Table 4.
Subunit composition (percent in moles) and mean degree of polymerization (mDP) of fractions WRPs-1–WRPs-6.
| Fraction | Terminal Unit (%) | Extension Unit (%) | mDP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | EC | EGC | C-Ph | EC-Ph | EGC-Ph | ||
| WRPs-1 | 15.15 ± 0.30 a | 11.83 ± 0.42 a | 9.55 ± 0.33 a | 15.87 ± 0.31 d | 44.03 ± 0.53 e | 3.57 ± 0.11 b | 2.66 ± 0.04 f |
| WRPs-2 | 8.95 ± 0.32 b | 9.62 ± 0.11 b | 4.35 ± 0.05 b | 22.89 ± 0.26 a | 49.91 ± 0.46 d | 3.28 ± 0.09 c | 4.32 ± 0.06 e |
| WRPs-3 | 9.69 ± 0.47 b | 6.55 ± 0.13 c | 4.55 ± 0.04 b | 20.43 ± 0.24 b | 55.62 ± 0.59 c | 3.16 ± 0.12 cd | 4.81 ± 0.09 d |
| WRPs-4 | 7.52 ± 0.48 c | 6.60 ± 0.32 c | 3.19 ± 0.17 c | 16.79 ± 0.45 c | 63.03 ± 0.80 b | 2.87 ± 0.08 e | 5.78 ± 0.12 c |
| WRPs-5 | 6.01 ± 0.28 d | 4.83 ± 0.09 d | 4.45 ± 0.12 b | 16.92 ± 0.31 c | 64.71 ± 0.65 b | 3.08 ± 0.15 d | 6.54 ± 0.23 b |
| WRPs-6 | 4.21 ± 0.12 e | 3.80 ± 0.06 e | 1.70 ± 0.04 d | 15.79 ± 0.21 d | 70.63 ± 0.69 a | 3.87 ± 0.10 a | 10.30 ± 0.46 a |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Abbreviations: C, (+)-catechin; EC, (−)-epicatechin; EGC, (−)-epigallocatechin; C-Ph, (+)-catechin-phloroglucinol derivative; EC-Ph, (−)-epicatechin-phloroglucinol derivative; EGC-Ph, (−)-epigallocatechin-phloroglucinol derivative. Values with different letters in the same column are significantly different (p < 0.05).