Journal of Food Biochemistry
Volume 45, Issue 10 e13910
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Yan Chen, Yan Chen State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu, China School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - original draft Search for more papers by this author Si Cheng School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Jiangang Dai School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Liang Wang School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Yun Xu School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Xiaoyu Peng School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Corresponding Author Xiaofang Xie State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu, China College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Correspondence Xiaofang Xie and Cheng Peng, State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China. Emails: [emailprotected] (X. X.); [emailprotected] (C. P.) Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Corresponding Author Cheng Peng State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu, China College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Correspondence Xiaofang Xie and Cheng Peng, State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China. Emails: [emailprotected] (X. X.); [emailprotected] (C. P.) Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author
Yan Chen, Yan Chen State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu, China School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - original draft Search for more papers by this author Si Cheng School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Jiangang Dai School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Liang Wang School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Yun Xu School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Xiaoyu Peng School of Public Health, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Corresponding Author Xiaofang Xie State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu, China College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Correspondence Xiaofang Xie and Cheng Peng, State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China. Emails: [emailprotected] (X. X.); [emailprotected] (C. P.) Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author Corresponding Author Cheng Peng State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu, China College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Correspondence Xiaofang Xie and Cheng Peng, State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China. Emails: [emailprotected] (X. X.); [emailprotected] (C. P.) Contribution: Writing - review & editing Search for more papers by this author
Abstract
Tea is a worldwide popular drink with high nutritional and medicinal values as it is rich in nutrients, such as polyphenols, amino acids, vitamins, glycosides, and so on. Among them, tea polyphenols (TPs) are the current research hotspot. TPs are known to have multiple biological activities such as anti-oxidation, anti-tumor, anti-inflammation, anti-bacteria, lowering lipid, and liver protection. By reviewing a large number of literatures, we explained the mechanism of TPs exerting biological activity and a wide range of applications. We also discussed the deficiencies and development potential of TPs, in order to provide theoretical reference and scientific basis for the subsequent development and utilization of TPs.
Practical applications
We summarized the bioactivity mechanisms of TPs in anti-tumor, anti-oxidation, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, lipid-lowering, and liver protection, focused on its application fields in food and medicine, and discussed the deficiency and development potential of current research on TPs, so as to provide a certain convenient way for scholars studying TPs. It is expected to contribute to the subsequent discovery of biological activity and the broadening of the field of TPs.
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