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Review Article Recent Applications of Mass Spectrometry in the Study of Grape and Wine Polyphenols
Hindawi Publishing Corporation ISRN Spectroscopy Volume 2013, Article ID 813563, 45 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/813563 Review Article Recent Applications of Mass Spectrometry in the Study of Grape and Wine Polyphenols Riccardo Flamini Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura-Centro di Ricerca per la Viticoltura (CRA-VIT), Viale XXVIII Aprile 26, 31015 Conegliano, Italy Correspondence should be addressed to Riccardo Flamini; riccardo.�amini�entecra.it Received 24 September 2012; Accepted 12 October 2012 Academic �ditors: D.-A. Guo, �. Sta�lov, and M. Valko Copyright © 2013 Riccardo Flamini. is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Polyphenols are the principal compounds associated with health bene�c effects of wine consumption and in general are characterized by antioxidant activities. Mass spectrometry is shown to play a very important role in the research of polyphenols in grape and wine and for the quality control of products. e so ionization of LC/MS makes these techniques suitable to study the structures of polyphenols and anthocyanins in grape extracts and to characterize polyphenolic derivatives formed in wines and correlated to the sensorial characteristics of the product. e coupling of the several MS techniques presented here is shown to be highly effective in structural characterization of the large number of low and high molecular weight polyphenols in grape and wine and also can be highly effective in the study of grape metabolomics. 1. Principal Polyphenols of Grape and Wine During winemaking the condensed (or nonhydrolyzable) tannins are transferred to the wine and contribute strongly to Polyphenols are the principal compounds associated to the sensorial characteristic of the product. -
Aqueous Extract of Cocoa Phenolic Compounds Protects Differentiated Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cells from Oxidative Stress
biomolecules Article Aqueous Extract of Cocoa Phenolic Compounds Protects Differentiated Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cells from Oxidative Stress Noelia Carballeda Sangiao 1, Susana Chamorro 2 , Sonia de Pascual-Teresa 1,* and Luis Goya 1,* 1 Departamento de Metabolismo y Nutrición, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición (ICTAN-CSIC), C/José Antonio Nováis, 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] 2 Departamento de Genética, Fisiología y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), 28040 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] (S.d.P.-T.); [email protected] (L.G.); Tel.: +34-915-492300 (ext. 231309) (S.d.P.-T.); +34-915-492300 (ext. 231310) (L.G.) Abstract: Cocoa is a rich source of polyphenols, especially flavanols and procyanidin oligomers, with antioxidant properties, providing protection against oxidation and nitration. Cocoa phenolic compounds are usually extracted with methanol/ethanol solvents in order to obtain most of their bioactive compounds; however, aqueous extraction seems more representative of the physiological conditions. In this study, an aqueous extract of cocoa powder has been prepared and chemically characterized, and its potential protective effect against chemically-induced oxidative stress has been tested in differentiated human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Neuronal-like cultured cells were pretreated with realistic concentrations of cocoa extract and its major monomeric flavanol Citation: Carballeda Sangiao, N.; component, epicatechin, and then submitted to oxidative stress induced by a potent pro-oxidant. Chamorro, S.; de Pascual-Teresa, S.; After one hour, production of reactive oxygen species was evaluated by two different methods, flow Goya, L. -
Characterization of Soaking Process' Impact in Common Beans Phenolic
foods Article Characterization of Soaking Process’ Impact in Common Beans Phenolic Composition: Contribute from the Unexplored Portuguese Germplasm Elsa Mecha 1, Susana T. Leitão 1 , Bruna Carbas 2, Ana T. Serra 3, Pedro M. Moreira 4, Maria Manuela Veloso 2 , Ricardo Gomes 5, Maria E. Figueira 6, Carla Brites 2 , Maria C. Vaz Patto 1 and Maria R. Bronze 1,3,6,* 1 NOVA Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, EAN, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal 2 INIAV, The National Institute for Agricultural Research and Veterinary, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal 3 Institute for Experimental Biology and Technology, Apartado 12, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal 4 ESAC-IPC, Coimbra College of Agriculture, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, 3045-601 Coimbra, Portugal 5 UniMS-Mass Spectrometry Unit—Institute for Experimental Biology and Technology/ITQB, Av. da República, EAN, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal 6 iMED, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. das Forças Armadas, 1649-019 Lisboa, Portugal * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +351-214-427-787 Received: 29 June 2019; Accepted: 26 July 2019; Published: 28 July 2019 Abstract: Despite the common beans’ nutritional and phytochemical value, in Portugal its consumption decreased more than 50% in the last decade. The present study aimed to characterize phenolic composition of the Portuguese traditional varieties and corresponding soaked seed fractions (including soaking water). With such purpose, the phenolic composition (total content of soluble phenolics, flavonoids, and proanthocyanidins) and in vitro antioxidant activity were evaluated in the raw whole flour of 31 Portuguese common bean varieties. The phenolic composition of the soaked fractions was respectively compared to the raw flour. -
Wei Yang – Effects of Genetic and Environmental Factors
DOCTORAL THESES IN FOOD SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU Food Chemistry Effects of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Proanthocyanidins in Sea Buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides) and Flavonol Glycosides in Leaves of Currants (Ribes spp.) WEI YANG Food Chemistry and Food Development Department of Biochemistry TURKU, FINLAND – 2017 Food Chemistry and Food Development Department of Biochemistry University of Turku, Finland Supervised by Professor Baoru Yang, Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry University of Turku Turku, Finland Professor emeritus Heikki Kallio, Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry University of Turku Turku, Finland Reviewed by Professor Encarna Gómez-Plaza, Ph.D. Food Science and Technology Department University of Murcia Murcia, Spain Professor Laura Jaakola, Ph.D. Department of Arctic and Marine Biology UiT The Arctic University of Norway Tromsø, Norway Opponent Professor Marina Heinonen, Ph.D. Department of Food and Environmental Sciences University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland Research director Professor Baoru Yang, Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry University of Turku Turku, Finland The originality of this dissertation has been checked in accordance with the University of Turku quality assurance system using the Turnitin OriginalityCheck service ISBN 978-951-29-6780-3 (print) ISBN 978-951-29-6781-0 (pdf) ISSN 2323-9395 (print) ISSN 2323-9409 (pdf) Painosalama Oy – Turku, Finland 2017 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................ -
Antioxidant Capacity and in Vitro Prevention of Dental Plaque Formation by Extracts and Condensed Tannins of Paullinia Cupana
Molecules 2007, 12, 1950-1963 molecules ISSN 1420-3049 © 2007 by MDPI www.mdpi.org/molecules Full Paper Antioxidant Capacity and In Vitro Prevention of Dental Plaque Formation by Extracts and Condensed Tannins of Paullinia cupana Elza Yamaguti-Sasaki 1,‡, Lia Akina Ito 2, Vanessa Cristina Dias Canteli 2, Tânia Mara Antonelli Ushirobira 3, Tânia Ueda-Nakamura 1, Benedito Prado Dias Filho 1, Celso Vataru Nakamura 1 and João Carlos Palazzo de Mello 1,2,* 1 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790, BR-87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brazil 2 Departamento de Farmácia e Farmacologia, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790, BR-87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brazil 3 CCAS, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Av. Tiradentes, 963, BR-87013-260, Maringá, PR, Brazil ‡ Part of the M.Sc. Thesis. * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Fax: (+55)-44-3261-4999; Received: 28 May 2007; in revised form: 1 August 2007 / Accepted: 1 August 2007 / Publsihed: 20 August 2007 Abstract: Chemical evaluation of the semi-purified fraction from the seeds of guaraná, Paullinia cupana H.B.K. var. sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke, yielded the following compounds: caffeine, catechin, epicatechin, ent-epicatechin, and procyanidins B1, B2, B3, B4, A2, and C1. Measurement of the antioxidant activity by reduction of the DPPH radical confirmed the anti-radical properties of the aqueous (AqE) and crude (EBPC) extracts and semi-purified (EPA and EPB) fractions. The EPA fraction showed radical-scavenging activity (RSA) and protected DPPH from discoloration at 5.23±0.08 (RSD%=1.49) µg/mL, and for the phosphomolybdenum complex showed a higher Relative Antioxidant Capacity (RAC) at 0.75±0.01 (1.75).