Table 4
Experimental data on dependent variables of green tea re-extract under the different conditions based on the central composite design for response surface analysis

Ext. No.1) Yield(%) EGC2)(%) EC(%) ECGC(%) ECG(%) Caffeine(%) Totalcatechin(%)
1 51.91±0.38a3) 11.8±0.22bc 3.5±0.04bcd 21.74±0.21bc 5.25±0.04b 5.91±0.02cd 42.29±0.47b
2 35.77±0.07d 12.49±0.51de 3.77±0.14defg 22.44±0.71d 5.26±0.13cd 5.84±0.02de 43.96±1.41cd
3 36.21±0.46d 12.72±0.21abc 3.64±0.05defg 21.95±0.15bcd 5.33±0.08bc 5.87±0.08bcd 43.63±0.29bc
4 26.79±1.09f 13.05±0.04ab 3.87±0.09abc 23.64±0.16b 5.68±0.08bc 6.24±0.09cde 46.23±0.19b
5 38.8±0.91c 12.45±0.07bcd 3.77±0.03cdef 22.4±0.45bcd 5.29±0.05b 5.88±0.08bc 43.9±0.40bc
6 25.3±0.85f 11.71±0.21de 3.56±0.03efgh 20.8±0.26d 4.95±0.19cd 5.68±0.06cde 41.02±0.65cd
7 42.12±0.72b 11.79±0.21a 3.53±0.04a 21.47±0.81a 4.99±0.15a 5.82±0.22b 41.78±1.16a
8 30.68±2.07e 11.69±0.09f 3.44±0.08i 20.77±0.29e 5.01±0.07de 5.76±0.09de 40.92±0.52e
9 30.9±1.29e 12.18±0.44ef 3.62±0.1hi 21.54±0.38cd 5.2±0.12c 5.79±0.06bcd 42.54±0.86d
10 8.94±1.00h 13.03±0.17a 3.94±0.07ab 23.33±0.19a 5.75±0.12a 6.02±0.02a 46.06±0.51a
11 21.29±1.01g 12.16±0.36cd 3.65±0.09cde 21.62±0.42bc 5.18±0.17c 5.76±0.03bcd 42.61±0.92bc
12 36.46±0.30d 12.61±0.17f 3.79±0.04fghi 22.4±0.16e 5.38±0.13e 5.82±0.05e 44.18±0.36e
13 35.33±0.44d 12.37±0.13ef 3.71±0.08ghi 22.04±0.20d 5.48±0.03e 5.91±0.10cde 43.6±0.42de
1)The number of experimental condition by central composite design.
2)Epigallocatechin (EGC), Epicathchin (EC), Epigallocatechingallate (EGCG), Epicatechingallate (ECG).
3)Mean of triplicates±SD (n=3). Values sharing the same superscript within are not significantly different (α=0.05).