Camellia taliensis进行了比较。C. irrawadiensis中的
儿茶素总含量低于C. sinensis和C. taliensis中的含量。C. irrawadiensis中的
可可碱含量高于C. sinensis和C. taliensis。化合物2在C. irrawadiensis中的含量为干叶重的8.4%,约占检测到的总多
酚的60%,而在C. sinensis中未检测到,在C. taliensis中则报告为2.4%。