Theabrownin

Last updated December 12, 2025

Theabrownin is a compound found in pu-erh tea that can attenuate hypercholesterolemia.^[1] During microbial fermentation, catechins and their gallate derivatives from green tea (like theaflavins (TF), thearubigins (TR)) get fermented into theabrownin.

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↑ Huang, Fengjie; Zheng, Xiaojiao; Ma, Xiaohui; Jiang, Runqiu; Zhou, Wangyi; Zhou, Shuiping; Zhang, Yunjing; Lei, Sha; Wang, Shouli; Kuang, Junliang; Han, Xiaolong; Wei, Meilin; You, Yijun; Li, Mengci; Li, Yitao; Liang, Dandan; Liu, Jiajian; Chen, Tianlu; Yan, Chao; Wei, Runmin; Rajani, Cynthia; Shen, Chengxing; Xie, Guoxiang; Bian, Zhaoxiang; Li, Houkai; Zhao, Aihua; Jia, Wei (2019). "Theabrownin from Pu-erh tea attenuates hypercholesterolemia via modulation of gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism". Nature Communications. 10 (1) 4971. Bibcode:2019NatCo..10.4971H. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12896-x. PMC 6823360 . PMID 31672964.

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[1] Huang, Fengjie; Zheng, Xiaojiao; Ma, Xiaohui; Jiang, Runqiu; Zhou, Wangyi; Zhou, Shuiping; Zhang, Yunjing; Lei, Sha; Wang, Shouli; Kuang, Junliang; Han, Xiaolong; Wei, Meilin; You, Yijun; Li, Mengci; Li, Yitao; Liang, Dandan; Liu, Jiajian; Chen, Tianlu; Yan, Chao; Wei, Runmin; Rajani, Cynthia; Shen, Chengxing; Xie, Guoxiang; Bian, Zhaoxiang; Li, Houkai; Zhao, Aihua; Jia, Wei (2019). "Theabrownin from Pu-erh tea attenuates hypercholesterolemia via modulation of gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism". Nature Communications. 10 (1) 4971. Bibcode:2019NatCo..10.4971H. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12896-x. PMC 6823360 . PMID 31672964.

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