作者:Kazuo OKUSHIO、Masayuki SUZUKI、Natsuki MATSUMOTO、Fumio NANJO、Yukihiko HARA
DOI:10.1271/bbb.63.430
日期:1999.1
Methylation of (-)-epigallocatechin (EGC), (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECg), and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) was carried out with a rat liver homogenate and S-adenosyl-L-methionine. A structural analysis of the reaction products by MS and NMR showed that 4′-O-methyl EGC, 4″-O-methyl ECg, and 4″-O-methyl EGCg had been formed from EGC, ECg, and EGCg, respectively. These results suggest that methylation may be one of the metabolic pathways to the catechins.
使用大鼠肝匀浆和 S-腺苷-L-蛋氨酸对 (-)-表儿茶素 (EGC)、(-)-表儿茶素没食子酸酯 (ECg) 和 (-)-表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯 (EGCg) 进行甲基化。通过MS和NMR对反应产物进行结构分析表明,EGC、ECg和EGCg分别形成4'-O-甲基EGC、4"-O-甲基ECg和4"-O-甲基EGCg。这些结果表明甲基化可能是儿茶素的代谢途径之一。