Optimizing the extraction of bioactive compounds from pu-erh tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica) and evaluation of antioxidant, cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antihemolytic, and inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities

Lorene Armstrong, Mariana Araújo Vieira do Carmo, You Wu, Luis Antônio Esmerino, Luciana Azevedo, Liang Zhang, Daniel Granato

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Abstract

The aims of this study were to quantify and optimize the extraction of total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoids (TF) and antioxidant activity (AA) of aqueous pu-erh (Camellia sinensis var. assamica) extracts, as well as to compare the optimized pu-erh tea extract (OPT) with toasted mate (Ilex paraguariensis), black and green (Camellia sinensis) teas. The optimization process increased the TPC and the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). The results showed that the green tea extract presented the highest values for TPC and antioxidant capacity. The pasteurized OPT showed lower TPC and TF, and higher FRAP, DPPH and Cu2+ chelating ability compared to the non-pasteurized OPT. The lyophilized OPT showed inhibition of lipid peroxidation in Wistar rat brain homogenate and displayed antibiofilm activity against Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 25212 and 19433, and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923. Additionally, lyophilized OPT presented cytotoxic and antiproliferative effects against tumor cell lines (Caco-2, A549 and HepG2), inhibited the production of reactive oxygen species in A549 and IMR90 cells, and presented antihemolytic activity in human erythrocytes. The lyophilized OPT inhibited α-glucosidase (IC50 = 47.0 µg/mL) and α-amylase at 30.0 mg/mL. The main compounds detected in OPT were gallic acid, caffeine and theobromine.

Original languageEnglish
Article number109430
Pages (from-to)109430
JournalFood Research International
Volume137
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antioxidants
  • Cytotoxicity
  • Herbal teas
  • Reactive oxygen species
  • Response surface methodology

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