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  • Title: Biotransformation of green tea (Camellia sinensis) by wine yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
    Author: Wang R, Sun J, Lassabliere B, Yu B, Liu SQ.
    Journal: J Food Sci; 2020 Feb; 85(2):306-315. PubMed ID: 31976554.
    Abstract:
    Wine yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae 71B was used in fermentation of green tea to modulate the volatiles and nonvolatiles. After fermentation, higher alcohols, esters, and acids, such as isoamyl alcohol, isobutanol, ethyl octanoate, ethyl decanoate, octanoic, and decanoic acids were generated. Some key aroma compounds of tea including linalool, hotrienol, dihydroactinidiolide, and 2-phenylethanol increased significantly. Among these compounds, linalool and 2-phenylethanol increased by 1.3- and 10-fold, respectively, which impart floral and fruity notes to fermented green tea. Alkaloids including caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline were reduced significantly after fermentation, while the most important free amino acid in tea, theanine, was not metabolized by S. cerevisiae. Tea catechins decreased whereas gallic and caffeic acids increased significantly, resulting in the unchanged antioxidant capacity of the fermented green tea. Hence, this work highlighted the potential of using S. cerevisiae to modulate green tea aroma and nonvolatiles. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: A novel fermented tea is produced by yeast fermentation. Saccharomyces cerevisiae led to significant changes in tea volatiles and nonvolatiles. Antioxidant capacity remained stable after fermentation.
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