Strictinin: A Key Ingredient of Tea

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 28; no. 9; p. 3961
• Main Author: Tzen, Jason T. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 08.05.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Antibacterial agents; Antidiabetics; Antiviral agents; Antiviral drugs; Camellia sinensis; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; ellagitannin; Flowers & plants; functional activities; Health aspects; Obesity; Phenols; practical applications; Pu’er tea; Review; strictinin; Tea; Viruses; China; Taiwan; United States > US; Puerto Rico; practical applications; Pu’er tea; strictinin; functional activities; ellagitannin

Strictinin is a relatively tiny ellagitannin, which is found in many plants as a minor constituent. Catechins are known as the major constituents in the young leaves of most tea plants, while strictinin was found as a major constituent in the Pu’er tea plant. In some Pu’er tea varieties, strictinin...