NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (增刊1): 213-220.doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2017.S.043

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Progress on Synthesis of Methylated Catechins

PANG Yue-lan1,CHEN Qin-cao2,WANG Lei1*   

  1. 1 Tea Science and Research Institute of Guilin,Guangxi 541004,China;2Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TRICAAS),Hangzhou 310008,China
  • Online:2017-08-02 Published:2017-08-02

Abstract: Since EGCG3 "Me,ECG3" Me were discretedfirstly in tea leaves in 1982,a variety of methylated catechins had be found.Studisshowedthat methylated catechins had many biological activities,even more significant than EGCG in some aspect,which has broad application.This paper reviewedstudies about the synthesis of methylated catechins,includedseveral chemical synthesis and progress on biosynthesis pathway in tea leaf,in order to provide new insights and help into catechins and methylated catechins using Biotechnology.

Key words: catechin, methylated EGCG, biosynthesis, chemical synthesis