Metabolite Profiling Reveals the Dynamic Changes in Non-Volatiles and Volatiles during the Enzymatic-Catalyzed Processing of Aijiao Oolong Tea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Evolution of Flavor Characteristics during the ECS of Aijiao Oolong Tea
2.2. Analysis of Non-Volatile Metabolites during the ECS of Aijiao Oolong Tea
2.3. Differential Non-Volatile Metabolites Screening
2.4. Dynamic Evolution of the Differential Non-Volatile Metabolites during the ECS of Aijiao Oolong Tea
2.4.1. Amino Acids and Their Derivatives
2.4.2. Flavonoids and Lipids
2.4.3. Nucleotides and Derivatives and Sugars
2.4.4. Phenolic Acids and Organic Acids
2.4.5. Tannins, Lignans and Coumarins, Alkaloids and Others
2.5. Analysis of VOCs during the ECS of Aijiao Oolong Tea
2.6. Differential VOC Screening
2.7. Evolution of Key Differential VOCs and Their Related VOCs during the ECS of Aijiao Oolong Tea
2.7.1. Fatty Acid-Derived VOCs
2.7.2. Amino Acid-Derived VOCs
2.7.3. Glycoside-Derived VOCs
2.7.4. Carotenoid-Derived VOCs
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Chemicals
3.2. Materials
3.3. Sensory Evaluation
3.4. LC-MS Analysis of Non-Volatile Metabolites
3.5. GC-MS Analysis of VOCs
3.6. Statistical Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, M.; Zhang, L.; Zhou, C.; Xu, K.; Chen, G.; Huang, L.; Lai, Z.; Guo, Y. Metabolite Profiling Reveals the Dynamic Changes in Non-Volatiles and Volatiles during the Enzymatic-Catalyzed Processing of Aijiao Oolong Tea. Plants 2024, 13, 1249. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13091249
Zhang M, Zhang L, Zhou C, Xu K, Chen G, Huang L, Lai Z, Guo Y. Metabolite Profiling Reveals the Dynamic Changes in Non-Volatiles and Volatiles during the Enzymatic-Catalyzed Processing of Aijiao Oolong Tea. Plants. 2024; 13(9):1249. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13091249
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Mengcong, Lixuan Zhang, Chengzhe Zhou, Kai Xu, Guangwu Chen, Linjie Huang, Zhongxiong Lai, and Yuqiong Guo. 2024. "Metabolite Profiling Reveals the Dynamic Changes in Non-Volatiles and Volatiles during the Enzymatic-Catalyzed Processing of Aijiao Oolong Tea" Plants 13, no. 9: 1249. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13091249