Abstract
Tea beverages have been enjoyed globally for the last several decades. The present study focuses on the comprehensive chemical and biological analysis of three processed tea products. A total of sixty-three compounds in processed samples were identified based on their exact masses and fragmentation patterns using LC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS. Furthermore, quantification of eight analytes including caffeine (1), theophylline (2), (+)-catechin (3), (-)-epicatechin (4), (-)-epicatechin gallate (5), (-)-gallocatechin (6), (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (7) and quercetin-3-d-β-glucoside (8) in tea samples was performed using LC-ESI-IT-MS/MS. The concentrations of analytes were found in the range of 0.03mg/g to 75.58mg/g in all tea samples. The developed method showed excellent accuracy as %bias ranged from 0.2–3.69% and a good precision with %RSD ranged from 0.03 to 5.11. The LOD and LOQ for all the analytes were found to be in the range of 0.16–3.26ng/mL and 0.44–9.87ng/mL, respectively. The DPPH scavenging effects of samples were also investigated and all the samples were found to be strong scavengers of DPPH radical showing 69.50±0.01–78.60±0.10 %RSA. The established method provides a useful way for understanding the metabolite distribution in processed products of C. sinensis and to develop quality control protocols for these products.
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