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Diversity of Catechin in Northeast Indian Tea Cultivars
Joint Authors
Hazarika, Mridul
Goswami, Bhabesh Chandra
Karak, Tanmoy
Bhuyan, Lakshi Prasad
Sabhapondit, Santanu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) leaf contains a large amount of catechins (a group of very active flavonoids) which contribute to major quality attributes of black tea.
Based on morphological characters tea plants were classified as Assam, China, and Cambod varieties.
The present study is an attempt for biochemical fingerprinting of the tea varieties based on catechin composition in green leaf of cultivars grown in Northeast India.
Assam variety cultivars contained the highest level of catechins followed by Cambod and China.
The average catechin contents were 231 ± 7 mg g-1, 202 ± 5 mg g-1, and 157 ± 4 mg g-1 of dry weight of green leaf for Assam, Cambod, and China cultivars, respectively.
Among the individual catechins the variations in epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and epigallocatechin (EGC) were the most prominent among the varieties.
High EGC content was found to be a characteristic of Assam variety which was further corroborated through multivariate analysis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sabhapondit, Santanu& Karak, Tanmoy& Bhuyan, Lakshi Prasad& Goswami, Bhabesh Chandra& Hazarika, Mridul. 2012. Diversity of Catechin in Northeast Indian Tea Cultivars. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sabhapondit, Santanu…[et al.]. Diversity of Catechin in Northeast Indian Tea Cultivars. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sabhapondit, Santanu& Karak, Tanmoy& Bhuyan, Lakshi Prasad& Goswami, Bhabesh Chandra& Hazarika, Mridul. Diversity of Catechin in Northeast Indian Tea Cultivars. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475359
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475359