Project description:Microbial fermentation is involved in the processing of a dark tea popular for centuries in Northwest China which has shown many health benefits. This study will examine anti-obesity, hyperlipidemic and hyperglycemic effects of CGMCC No.8730 Eurotium cristatum (EC) fermented dark tea (8730DT).
Project description:The fungi present during pile-fermentation of Sichuan dark tea play a pivotal role in the development of its aroma and physical characteristics. Samples of tea leaves were collected on days 0 (YC-raw material), 8 (W1-first turn), 16 (W2-second turn), 24 (W3-third turn), and 32 (W4-out of pile) during pile-fermentation. High-throughput sequencing revealed seven phyla, 22 classes, 41 orders, 85 families, 128 genera, and 184 species of fungi. During fermentation, the fungal diversity index declined from the W1 to W3 stages and then increased exponentially at the W4 stage. A bar plot and heatmap revealed that Aspergillus, Thermomyces, Candida, Debaryomyces, Rasamsonia, Rhizomucor, and Thermoascus were abundant during piling, of which Aspergillus was the most abundant. Cluster analysis revealed that the W4 stage of fermentation is critical for fungal growth, diversity, and the community structure in Sichuan dark tea. This study revealed the role of fungi during pile-fermentation in the development of the essence and physical characteristics of Sichuan dark tea. This study comes under one of the Sustainable Development Goals of United Nations Organization (UNO) to "Establish Good Health and Well-Being."
Project description:This is a dataset that includes LCMS analysis results of Hunan Fuzhuan brick tea, as well as the solid fermentation of some fungi from the tea material.
Project description:In this study, a unique tea cultivar ‘Anxi kucha’ was discovered for the first time, which is rich in both secondary metabolites. In the targeted data, theacrine (17.44 mg/g) was detected only in the ‘Anxi kucha’ tea plant in the test materials. The content of EGCG3"Me in ‘Anxi kucha’ (11.25mg/g), ‘Tieguanyin’ (5.32mg/g) and ‘Fudingdabaicha’ (0.93mg/g) showed high, medium and low changes. Through proteomics and transcriptomics, it was identified that the key pathways for the synthesis of theacrine and EGCG3"Me were the purine metabolism pathway and the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway, respectively. Combined proteome-transcriptome-metabolome analysis showed that SAMS3, APRT1, IMPDH, and TCS1 were the main enzymes promoting theacrine synthesis; CHI1, CHI2, FLS2 and LAR1 were the main enzymes that promote the synthesis of EGCG3"Me. The results of transcription factor analysis showed that MYB4 and bHLH74 had positive regulatory effects on the synthesis of theacrine and EGCG3"Me. Theacrine and EGCG3"Me are both bitter compounds. This study provides a valuable material rich in theacrine and EGCG3"Me, which provides a material basis for further development and utilization in the field of tea health food and a theoretical basis for studying the functional components of tea.