Identification of metabolites of (-)-epicatechin gallate and their metabolic fate in the rat

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作者
Kohri, T
Suzuki, M
Nanjo, F
机构
[1] Tokyo Food Techno Co Ltd, Cent Res Labs, Fujieda, Shizuoka 4260133, Japan
[2] Mitsui Norin Co Ltd, Food Res Labs, Fujieda, Shizuoka 4260133, Japan
关键词
(-)-epicatechin gallate; catechin; tea; metabolism;
D O I
10.1021/jf034450x
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S [农业科学];
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09 ;
摘要
After intravenous administration of (-)-epicatechin gallate to Wistar male rats, its biliary metabolites were examined. Deconjugated forms of (-)-epicatechin gallate metabolites were prepared by beta-glucuronidase/sulfatase treatment and purified by HPLC. Five compounds were subjected to FAB-MS and NMR analyses. These metabolites were shown to be (-)-epicatechin gallate, 3'-O-methyl(-)-epicatechin gallate, 4'-O-methyl-(-)-epicatechin gallate, 4"-O-methyl-(-)-epicatechin gallate, and 3',4"-di-O-methyl-(-)-epicatechin gallate. After oral administration, five major metabolites excreted in rat urine were purified in their deconjugated forms and their chemical structures identified. They were degradation products from (-)-epicatechin gallate, pyrogallol, 5-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-gamma-valerolactone, 4-hydroxy-5-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)valeric acid, 3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid, and m-coumaric acid. Time course analysis of the identified (-)-epicatechin gallate metabolites showed that (-)-epicatechin gallate and its conjugate appeared in the plasma with their highest levels 0.5 h after oral administration; their levels rapidly decreased, and then they disappeared by 6 h. The degradation products, mainly in their conjugated forms, emerged at 6 h, peaked at 24 h, and disappeared by 48 h. In urine samples, (-)-epicatechin gallate and its methylated metabolites were hardly detected and the degradation products began to be excreted in the 6-24 h period, peaked in the 24-48 h period, and then began to disappear. The most abundant metabolite in both the plasma and the urine was found to be the conjugated form of pyrogallol. On the basis of these results, a possible metabolic route of (-)-epicatechin gallate orally administered to the rat is proposed.
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