Project description:Microbial fermentation is involved in the processing of a dark tea popular for centuries in Northwest China which has shown many health benefits. This study will examine anti-obesity, hyperlipidemic and hyperglycemic effects of CGMCC No.8730 Eurotium cristatum (EC) fermented dark tea (8730DT).
Project description:White tea is considered the least processed form of tea and is reported to have a series of potent bioactivities, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic, and anti-cancer activities. However, the chemical composition of white tea and the dynamic changes of the metabolites during the manufacturing process are far from clear. In this study, we applied a nontargeted metabolomics approach based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry to comprehensively profile the characteristic metabolites of white tea. There were significant differences in the content of amino acids, catechins, dimeric catechins, flavonol and flavone glycosides, and aroma precursors in white tea compared with green and black teas that were manufactured from the same fresh tea leaves. Furthermore, the dynamic changes of the metabolites in the tea samples with various withering durations of 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, and 36 h were also profiled. To the best of our knowledge, this study offers the most comprehensive characterization of the metabolites and their changes in white tea.
Project description:This study aims at assessing the capability of comparing and combining different instrumental platforms in an untargeted approach with a view of detecting chemical contaminants in food matrices at low levels. A strategy based on liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) and chemometrics has been applied on two different complex food contamination scenarios, with tea as study product. The first scenario aimed at mimic the presence of a dozen of contaminants at levels just above regulatory limits (i.e. 10 and 30 μg/kg); the second scenario, more complex, aimed at simulate the presence of several different contaminations at levels close to regulatory limits (10 μg/kg) in different samples. This work was carried on two LC-HRMS platforms (with respectively ToF and Orbitrap mass analyzer technologies), and a highly automated data treatment workflow was implemented to deal with data acquired on both platforms. The untargeted approach performed well on all scenarios (even the most complex) and analytical platforms. Performance comparison between LC-HRMS technologies was made possible thanks to a vendor-neutral data treatment process. </br><br/> Sub-samples of black tea (Keemun type, gross, China) were spiked at 10 µg/kg levels with two different spiking mixes: Three sub-samples were spiked with a pool of 11 contaminants (spiking mix n°1); and Three sub-samples were spiked with 3 others contaminants (malathion, OTA, BPS, spiking mix n°2). Samples were then extracted with a generic method and analyzed by LC-HRMS (in both positive and negative ionization modes) on two platforms (respectively Orbitrap and ToF to generate a total of four data sets. </br></br> Black tea spiked with contaminants is reported in the current study MTBLS772. </br> Green tea spiked with contaminants is reported in MTBLS771. </br><br/> Linked Studies: <a href='https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metabolights/MTBLS771' target='_blank'><span class='label label-success'>MTBLS771</span></a>
Project description:The piling of Fuzhuan brick tea is a traditional fermentation process. These LC-MS data help us know the chemical diversity of piling teas.
Project description:Pu-erh tea has attracted increasing attention worldwide because of its special flavor and health effects, but its impact on composition and function of the gut microbiota remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of aqueous extracts of fermented (ripe) and non-fermented (raw) Pu-erh teas on the composition and function of intestinal microbiota of rats with diet-induced obesity. We conducted a comparative metagenomic and metaproteomic investigation of the microbial communities in cecal samples taken from obese rats administrated with or without extracts of raw and ripe Pu-erh tea. By analyzing the composition and diversity of 16S rRNA amplicons and expression profiles of 814 distinct proteins, we found that, despite differences in the chemical compositions of the raw and ripe Pu-erh tea, administration of either at two different doses (0.15 and 0.40 g/Kg body weight), significantly (P<0.05) increased community diversity, and changed the composition of the cecal microbiota by increasing the relative abundances of Firmicutes and decreasing those of Bacteroidetes. Community metabolic processes including sucrose metabolism, glycolysis, syntheses of proteins, rRNA and antibiotics were significantly (P<0.05), or had a tendency (0.10<P<0.05) to be, promoted by enriching relevant enzymes. Furthermore, evidences from population, molecular and metabolic levels have shown that polyphenols of raw Pu-erh tea and their metabolites can promote potentially the growth of Akkermansia municiphila by stimulating the type II and III secretion system protein, elongation factor Tu, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. This study has provided new evidences for the prebiotic effects of Pu-erh tea.
Project description:Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) is an important non-alcoholic commercial beverage crop. Tea tree is a perennial plant, and winter dormancy is its part of biological adaptation to environmental changes. We recently discovered a novel tea tree cultivar that can generate tender shoots in winter, but the regulatory mechanism of this ever-growing tender shoot development in winter is not clear. In this study, we conducted a proteomic analysis for identification of key genes and proteins differentially expressed between the winter and spring tender shoots, to explore the putative regulatory mechanisms and physiological basis of its ever-growing character during winter.
Project description:Abstract of the study:
Advanced analytical approaches consisting of both LC-LTQ-Orbitrap Fourier transformed (FT)-MS and LC-time-of-flight-(TOF)-MS coupled to solid-phase extraction (SPE) NMR were used to obtain more insight into the complex phenolic composition of tea. On the basis of the combined structural information from (i) accurate mass fragmentation spectra, derived by using LC-Orbitrap FTMSn, and (ii) proton NMR spectra, derived after LC-TOFMS triggered SPE trapping of selected compounds, 177 phenolic compounds were annotated. Most of these phenolics were glycosylated and acetylated derivatives of flavan-3-ols and flavonols. Principal component analysis based on the relative abundance of the annotated phenolic compounds in 17 commercially available black, green, and white tea products separated the black teas from the green and white teas, with epicatechin-3,5-di-O-gallate and prodelphinidin-O-gallate being among the main discriminators. The results indicate that the combined use of LC-LTQ-Orbitrap FTMS and LC-TOFMS-SPE-NMR leads to a more comprehensive metabolite description and comparison of tea and other plant samples.
Sample description:
Black, green, and white tea samples were obtained from different origins: a local store (bought on June 5, 2011) and a dedicated tea shop (bought on June 4, 2011) that also ordered several special tea samples at http://www.wollenhaupt.com/ (article no. in brackets) with a packaging date of May 19, 2011, indicated with an asterisk. The tea products were stored under dark conditions at room temperature until use (about 6 weeks). Tea samples were labeled as follows: green tea (GT), China Yunnan (Y) [article no. 00518]*, China Sencha (S) [article no. 00515]*, Chinese Huangshan Green Tea from laboratory (GL) (local store), China Bancha (B) [article no. 00568], China Chun Mee (CCM) [article no. 00500]*, China Lung Ching (CLC), China Gunpowder (CG); white tea (WT), China Mao Feng (CMF) [article no. 00519]*, China Pai Mu Tan (PMT) [article no. 00509]*, Jasmijn and Oranjebloesem (WTJ) (local store); black tea (BT), Darjeeling FTGFOP1 (D) [article no. 00312]*, Ceylon OP Adawatte (CAD) [article no. 00203]*, Assam TGFOP1 Hazelbank (A) [article no. 00109]*, English Earl Gray–Ceylon Black Tea with bergamot (CB) [article no. 10861], Irish Breakfast (IB) [article no. 00418], Ceylon OP Pettiagalla (CP) [article no. 00209], Pickwick English Tea Blend (BL) (local store).
Project description:The present study focuses on the use of a metaproteomic approach to analyse Black Extrinsic Tooth Stains, a specific type of pigmented extrinsic substance, in a cohort of 96 Children. Metaproteomics is a powerful emerging technology that successfully enabled human protein and bacterial identification of this specific dental biofilm using mass spectrometry. 1600 bacterial proteins were identified in black stains (BS) samples and 2058 proteins in dental plaque (DP) samples whereas 607 and 582 human proteins identified in (BS and DP, respectively). 132 genera bacteria in black stains and dental plaque were identified using phylopeptidomic analysis, showing prevalence of Rothia, Kingella, Nesseria and Pseudopropionibatcterium in black stains samples. We additionally confirmed the metaproteomic approach by performing 16S rRNA. In this work, we showed an interesting diversity of the microbiota and proteome including significant difference between Black stain and dental plaque samples.
Project description:Interventions: 30 healthy volunteers (>50yrs) at-risk for CRC by virtue of age and /or other standard risk factors will be recruited to participate in a randomised, three cohort dietary intervention study. with a parallel design to test the effects of Se and green tea alone and in combination on molecular biomarkers for CRC prevention in the normal rectal epithelial cells. They will be instructed to maintain their usual diet during the study but to avoid supplementation with any green tea-related food or drink (limited to <3 cups of black tea per day), and Se-rich foods such as octopus, crab and tuna, liver and kidney or additional Brazil nuts or other nuts (except those Brazil nuts and green tea extract prescribed by us). The study will consist of dietary intervention period of 6 weeks, preceded by a run in period of 4 weeks.
The volunteers will be randomised (randomisation will be computer generated) into one of three groups of 10, receiving
1) Se, supplied as Brazil nuts (6 Brazil nuts daily will provide 48micrograms Se/day);
2) Green tea, supplied as a green tea extract capsule (4 capsules daily will provide 800mg EGCG/day); and
3) Se + green tea (6 Brazil nuts daily + 4 green tea extract capsules daily (will provide 48micrograms Se/day and 800mg EGCG/day).
Six Brazil nuts has been chosen because the average Se concentration (2.7 micrograms Se/g) in Brazil nuts (supplied from Charlesworth, Australia) is relatively low compared to that of the report by Thomson et al, where the Se concentration is 6.4micrograms Se/g, and average weight for one nut is 4g, 2 nuts provided 53 micrograms Se/day (Am J Clin Nutr 2008;87:379-3840). Since the average weight of one Brazil nut (supplied from Charlesworth, Australia) is 3g, 6 Brazil nuts daily will provide 48microgra
Primary outcome(s): Effects of combination diet (Se + green tea) on biomarkers of Wnt pathway (catenin), inflammation (COX-2) and DNA repair (MGMT) in rectal epithelium. Rectal biopsies will be collected and examined by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry for the expression of these biomarkers at gene and protein levels[Commencement of Intervention (Baseline),
End of intervention (6 weeks) ]
Study Design: Purpose: Prevention; Allocation: Randomised controlled trial; Masking: Open (masking not used);Assignment: Parallel;Type of endpoint: Efficacy