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. 2017 Mar 20;17:64. doi: 10.1186/s12870-017-1012-8

Table 1.

Concentrations of the main catechins and carotenoids in young shoots of chlorotic (full sunlight) and green (shaded) tea plants

Name Shaded green (G) plants Chlorotic (C) plants
Catechins (mg/g fresh weight)
 Catechin gallate 0.01 ± 0.00a 0.06 ± 0.01b
 Gallate acid 0.09 ± 0.03 0.16 ± 0.03
 Gallocatechin 0.26 ± 0.04a 0.08 ± 0.01b
 Epicatechin 1.73 ± 0.12a 2.36 ± 0.21b
 Catechin 0.08 ± 0.02 0.10 ± 0.01
 Epigallocatechin 0.59 ± 0.04a 0.72 ± 0.04b
 Gallocatechin gallate 0.29 ± 0.05 0.24 ± 0.06
 Epigallocatechin gallate 9.32 ± 0.51a 7.82 ± 1.1b
 Epicatechin gallate 5.24 ± 0.23 5.34 ± 0.21
Carotenoids and chlorophyll (μg/cm2 leaf area)
 Neoxanthin 16.44 ± 0.17a 1.21 ± 0.03b
 Lutein 50.90 ± 3.39a 11.15 ± 0.12b
 Violaxanthin 3.45 ± 0.11a 1.78 ± 0.06b
 β-Carotene 8.08 ± 0.14a 13.02 ± 0.81b
 Zeaxanthin 3.22 ± 0.17a 10.12 ± 0.19b
 Chlorophyll-a 128.84 ± 1.31a 5.83 ± 0.16b
 Chlorophyll-b 34.46 ± 2.26a 9.01 ± 0.12b

Different letters following data of the same lines indicate significant difference at p < 0.05