曲霉属真菌在普洱茶后发酵中的作用

为阐明微生物在普洱茶后发酵过程中的作用及其机制,本文进行了普洱茶温湿度试验,并利用从普洱茶后发酵堆中分离鉴定的优势曲霉属真菌,进行接种试验和专用菌剂的发酵生产试验.结果提示,只有在微生物的作用下,普洱茶才具特有的感官特性,曲霉属真菌能控制后发酵的过程,改变茶叶的感官特性.曲霉属真菌的种类及组合对普洱熟茶的茶多酚组成与含量,以及没食子酸、茶氨酸、咖啡因等特征成分的含量均有显著的影响.因此,应用专用菌剂进行后发酵生产,能加快普洱茶的熟化速度,提高发酵成功率,保证产品质量的稳定性,使普洱熟茶的规范化生产成为可能.     

8-氧化咖啡因和嘧啶类生物碱在普洱熟茶中的存在

应用柱层析分离技术,从普洱熟茶中首次分离到8-氧化咖啡因,嘧啶类生物碱(胸腺嘧啶脱氧核苷、胸腺嘧啶和尿嘧啶) ,黄酮类配糖体(黄杞甙) ,以及简单酚类化合物(1 ,2 ,4-苯三酚、1 ,3-苯二酚和4-甲基-1 ,2-二苯酚)。由于普洱熟茶是由大叶茶经微生物后发酵生产的, 8-氧化咖啡因显然是茶叶中的咖啡因在微生物作用下形成的转化产物。胸腺嘧啶脱氧核苷亦可能是茶叶中的嘧啶类生物碱与微生物中的核苷类化合物在后发酵过程中缩合形成的。二者均为新发现的普洱熟茶的特征性成分。     

普洱茶后发酵过程中微生物的研究进展

对有关普洱茶后发酵生产与微生物的关系、微生物的种类、微生物对普洱茶品质的影响以及主要微生物的生长特性等方面的研究工作进行综述。指出加强普洱茶后发酵过程中微生物基础研究的必要性,提出建立普洱茶后发酵菌物库,重视对影响普洱茶品质的菌物开展系统研究的建议。     

普洱熟茶化学成分的HPLC-DAD-MS分析

普洱熟茶以其特殊的香气、口感和保健功效,近年来受到愈来愈多消费者的喜爱,是最受欢迎的茶叶品种之一.普洱熟茶由普洱生茶经特殊的微生物后发酵过程生产而成,而普洱生茶则以大叶茶的鲜叶为原料,是一种不发酵的绿茶.本文采用HPLC-DAD-MS技术,对普洱熟茶的化学成分进行了分析,从中共检测出21个峰;通过[M+H]+、[M-H]和碎片离子峰,以及与标准品对比,其中18个峰的化学结构分别得到了鉴定.研究结果显示,去除了大量存在的咖啡因后,HPLC-DAD-MS技术可以用于快速有效地检测普洱熟茶中的化学成分.     

普洱茶渥堆发酵与堆肥渥堆发酵的比较研究

普洱茶的自然渥堆发酵工艺与农业及环保中的堆肥发酵工艺在堆垛方法、堆垛形状和大小、自然升温过程、高温发酵、翻堆工艺等方面有许多相似之处,主要差别是原料和含水量的不同。对不同原料堆肥已有详细的研究及其动态菌群和多种发酵剂的研究和应用报道,明确了高温菌在渥堆发酵过程中起重要作用,对其翻堆工艺也有较详细的参数及其机械化的应用,但普洱茶渥堆发酵基本上还停留在自然发酵、人工翻堆、常温菌的研究及老茶头作发酵剂的应用等水平上。堆肥的许多研究手段和方法甚至物质转化、脱毒、高温菌的研究等都值得普洱茶渥堆发酵研究加以借鉴。     

普洱地区茶叶内生细菌与根际土壤细菌群落结构分析

[目的]茶叶内生细菌、根际土壤细菌在普洱茶的发酵中起着重要的作用,还可以促进茶树生长,诱导茶树抗病性.研究其群落结构组成及相互关系可为微生物资源开发利用提供理论依据.[方法]本研究以普洱地区茶树叶片和根际土壤为材料,采用高通量测序技术,对茶叶及根际土壤细菌的16S核糖体RNA基因(16S rRNA)进行测序,比较分析茶...     

普洱茶中功能性微生物的筛选及其对普洱茶感官品质的影响

普洱茶的渥堆发酵过程是以晒青毛茶的内含成分为基础,在微生物分泌的胞外酶及湿热作用下,发生一系列化学变化,最终形成普洱茶独特的风味。采用稀释涂布法,根据产酶微生物的特性,经过固体平板初筛和液体茶汤培养基复筛,从普洱茶中分离得到若干株产酶菌株,并从中挑选优良菌株接种普洱茶固体发酵,考察其对普洱茶感官品质的影响。经分子生物学鉴定,D13-16为米曲霉(Aspergillus oryzae),相似度为98.62%;GJ-02为米根霉(Rhizopus cryzae),相似度为98.57%;XW-10和DF-03均为黑曲霉(Aspergillus niger),相似度分别为99.10%和99.92%。结果表明:普洱茶香气的形成主要与蛋白酶产生菌有关,DB-16发酵后香气评分达到31分(对照28,总分40);汤色主要受多酚氧化酶产生菌的影响,DF-03发酵后汤色评分达到19分(对照12,总分20);而这四种功能性微生物均在不同程度上促进了普洱茶滋味的形成。     

贮藏条件对普洱茶品质成分的影响研究

将云南普洱茶放在不同的温度、水份和时间等条件下,观察外界的不同条件对普洱茶品质成分的影响。观察结果显示:水份和温度对普洱茶贮藏的品质成分影响最为显著,在相同的贮藏时间内,提升温度以及增加水份的含量,普洱茶的茶褐素会增加,出现变色,内含的成分会有所下降,如茶多酚和儿茶素等。经过实验证明,高温、低水分是普洱茶贮藏的较好条件,能够保持茶叶色泽和香味;而低温和高水份含量则会加速普洱茶的发霉。     

秃房茶嘌呤生物碱组成特点及生化品质成分的研究

该研究采用分光光度法和高效液相色谱法,分不同叶位对秃房茶(Camellia gymnogyna)的嘌呤生物碱组成特点以及茶多酚、儿茶素组分、游离氨基酸、黄酮、茶氨酸等生化品质成分进行了测定。结果表明:秃房茶的嘌呤生物碱组成及配比显著区别于茶叶植物凤凰单从(C.sinensis),同时具有可可碱、咖啡碱和苦茶碱三种组分,而且可可碱含量最多,为13.46~39.72 mg·g~(-1),咖啡碱含量最低,为0.51~2.02 mg·g~(-1),苦茶碱含量介于两者中间并随芽叶成熟度增加而升高。茶叶植物只存在咖啡碱和可可碱,含量变化分别为22.22~53.13 mg·g~(-1)和0.47~12.82 mg·g~(-1)。在相同叶位中,秃房茶儿茶素组分含量变化规律为EGCGCECGEGCECGCCGGCG,且儿茶素总量、酯型儿茶素含量均低于茶叶植物,而非酯型儿茶素总量接近,保持为40~50 mg·g~(-1)。除黄酮含量在各叶位变化趋势不大外,其他品质成分含量变化基本符合第1叶芽第2叶第3叶第4叶,一芽二叶的含量介于第1叶和第2叶之间的规律,而茶多酚、黄酮、茶氨酸等其它品质成分含量均低于茶叶植物。该研究首次明确了秃房茶主要生化品质成分变化规律,特别是嘌呤生物碱的组成及配比特点,且含有特征性成分—苦茶碱。该研究结果为生物碱代谢机理、特异茶加工、功能成分开发、低咖啡碱资源、选育种等提供了优良材料。     

普洱茶发酵前后对PTPs靶标抑制效果的比较

用不同品种无性系茶树良种制成普洱生茶和普洱熟茶,进行PTP1B、TCPTP、SHP-1、SHP-2、HePTP、YopH的靶标对比试验,结果表明经自然渥堆发酵的普洱熟茶对六个靶标的的抑制效果明显好于普洱生茶,说明普洱茶的发酵工艺是形成其特有保健功效的关键所在;另外,普洱熟茶对靶标的抑制效果还与其原料有关,在研究的3个大叶种茶中,对六个的靶标的平均半数抑制浓度(IC50)为云抗10号<云抗14号<大黑茶。     

Antibacterial property and mechanism of a novel Pu-erh tea nanofibrous membrane

Pu-erh tea is made via a natural fermentation process. In this study, Pu-erh tea was used as a raw material for nanomaterials preparation and as an antibacterial agent. Antibacterial activities on Escherichia coli of Pu-erh tea, Pu-erh tea powder (PTP) of different sizes, and Pu-erh tea residual powder were firstly determined, respectively. With polyvinyl alcohol as the carrier, through an electrospinning technique, different kinds of nanofibrous membranes were obtained from the extract of Pu-erh tea and nano-PTP (NPTP), and their antibacterial properties and mechanism against E. coli were evaluated. The results showed better antibacterial activity with smaller PTP particles, the nano-sized particles had the best effects, and the MIC of NPTP was 13.5 mg/mL. When NPTP was in nanofibrous membranes, the antibacterial activity decreased slightly, but increased with modification by ZnO. Pu-erh tea in nanofibrous membranes damaged the E. coli cell membranes and caused leakage of K⁺ and enzymes. What is more is that damage of the cell walls led to the leakage of fluorescent proteins from enhanced green fluorescence protein-expressing E. coli. These results indicate that the Pu-erh tea nanofibrous membranes had good antibacterial activities against E. coli, which may provide a promising application of novel antibacterial materials.     

Development of LC-MS/MS analysis of cyclic dipeptides and its application to tea extract

2,5-Diketopiperazines (DKPs), also called cyclic dipeptides, have been known to occur in various foods. Recently, DKPs have attracted attentions as bioactive components. There were some reports on analytical methods for DKPs, but the number of analyzed DKPs was only a part of all DKPs and the quantitative performance was not studied in detail. In this study, we selected 31 kinds of DKPs and developed a quantitative and simultaneous analytical method using LC-MS/MS. This method was applied to DKPs determination in Pu-erh tea, post-fermentation tea, and 18 kinds of DKPs were determined at concentration of 0.0017–0.11 ppm. As a result of spiked test, it was concluded that the developed method using LC-MS/MS was useful for estimating DKPs concentration in tea.     

普洱茶中微生物的筛选及其安全性初步评价

目的在对普洱茶中微生物筛选和鉴定基础上对蜡样芽胞杆菌毒素基因的分布、普洱茶下调毒素基因的表达和改善肠上皮细胞的损伤进行研究。方法分别采用无菌水和沸水泡制普洱茶,获得分离株,通过16SrDNA测序以及生理生化试验确定其归属;对所筛选的菌株进行耐模拟胃肠液能力评价和毒力基因的检测;采用细胞实验和荧光定量PCR技术,研究普洱茶对蜡样芽胞杆菌毒素的抑制作用。结果无菌水浸泡普洱茶获得的45株菌中44株为芽胞杆菌属,沸水浸泡获得的7株菌均为蜡样芽胞杆菌(FBCE01、FBCE06、FBCE10、FBCE14、FBCE20、FBCE26和FBCE29),多重PCR技术结果表明其分别含有毒力基因cytK、nheA和hblD的2种或3种。耐模拟胃肠液实验表明,7株菌均具有很强的耐模拟胃肠液消化能力;细胞实验结果发现,普洱茶汤能显著降低蜡样芽胞杆菌对Caco-2细胞的粘附(P0.05);MTT实验结果显示,普洱茶能有效降低蜡样芽胞杆菌对细胞的损伤;荧光定量PCR技术结果进一步说明,普洱茶使蜡样芽胞杆菌肠毒素的mRNA表达水平下调。结论普洱茶具有抑制蜡样芽胞杆菌毒素的作用。     

普洱茶减肥、降脂机制的探讨

普洱茶(Pu-erhtea)产于云南省南部地区,具有悠久的发展历史和丰富的文化涵蕴,被认为具有减肥、降脂、降血糖、防止心脑血管疾病等代谢性疾病功效。近几年来在人、啮齿类和细胞水平的研究表明,普洱茶的确具有减肥、降脂功效,普洱茶中的茶色素、多糖、多酚和他汀类物质可能通过抑制脂肪合成、促进脂肪氧化分解而发挥其减肥、降脂功效。本文综述了目前关于普洱茶减肥、降脂的生物学功效、活性成分、以及作用机制的相关报道,同时探讨了该领域未来的一些研究方向。     

Bioconversion of tea polyphenols to bioactive theabrownins by Aspergillus fumigatus

Theabrownins (TB) are water-soluble phenolic compounds associated with the various health benefits of Pu-erh tea, a post-fermented Chinese dark tea. This work reports on the production of theabrownins from infusions of sun-dried green tea leaves using a pure culture of Aspergillus fumigatus isolated from a solid-state Pu-erh tea fermentation. A theabrownins yield of 158 g kg^?1 sun-dried green tea leaves was obtained in 6 days at 45 °C in an aerobic fermentation. In a 2 l fermenter, the yield of theabrownins was 151 g kg^?1 sun-dried green tea leaves in 48 h of aerobic culture (45 °C, 1 vvm aeration rate, 250 rpm agitation speed). Extracellular polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase of A. fumigatus contributed to this bioconversion. Repeated batch fermentation process was used for producing theabrownins but was less productive than the batch process.     

黑曲霉单宁酶基因Tan2克隆与表达

单宁酶(Tannase,EC 3.1.1.20)能水解单宁中的酯键和羧酚酸键,产生没食子酸以及对应醇,在食品、饮料、饲料、制药、医药、化妆品等各类工业中应用广泛,也在普洱茶发酵中具有重要作用。从普洱茶发酵中分离的黑曲霉菌株PU001中克隆得到单宁酶基因Tan2,并连接到表达载体pCold-Ⅰ构建BL21-pColdⅠ原核冷诱导表达系统,转化至感受态大肠杆菌BL21中,SDS-PAGE与质谱鉴定均表明单宁酶Tan 2表达成功,旨在为进一步研究该酶在普洱茶发酵中的作用机制以及其他领域的应用奠定基础。     

茶氨酸和没食子酸在普洱茶中的含量变化

建立高效液相色谱分析茶氨酸和没食子酸的方法,对由云南大叶茶（Camellia sinensis var．assamica）生产的晒青毛茶及其加工的普洱茶中二者的含量进行分析。结果表明,普洱茶中没食子酸的含量显著增高,而茶氨酸的含量则明显降低。茶氨酸和没食子酸的含量与原料的来源和质量,以及普洱茶的后发酵生产过程均有关系。对二者含量变化的机制进行了初步的讨论。     

Extraction behavior of caffeine and EGCG from green and black tea

A dipping method was developed to extract the catechins (EGCG) and alkaloids (caffeine) from green tea (Korea) and black tea (Sri Lanka). The effects of the solvent composition (water vs. ethanol), extraction time, temperatures, and solvent pH on the amount of catechins (EGCG) and alkaloids (caffeine) extracted from green and black tea were investigated. Reversedphase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was used to analyze the catechins (EGCG) and alkaloids (caffeine) extracted. The content of EGCG and caffeine in green tea extracts was in the range of 2.04∼0.30 and 10.22∼0.85 mg/g, respectively. The amount of EGCG and caffeine in black tea extracts was in the range of 0.32∼0.24 and 5.26∼1.01 mg/g, respectively. The amount of caffeine extracted from green and black tea was greater than the amount of EGCG. Pure water is the best solvent for extracting EGCG and caffeine from green tea. The amount of caffeine extracted from green and black tea increased as the temperature, extraction time, and hydrogen ion concentration of the solvent increased. Although the amount of EGCG extracted from green tea increased as the temperature increased, the amount of EGCG extracted from black tea was not affected by temperature. The extraction of EGCG from both green and black tea was not affected by the hydrogen ion concentration of the solvent.     

Stimulatory effect of oral administration of green tea and caffeine on locomotor activity in SKH-1 mice

Administration of green tea or caffeine was shown previously to inhibit ultraviolet B light-induced carcinogenesis in SKH-1 mice, and this effect was associated with a reduction in dermal fat. In the present study, oral administration of 0.6% green tea (6 mg tea solids/ml) or 0.04% caffeine (0.4 mg/ml; equivalent to the amount of caffeine in 0.6% green tea) as the sole source of drinking fluid to SKH-1 mice for 15 weeks increased total 24 hr locomotor activity by 47 and 24%, respectively (p<0.0001). Oral administration of 0.6% decaffeinated green tea (6 mg tea solids/ml) for 15 weeks increased locomotor activity by 9% (p<0.05). The small increase in locomotor activity observed in mice treated with decaffeinated green tea may have resulted from the small amounts of caffeine still remaining in decaffeinated green tea solutions (0.047 mg/ml). The stimulatory effects of orally administered green tea and caffeine on locomotor activity were paralleled by a 38 and 23% increase, respectively, in the dermal muscle layer thickness. In addition, treatment of the mice with 0.6% green tea or 0.04% caffeine for 15 weeks decreased the weight of the parametrial fat pad by 29 and 43%, respectively, and the thickness of the dermal fat layer was decreased by 51 and 47%, respectively. These results indicate that oral administration of green tea or caffeine to SKH-1 mice increases locomotor activity and muscle mass and decreases fat stores. The stimulatory effect of green tea and caffeine administration on locomotor activity described here may contribute to the effects of green tea and caffeine to decrease fat stores and to inhibit carcinogenesis induced by UVB in SKH-1 mice.     

Pu-Erh Tea Down-Regulates Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein and Stearyol-CoA Desaturase to Reduce Fat Storage in Caenorhaditis elegans

Consumption of Pu-erh has been reported to result in numerous health benefits, but the mechanisms underlying purported weight-loss and lowering of lipid are poorly understood. Here, we used the nematode Caenorhaditis elegans to explore the water extract of Pu-erh tea (PTE) functions to reduce fat storage. We found that PTE down-regulates the expression of the master fat regulator SBP-1, a homologue of sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) and its target stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD), a key enzyme in fat biosynthesis, leading to an increased ratio of stearic acid (C18:0) to oleic acid (C18:1n-9), and subsequently decreased fat storage. We also found that both the pharyngeal pumping rate and food uptake of C. elegans decreased with exposure to PTE. Collectively, these results provide an experimental basis for explaining the ability of Pu-erh tea in promoting inhibition of food uptake and the biosynthesis of fat via SBP-1 and SCD, thereby reducing fat storage.