Abstract:

Ten compounds were isolated from Qianliang tea, a kind of dark tea fully fermented from the leaves of Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze var. sinensis, and identified as N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-pyrrolidinone (1), p-hydroxyacetophenone (2), salicifoliol (3), (-)-3-hydroxy-β-ionone (4), p-hydroxy ethyl cinnamate (5), ethyl 4-(sulfooxy)benzoate (6), (+)-matairesinol (7), (-)-pinoresinol (8), (+)-lirioresinol-A (9), and caffeine (10), among which compound 1 was isolated as a new natural product, and compound 6 was isolated from Theaceae family for the first time. Compounds 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 were isolated from this species for the first time.

Key words: Qianliang tea, Camellia sinensis, Alkaloids, Phenolic derivatives, Lignans

CLC Number: 

• R284

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