Three EGCG analogues were synthesized by the acceptor reaction of a glucansucrase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides B-1299CB with EGCG and sucrose. The transfer products was purified using Sephadex LG-20 column chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). EGCG-G1 and EGCG-G2 were novel compounds for the first time reported in this paper. EGCG glycosides showed similar or slower antioxidative effects according to their structures $(EGCG{\geq}EGCG-G1>EGCG-G1′>EGCG-G2)$. However, the water solubilities of the EGCG-G1, EGCG-G1′ and EGCG-G2 were 52, 76 and 140 times higher than that of EGCG. Furthermore, they showed more browning resistance against UV irradiation than EGCG.
