Hypolipidemic effects of crude green tea polysaccharide on rats, and structural features of tea polysaccharides isolated from the crude polysaccharide

References

• Bitter T, Muir HM. 1962. A modified uronic acid carbazole reaction. Anal Biochem. 4:330–334.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ciucanu I, Kerek F. 1984. A simple and rapid method for the permethylation of carbohydrates. Carbohydr Res. 131:209–217.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dubois M, Gilles KA, Hamilton JK, Rebers PA, Smith F. 1956. Colorimetric method for determination of sugars and related substances. Anal Chem. 28:350–356.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Guo L, Zhu Y, Du XF. 2013. Compatibility studies on tea polysaccharide/amylose/water and tea polysaccharide/amylopectin/water. Carbohydr Polym. 92:441–447.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hara Y. 2001. Hypotensive action of tea polyphenols. In: Green tea: health benefits and applications. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. p. 139–148.
   Google Scholar
• Higdon JV, Frei B. 2003. Tea catechins and polyphenols: health effects, metabolism, and antioxidant functions. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 43:89–143.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Iwasa K, Torii H. 1962. A colorimetric determination of tea tannin with ferrous tartrate. Chagyo Kenkyu Houkoku (Tea Res. J.). 19:104–108 (In Japanese).
   Google Scholar
• Judd PA, Truswell AS. 1985. The hypocholesterolaemic effects of pectins in rats. Br J Nutr. 53:409–425.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Matsumoto N, Ishigaki F, Ishigaki A, Iwashina H, Hara Y. 1993. Reduction of blood glucose levels by tea catechin. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 57:525–527.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McGrath R. 1972. Protein measurement by ninhydrin determination of amino acids released by alkaline hydrolysis. Anal Biochem. 49:95–102.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Muramatsu K, Fukuyo M, Hara Y. 1986. Effect of green tea catechins on plasma cholesterol level in cholesterol-fed rats. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol. 32:613–622.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nanjo F, Goto K, Seto R, Suzuki M, Sakai M, Hara Y. 1996. Scavenging effects of tea catechins and their derivatives on 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical. Free Radic Biol Med. 21:895–902.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nanjo F, Honda M, Okushio K, Matsumoto N, Ishigaki F, Ishigami T, Hara Y. 1993. Effects of dietary tea catechins on alpha-tocopherol levels, lipid peroxidation, and erythrocyte deformability in rats fed on high palm oil and perilla oil diets. Biol Pharm Bull. 16:1156–1159.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nanjo F, Mori M, Goto K, Hara Y. 1999. Radical scavenging activity of tea catechins and their related compounds. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 63:1621–1623.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Negishi H, Xu JW, Ikeda K, Njelekela M, Nara Y, Yamori Y. 2004. Black and green tea polyphenols attenuate blood pressure increases in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Nutr. 134:38–42.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ozaki S, Oki N, Suzuki S, Kitamura S. 2010. Structural characterization and hypoglycemic effects of arabinogalactan-protein from the tuberous cortex of the white-skinned sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.). J Agric Food Chem. 58:11593–11599.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rolin C, Nielsen BU, Glahn PE. 1998. Pectin. In: Dumitriu S, editor. Polysaccharides: structural diversity and functional versatility. New York: Marcel Dekker Inc. p. 377–431.
   Google Scholar
• Scoparo CT, de Souza LM, Rattmann YD, Dartora N, Paiva SMM, Sassaki GL, Gorin PAJ, Iacomini M. 2013. Polysaccharides from green teas and their protective effect against murine sepsis. Food Res Intern. 53:780–785.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Taylor RL, Conrad HE. 1972. Stoichiometric depolymerization of polyuronides and glycosaminoglycuronans to monosaccharides following reduction of their carbodiimide-activated carboxyl groups. Biochemistry. 11:1383–1388.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang DG, Wang S. 1991. Isolation, purification and analysis of green tea and anthihyperlipidemia effects of its polysaccharide. J China Pharm Univ (in Chinese). 22:225–228.
   Google Scholar
• Wang H, Shi S, Bao B, Li X, Wang S. 2015. Structure characterization of an arabinogalactan from green tea and its anti-diabetic effect. Carbohydr Polym. 124:98–108.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang H, Shi S, Gu X, Zhu C, Wei G, Wang H, Bao B, Fan H, Zhang W, Duan J, Wang S. 2013. Homogalacturonans from preinfused green tea: structural characterization and anticomplementary activity of their sulfated derivatives. J Agric Food Chem. 61:10971–10980.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang YF, Wei XL, Jin ZY. 2009. Structure analysis of an acidic polysaccharide isolated from green tea. Nat Prod Res. 23:678–687.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xiao JB, Jiang H. 2015. A review on the structure-function relationship aspect of polysaccharides from tea materials. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 55:930–938.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang CS, Lambert JD, Hou Z, Ju J, Lu G, Hao X. 2006. Molecular targets for the cancer preventive activity of tea polyphenols. Mol Carcinog. 45:431–435.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar