Published in Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Vol. XXIX, Issue 1
Written by Constantin BUTOI, Alexandra Ioana IONESCU, Viorel SCHIOPU, Georgeta POPESCU
Black tea is a very popular drink and is consumed worldwide for its flavor and health benefits. Due to its powerful antioxidant compounds, drinking black tea has health benefits for the consumer. Flavoproteins are one of the most widely studied families of enzymes - proteins that contain a nucleic acid derivative of riboflavin. Flavoproteins have either FMN (flavin mononucleotide) or FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide) as a protein group or cofactor. The majority of flavoproteins, carry out redox reactions. This work paper aims to study the sweetener-induced changes in flavoproteins. The results showed very significant changes induced by honey (V3) and saccharin (V4) on the concentrations of the active forms of flavoprotein in black tea.
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