Chemical Characterization of Three Accessions of Brassica juncea L. Extracts from Different Plant Tissues

Indian mustard or Brassica juncea (B. juncea) is an oilseed plant used in many types of food (as mustard or IV range salad). It also has non-food uses (e.g., as green manure), and is a good model for phytoremediation of metals and pesticides. In recent years, it gained special attention due to its biological compounds and potential beneficial effects on human health. In this study, different tissues, namely leaves, stems, roots, and flowers of three accessions of B. juncea: ISCI 99 (Sample A), ISCI Top (Sample B), and “Broad-leaf” (Sample C) were analyzed by HPLC-PDA/ESI-MS/MS. Most polyphenols identified were bound to sugars and phenolic acids. Among the three cultivars, Sample A flowers turned were the richest ones, and the most abundant bioactive identified was represented by Isorhamnetin 3,7-diglucoside (683.62 µg/100 mg dry weight (DW) in Sample A, 433.65 µg/100 mg DW in Sample B, and 644.43 µg/100 mg DW in Sample C). In addition, the most complex samples, viz. leaves were analyzed by GC-FID/MS. The major volatile constituents of B. juncea L. leaves extract in the three cultivars were benzenepropanenitrile (34.94% in Sample B, 8.16% in Sample A, 6.24% in Sample C), followed by benzofuranone (8.54% in Sample A, 6.32% in Sample C, 3.64% in Sample B), and phytone (3.77% in Sample B, 2.85% in Sample A, 1.01% in Sample C). The overall evaluation of different tissues from three B. juncea accessions, through chemical analysis of the volatile and non-volatile compounds, can be advantageously taken into consideration for future use as dietary supplements and nutraceuticals in food matrices.     

QuEChERS前处理技术联合液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱法检测保健食品中24种违禁降血糖、降血压和降血脂药物

建立QuEChERS前处理技术联合液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间高分辨质谱(LC-Q-TOF-MS)测定保健食品中24种违禁降血糖、降血压和降血脂药物成分的分析方法。采用响应曲面设计实验优化了前处理萃取条件:乙腈与水体积比、硫酸镁与氯化钠用量和吸附剂C18用量。依据目标物的一级母离子的精确质量数、同位素丰度比、二级碎片离子的精确质量数和色谱保留时间等信息定性、定量地分析降血糖、降血压和降血脂违禁药物。结果显示,QuEChERS前处理技术与LC-Q-TOF-MS分析方法检测保健食品中违禁降血糖、降血压和降血脂药物的选择性好,检出限和定量限低,灵敏度高,线性关系良好(r²>0.997)。将该方法用于15个保健食品样品的检测,发现5个样品含有违禁药物。     

Activated aluminum oxide selectively retaining long chain n-alkanes: Part II. Integration into an on-line high performance liquid chromatography-liquid chromatography-gas chromatography-flame ionization detection method to remove plant paraffins for the determination of mineral paraffins in foods and environmental samples

Aluminum oxide activated by heating to 300-400 °C retains n-alkanes with more than about 20 carbon atoms, whereas iso-alkanes largely pass non-retained (with characteristics described in more detail in Part I). This property is useful for the analysis of mineral oil contamination of foods and other matrices: it enables the removal of plant n-alkanes, typically ranging from C₂₃ to C₃₃, when they disturb the analysis of mineral paraffins (usually almost exclusively consisting of iso-alkanes). An on-line HPLC-LC-GC-FID method is proposed in which a first silica gel HPLC column isolates the paraffins from the bulk of edible oils or extracts and is backflushed with dichloromethane. In a second separation step, a 10 cm × 2 mm i.d. column packed with activated aluminum oxide separates the long chain n-alkanes from the fraction of the iso-alkanes which is transferred to GC-FID by the on-column interface and the retention gap technique. The retained n-alkanes are removed by flushing with iso-octane.     

Activated aluminum oxide selectively retaining long chain n-alkanes. Part I, description of the retention properties

Aluminum oxide activated by heating to 350-400 °C retains n-alkanes with more than about 20 carbon atoms, whereas iso-alkanes largely pass the column non-retained. Retention of n-alkanes is strong with n-pentane or n-hexane as mobile phase, but weak or negligible with cyclohexane or iso-octane. It is strongly reduced with increasing column temperature. Even small amounts of polar components, such as modifiers or impurities in the mobile phase, cause the retention of n-alkanes to irreversibly collapse. Since n-alkanes are not more polar than iso-alkanes and long chain n-alkanes not more polar than those of shorter chains, retention by a mechanism based on steric properties is assumed. The sensitivity to deactivation by polar components indicates that polar components and n-alkanes are retained by the same sites. The capacity for retaining n-alkanes is low, with the effect that the retention of n-alkanes depends on the load with retained paraffins. These retention properties are useful for the pre-separation of hydrocarbons in the context of the analysis of mineral oil paraffins in foodstuffs and tissue, where plant n-alkanes, typically ranging from C₂₃ to C₃₃, may severely disturb the analysis (subject of Part II).     

Current knowledge on the interfacial behaviour limits our understanding of plant protein functionality in emulsions

For different reasons, there is an increasing interest in plant-based foods as well as vegetarian and vegan dairy and meat alternatives. Frequently, those foods represent dispersed systems and more specifically food emulsions with proteins as emulsifying food ingredients. Owing to a very heterogeneous composition of plant proteins and a wide range of structural varieties in the proteins, it is worth discussing if our current understanding of interfacial and emulsifying properties of proteins is sufficient to meet the challenges associated with the utilisation of plant proteins for the stabilisation of food emulsions. To this purpose, we review the current understanding of the interfacial behaviour of proteins, summarise analytical techniques for their characterisation and critically discuss the available literature on oilseed and legume proteins to identify future research needs and opportunities for customised emulsion design.     

气相色谱-质谱法测定水产品中24种邻苯二甲酸酯类化合物

建立了同时测定水产品中24种邻苯二甲酸酯类化合物(PAEs)的气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)分析方法。称取1.0 g样品于10 mL玻璃离心管中,加内标D4-DEHP溶液(10 mg/L)100μL,氯化钠0.5 g,以5 mL乙腈-乙酸乙酯(1∶1)超声提取5 min,4 000 r/min离心5 min,移取上层有机相。再加入3 mL乙腈-乙酸乙酯重复提取。合并两次的提取液浓缩至1～2 mL后,经Florisil玻璃固相萃取柱净化,洗脱液在50℃下氮吹至近干,用正己烷超声溶解定容至1 mL,供GC-MS分析。24种PAEs的定量下限(LOQ)为1～500μg/kg,检出限(LOD)为0.1～100μg/kg。选取鱼、虾为研究基质考察方法的准确度及精密度,24种PAEs在3个添加水平时的平均回收率及相对标准偏差(n=6)分别为73%～120%、2.0%～19.7%。结果表明,该方法提取效率高,净化效果好,重复性强,能够满足水产品中邻苯二甲酸酯类化合物的检测需求。     

油脂性食品中脂肪酸氯丙醇酯检测方法的研究进展

脂肪酸氯丙醇酯污染是近年来国际上新出现的热点食品安全问题之一,尤其是3-氯-1,2-丙二醇脂肪酸酯(3-MCPD酯)污染问题更为突出。3-MCPD酯在食用油、婴幼儿奶粉等多种食品中的含量较高,以3-MCPD的最大耐受剂量(TDI)评估时所引起的健康风险较高。国外已对3-MCPD酯等氯丙醇酯的检测方法、污染调查和形成机制等开展了不少的研究,国内开展的研究较少。本文主要对油脂食品中3-MCPD酯的检测方法(包括前处理过程,如3-MCPD酯的提取、水解和衍生)、3-MCPD酯总量以及3-MCPD单酯和双酯的检测方法进行了综述。     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定动物源性食品中10种水杨酰胺类化合物

建立了动物源性食品中10种水杨酰胺类化合物(5-氯水杨酰苯胺、4'-溴水杨酰苯胺、3',4'-二氯水杨酰苯胺、4',5-二氯水杨酰苯胺、3',4',5-三氯水杨酰苯胺、5-溴-4'-氯水杨酰苯胺、3,5-二溴水杨酰苯胺、4',5-二溴水杨酰苯胺、3,4',5-三溴水杨酰苯胺、3,3',4',5-四氯水杨酰苯胺)的超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)检测方法。样品经乙腈萃取,氨基固相萃取小柱(SPE)净化,T3色谱柱分离后,以甲醇-0.1%甲酸溶液梯度洗脱,串联质谱电喷雾负模式扫描,多反应监测模式检测,外标法定量。结果表明,10种目标物在一定范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r~2)不小于0.995 7,检出限为0.5~1.0μg/kg,定量下限为1.5~3.0μg/kg;加标水平为1.5~30.0μg/kg时,回收率为81.0%~106%,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=6)不大于7.5%。该方法净化效果好、定量准确、灵敏快速,适用于动物源性食品中10种水杨酰胺类化合物的检测与确证。     

超高效液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱法测定焙烤食品及其原料中11种真菌毒素

建立了超高效液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱(UPLC-HRMS)测定焙烤食品及其原料中11种真菌毒素的检测分析方法。样品经20 mL含1%(体积分数)甲酸的乙腈-水(9∶1,v/v)溶液提取,经2.0 g无水硫酸、0.5 g氯化钠和300 mg C18盐析、净化后进行检测。采用CORTECS C18色谱柱(100 mm×2.1 mm,1.6μm),以含0.1%(体积分数)甲酸的2 mmol/L乙酸铵溶液和含0.1%(体积分数)甲酸的2 mmol/L乙酸铵甲醇溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱。结果显示,11种真菌毒素在各自的质量浓度范围内线性关系良好(相关系数r2≥0.996 0),方法的定量限为0.15~20.00μg/kg,样品加标回收率为64.38%~122.61%,相对标准偏差为1.52%~12.99%(n=6)。该方法简单快速、灵敏度高、结果准确、可靠,利用该方法可有效测定焙烤食品及其原料中常见真菌毒素的含量。     

超高效合相色谱法快速测定保健食品中10种脂溶性维生素

脂溶性维生素作为保健食品重要的功效指标,现有的标准方法存在测定组分少、样品前处理过程复杂、对人员操作能力要求较高等问题,因此建立一种快速、简便、准确,且能同时检测多种常见脂溶性维生素的方法具有重要的现实意义。该研究采用超高效合相色谱(UPC²)建立了同时测定保健食品中维生素A棕榈酸酯、维生素A醋酸酯、维生素E醋酸酯、维生素K₁、α-生育酚、β-生育酚、γ-生育酚、δ-生育酚、维生素D₂、维生素D₃等10种常用脂溶性维生素的方法。样品经含75%二甲基亚砜(DMSO)的水溶液在45 ℃水浴超声15 min破乳,再加入正己烷振摇提取90 min, 3000 r/min离心10 min,取上清液过滤后进行分析。使用LC-Simulator软件对色谱条件进行模拟及优化,选用ACQUITY UPC² Viridis HSS C18 SB色谱柱进行分离,CO₂和乙腈-甲醇(85∶15, v/v)为流动相,梯度洗脱,流速1.9 mL/min,柱温30 ℃,选取10种脂溶性维生素各自的最大吸收波长检测,外标法进行定量。结果表明,10种脂溶性维生素在各自范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r)均大于0.9997,检出限(LOD)和定量限(LOQ)分别为片剂:0.2~30 μg/g和0.8~75 μg/g,胶囊:0.4~60 μg/g和2~150 μg/g,样品平均加标回收率在96.5%~113.9%之间,RSD均小于4%,精密度、稳定性、重复性测定结果的RSD值也均小于2%。经比较,该方法测定结果与现有的国家食品安全标准基本一致,但该方法简单、快速、灵敏、准确,可满足保健食品中10种脂溶性维生素的检测要求,为保健食品中脂溶性维生素的快速同时检测奠定基础。