Studies about Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitory Activities of Korean Green Tea (Teae sinensis L.) Harvested from Different Time and Location

This study was designed to investigate the nervous sedative effects of green tea. The sedative effect was evaluated by examination of Monoamine oxidases (MAOs) inhibitory activity in vitro in the brain and liver of rat fed on green tea cultivated and harvested from the different regions and periods....

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Published inNatural product sciences Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 281 - 285
Main Authors Choi, You Jin, Chong, Han-Soo, Kim, Young-Kyoon, Hwang, Keum Hee
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 2013
Subjects
Catechin
Korean green tea
MAO inhibitor
EGCG
Monoamine oxidase (MAO)
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Summary:This study was designed to investigate the nervous sedative effects of green tea. The sedative effect was evaluated by examination of Monoamine oxidases (MAOs) inhibitory activity in vitro in the brain and liver of rat fed on green tea cultivated and harvested from the different regions and periods. It showed that methanol extracts of green tea inhibited significantly the brain MAO-A activity. Especially late harvested green tea extracts showed potential inhibitory activity. The liver MAO-B activity was also inhibited by all of the green tea extracts with strong intensity. This study confirmed that major compounds of green tea such as catechin, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and L-theanine, which were well known for the main bioactive components in the tea plants, were not associated with the MAO inhibitory activities of green tea. These results suggested that a MAO inhibition activity comes from other minor tea components we have to search in the future.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO201303536814478
ISSN:1226-3907