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Adducts Derived from (-)-Epigallocatechin Gallate-Amadori Rearrangement Products in Aqueous Reaction Systems:
Junhe Yu1, Heping Cui1, Qiang Zhang2
1State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Abstract:
The interaction mechanism of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) with Amadori compound (Amadori rearrangement product, ARP) in xylose-alanine model reaction systems was investigated. The adducts between ARP and EGCG were identified as two ARP-EGCG isomers, two ARP-EGCG-H2O isomers, and multiple ARP-deoxypentosone (DP)-EGCG isomers. The structure of an isolated and purified ARP-EGCG adduct was analyzed by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, liquid chromatography-time-of-flight (TOF)-mass spectrometry (LC-TOF-MS), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Using the two-dimensional NMR analyses, the structure of ARP-EGCG adducts was clarified to consist of a covalent linkage between the C12 position of the ARP and the C8 position of the A-ring of EGCG, presumably generated by the nucleophilic nature of the EGCG or aromatic substitution reactions. The results showed that slightly alkaline pH and higher temperature could facilitate this reaction. Additionally, the thermal stability of ARP-EGCG and its degradation products revealed that the decomposition pathways of this adduct altered the classic decomposition pathway of ARP, resulting in a lower browning rate and blocking the subsequent Maillard reaction.
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