蜂蜜中糖的薄层展开剂的研究与应用

 建立了蜂蜜中糖的薄层色谱分析法。色谱条件:冰醋酸-氯仿-95%乙醇(体积比为21∶23∶15)为流动相,固定相为涂布于薄层板上的硅胶G-0.2 mol/L 醋酸钠溶液。对多个蜂蜜样品和果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖标准品进行上行展开,并用苯胺-二苯胺-磷酸显色剂显色。结果表明:真蜜图谱上出现5个色斑,其中果糖呈火红色,葡萄糖呈纯蓝色,蔗糖呈紫色,麦芽糖和多聚葡萄糖呈蓝色。将样品色斑的颜色、深浅度和Rf值与标准糖进行比较,能判断蜂蜜中的还原糖总含量和蔗糖含量,同时也能了解其他少量多糖的存在情况。通过与真蜜图谱比较,     

Effect-Directed Profiling of Monofloral Honeys from Ethiopia by High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

Ethiopian honey is used not only as food but also for treatment in traditional medicine. For its valorization, bioactive compounds were analyzed in nine types of monofloral Ethiopian honey. Therefore, a non-target effect-directed profiling was developed via high-performance thin-layer chromatography combined with multi-imaging and planar effect-directed assays. Characteristic bioactivity profiles of the different honeys were determined in terms of antibacterial, free-radical scavenging, and various enzyme inhibitory activities. Honeys from Hypoestes spp. and Leucas abyssinica showed low activity in all assays. In contrast, others from Acacia spp., Becium grandiflorum, Croton macrostachyus, Eucalyptus globulus, Schefflera abyssinica, Vernonia amygdalina, and Coffea arabica showed more intense activity profiles, but these differed depending on the assay. In particular, the radical scavenging activity of Croton macrostachyus and Coffea arabica honeys, the acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting activity of Eucalyptus globulus and Coffea arabica honeys, and the antibacterial activity of Schefflera abyssinica honey are highlighted. Bioactive compounds of interest were further characterized by high-resolution mass spectrometry. Identifying differences in bioactivity between mono-floral honey types affects quality designation and branding. Effect-directed profiling provides new insights that are valuable for food science and nutrition as well as for the market, and contributes to honey differentiation, categorization, and authentication.     

In Vivo Toxicity Evaluation of Sugar Adulterated Heterotrigona itama Honey Using Zebrafish Model

Honey is prone to be adulterated through mixing with sugars, cheap and low-quality honey, and other adulterants. Consumption of adulterated honey may cause several health issues such as weight gain, diabetes, and liver and kidney dysfunction. Therefore, studying the impact of consumption of adulterated honey on consumers is critical since there is a lack of study in this field. Hence, the aims of this paper were: (1) to determine the lethal concentration (LC₅₀) of adulterated honey using zebrafish embryo, (2) to elucidate toxicology of selected adulterated honey based on lethal dose (LD₅₀) using adult zebrafish, (3) to determine the effects of adulterated honey on histological changes of zebrafish, and (4) to screen the metabolites profile of adulterated honey by using zebrafish blood serum. The LC₅₀ of Heterotrigona itama honey (acacia honey) and its sugar adulterants (light corn sugar, cane sugar, inverted sugar, and palm sugar in the proportion of 1–3% (w/w) from the total volume) was determined by the toxicological assessment of honey samples on zebrafish embryos (different exposure concentrations in 24, 48, 72, and 96 h postfertilization (hpf)). Pure H. itama honey represents the LC₅₀ of 34.40 ± 1.84 (mg/mL) at 96 hpf, while the inverted sugar represents the lowest LC₅₀ (5.03 ± 0.92 mg/mL) among sugar adulterants. The highest concentration (3%) of sugar adulterants were used to study the toxicology of adulterated honey using adult zebrafish in terms of acute, prolong-acute, and sub-acute tests. The results of the LD₅₀ from the sub-acute toxicity test of pure H. itama honey was 2.33 ± 0.24 (mg/mL). The histological studies of internal organs showed a lesion in the liver, kidney, and spleen of adulterated treated-honey groups compared to the control group. Furthermore, the LC-MS/MS results revealed three endogenous metabolites in both the pure and adulterated honey treated groups, as follows: (1) S-Cysteinosuccinic acid, (2) 2,3-Diphosphoglyceric acid, and (3) Cysteinyl-Tyrosine. The results of this study demonstrated that adulterated honey caused mortality, which contributes to higher toxicity, and also suggested that the zebrafish toxicity test could be a standard method for assessing the potential toxicity of other hazardous food additives. The information gained from this research will permit an evaluation of the potential risk associated with the consumption of adulterated compared to pure honey.     

Immunological Analysis of Isothiocyanate-Modified α-Lactalbumin Using High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography

Undirected modifications between food proteins and secondary plant metabolites can occur during food processing. The results of covalent interactions can alter the functional and biological properties of the proteins. The present work studied the extent of which covalent conjugation of the bioactive metabolite benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC; a glucosinolate breakdown product) to the whey protein α-lactalbumin affects the protein’s allergenicity. Additional to the immunological analysis of native untreated and BITC-modified α-lactalbumin, the analysis of antigenic properties of proteolytically digested protein derivatives was also performed by high performance thin layer chromatography and immunostaining. As a result of the chemical modifications, structural changes in the protein molecule affected the allergenic properties. In this process, epitopes are destroyed or inactivated, but at the same time, buried epitopes can be exposed or newly formed, so that the net effect was an increase in allergenicity, in this case. Results from the tryptic hydrolysis suggest that BITC conjugation sterically hindered the cleavage sites for the enzyme, resulting in reduced digestibility and allergenicity. Residual antigenicity can be still present as short peptide fragments that provide epitopes. The desire to make food safer for allergy sufferers and to protect sensitized individuals from an allergenic reaction makes it clear that the detection of food antigens is mandatory; especially by considering protein interactions.     

Evaluation of Monolithic Columns for Determination of Formaldehyde and Acetaldehyde in Sugar Cane Spirits by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) conditions are described for separation of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone (2,4-DNPH) derivatives of carbonyl compounds in a 10 cm long C₁₈ reversed phase monolithic column. Using a linear gradient from 40 to 77% acetonitrile (acetonitrile-water system), the separation was achieved in about 10 min—a time significantly shorter than that obtained with a packed particles column. The method was applied for determination of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in Brazilian sugar cane spirits. The linear dynamic range was between 30 and 600 µg L^?1, and the detection limits were 8 and 4 µg L^?1 for formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, respectively.     

Laguncularia racemosa Phenolics Profiling by Three-Phase Solvent System Step-Gradient Using High-Performance Countercurrent Chromatography with Off-Line Electrospray Mass-Spectrometry Detection

The detailed metabolite profiling of Laguncularia racemosa was accomplished by high-performance countercurrent chromatography (HPCCC) using the three-phase system n-hexane–tert-butyl methyl ether–acetonitrile–water 2:3:3:2 (v/v/v/v) in step-gradient elution mode. The gradient elution was adjusted to the chemical complexity of the L. racemosa ethyl acetate partition and strongly improved the polarity range of chromatography. The three-phase solvent system was chosen for the gradient to avoid equilibrium problems when changing mobile phase compositions encountered between the gradient steps. The tentative recognition of metabolites including the identification of novel ones was possible due to the off-line injection of fractions to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) in the sequence of recovery. The off-line hyphenation profiling experiment of HPCCC and ESI-MS projected the preparative elution by selected single ion traces in the negative ionization mode. Co-elution effects were monitored and MS/MS fragmentation data of more than 100 substances were used for structural characterization and identification. The metabolite profile in the L. racemosa extract comprised flavonoids, hydrolysable tannins, condensed tannins and low molecular weight polyphenols.     

Quantitative Thin Layer Chromatography of Amino Acids Using Fluorescamine Reagent

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Calibration curves are presented for several different types of amino acids to illustrate the quantitation of these compounds by in situ fluorescence densitometry on thin layer plates.     

Determination of Squalene Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detection

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method with photodiode array detection has been developed for the determination of squalene. After treated by extraction and fractional crystallization, squalene was analyzed on a C₁₈ column (150 × 3.9 mm, 5 m) with acetonitrile as mobile phase. Excellent linearity of the calibration curve was observed in the range of 100–40000 gL^–1 and the detection limit was 40 gL^–1. The recoveries were from 89.6% to 100.5% and the relative standard deviations were from 0.5% to 1.4%. The method was successfully applied to the determination of squalene in squalene capsules, olive oil, algal lipids and algal cells.     

Rapid and Sensitive Method for Citrinin Determination Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection

Citrinin is a toxic product of secondary metabolism of fungi, such as certain Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Monascus species that are usually contaminating cereals. A new sensitive liquid chromatographic method with fluorescence detection was developed, validated, and applied for citrinin determination. The method is based on reversed-phase separation at pH 2.5, where citrinin exhibits the highest fluorescence quantum yield. In this setup, no derivatization step is needed. The method shows linearity in the range between 0.2 μg/mL and 0.1 mg/mL. The detection limit reached is 90 ng/mL (3.6 × 10^?7 M). Validated method was successfully applied on analysis of spiked and real cereal samples.     

Amino Acid Profiling of Protein Hydrolysates Using Liquid Chromatography and Fluorescence Detection

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A liquid chromatography procedure is described for separating the amino acids in protein hydrolysates. The proteins are hydrolyzed with hydrochloric acid and an aliquot of the hydrolysate is derivatized with dansyl chloride reagent. The derivatization procedure takes only 2 minutes using a reaction temperature of 100°C. The dansylated amino acids are chromatographed using a reversed-phase C₈ column and a multi-step, nonlinear gradient elution solvent program which is readily achieved using a microprocessor-controlled liquid chromatograph. Chromatography is complete in approximately 40 min. The procedure is useful for characterizing proteins and may also be used to analyse intact dansylated polypeptides. Chromatograms showing the amino acid profile of chymotrypsin, albumin and histone are given.     

The Use of UV Spectroscopy and SIMCA for the Authentication of Indonesian Honeys According to Botanical,Entomological and Geographical Origins

As a functional food, honey is a food product that is exposed to the risk of food fraud. To mitigate this, the establishment of an authentication system for honey is very important in order to protect both producers and consumers from possible economic losses. This research presents a simple analytical method for the authentication and classification of Indonesian honeys according to their botanical, entomological, and geographical origins using ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy and SIMCA (soft independent modeling of class analogy). The spectral data of a total of 1040 samples, representing six types of Indonesian honey of different botanical, entomological, and geographical origins, were acquired using a benchtop UV-visible spectrometer (190–400 nm). Three different pre-processing algorithms were simultaneously evaluated; namely an 11-point moving average smoothing, mean normalization, and Savitzky–Golay first derivative with 11 points and second-order polynomial fitting (ordo 2), in order to improve the original spectral data. Chemometrics methods, including exploratory analysis of PCA and SIMCA classification method, was used to classify the honey samples. A clear separation of the six different Indonesian honeys, based on botanical, entomological, and geographical origins, was obtained using PCA calculated from pre-processed spectra from 250–400 nm. The SIMCA classification method provided satisfactory results in classifying honey samples according to their botanical, entomological, and geographical origins and achieved 100% accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. Several wavelengths were identified (266, 270, 280, 290, 300, 335, and 360 nm) as the most sensitive for discriminating between the different Indonesian honey samples.     

Rapid Screening of Lipase Inhibitors from Ophiopogonis Radix Using High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography by Two Step Gradient Elution Combined with Bioautographic Method

In this study, a high-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) method by two step gradient elution with two mobile phases was developed for the simultaneous analysis of seven constituents in Ophiopogonis Radix. The chromatography was performed on silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ plate with dichloromethane-methanol-ethyl acetate-water (70:25:12:3, v/v/v/v) and dichloromethane-methanol (300:1, v/v) as the mobile phase for two step gradient elution. Then, the HPTLC profiles were observed after derivatization with 10% sulfuric acid in ethanol solution. The obtained HPTLC images were further analyzed by chemometric approaches and the samples could be clustered based on regions and/or growth years, which were two important factors affecting the constituents in Ophiopogonis Radix. Furthermore, five compounds including ophiopogonin D, ophiopojaponin C, ophiopogonin D’, ophiopogonin C’ and methylophiopogonanone B were screened as potential lipase inhibitors from Ophiopogonis Radix by the HPTLC-bioautographic method. The binding modes and interactions between the five compounds and lipase were further explored by molecular docking analysis. The developed HPTLC method could be used for quality control of Ophiopogonis Radix and screening of the potential lipase inhibitors.     

Determination of Reserpine in Plasma Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection

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A high-performance liquid chromatographic method for determining reserpine in plasma has been developed. The procedure involves extraction of reserpine from buffered plasma into benzene, oxidation of reserpine to a fluorophor by treatment with vanadium pentoxide in phosphoric acid, and chromatographic separation of the reserpine fluorophor on an octadecylsilane column by ion-pairing with heptanesulfonate ions. Fluorescence monitoring of the column effluent provides high sensitivity of detection and increases the specificity of the procedure. A detection limit of approximately 100 pg of reserpine per ml of plasma was obtained following analysis of 2 ml samples. Analysis of a number of samples demonstrated the applicability of this method in confirming the presence of reserpine in equine plasma specimens collected at various horse shows and in evaluating the pharmacokinetic behavior of reserpine following intramuscular administration to horses.     

超高效液相色谱-蒸发光散射检测法测定蜂蜜中12种糖组分

建立了蜂蜜中果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖、松二糖、麦芽酮糖、麦芽糖、曲二糖、异麦芽糖、吡喃葡糖基蔗糖、松三糖、蜜三糖和麦芽三糖含量的超高效液相色谱－蒸发光散射测定方法。试样经去离子水溶解,乙腈定容,用0.22 μm滤膜过滤后,采用Amide色谱柱分离,蒸发光散射检测器检测,外标法定量。在优化实验条件下,12种糖得到良好分离,线性相关系数为0.997 7～0.999 8,果糖和葡萄糖的检测结果与示差折光检测法无显著性差异,其余10种糖的平均回收率为90.0 %～105 %,相对标准偏差为0.70%～5.8%。该方法灵敏度高,准确度高,重复性好,适用于蜂蜜中多种糖组分的同时定量分析。用于72批不同蜜种蜂蜜样品中糖组分的检测,发现中国主要蜜源蜂蜜中普遍含有松二糖、麦芽酮糖、麦芽糖等糖组分。该方法和检测数据可为蜂蜜品质和质量评价提供重要支撑。     

Geographical Authentication of Gentiana Rigescens by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Infrared Spectroscopy

The chemical characteristics of Gentiana rigescens are extremely variable due to their geographical origins which should be determined to evaluate the quality of this species. Different with other herbs with official tissue for classification materials, the geographical characterization of raw herbal materials on the basis of nonmedicinal parts is rarely discussed. Chromatographic active components were used as references to characterize the chemical profiles of samples from various geographical origins. Based on spectra data matrix of different botanical parts, the chemometric methods of partial least square discrimination analysis and support vector machine discrimination analysis were used to develop mathematical models to classify samples from different geographical origins. In terms of six active components, we found that significant differences were present in the tissue of G. rigescens based on geographical origins. In addition, the region with higher content of gentiopicroside was selected to be the optimal cultivated location. Chemometric results indicated that leaves were the optimal material for geographical characterization of G. rigescens with 100% accuracy by support vector machine while the accuracies of roots, stems, and flowers were 90.91, 96.10, and 97.01%, respectively. Partial least square discrimination analysis showed that accuracy values for roots, stems, leaves, and flowers were 35.65, 67.53, 76.62, and 50.75%, respectively, which also indicated that leaves are the optimal material. In conclusion, northwest Yunnan Province with higher content of gentiopicroside was selected to be the optimal cultivation location. Furthermore, leaves should be used for the most accurate geographical authentication.     

Phytochemical Profiling and Evaluation of the Hepatoprotective Effect of Cuscuta Campestris by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detection

Plant-derived antioxidant compounds have the potential to prevent cell damage caused by free radicals. As a holoparasitic plant, Cuscuta campestris Yuncker is being valorized for treatment of liver injury and cancer prevention in traditional medicine. The main purpose of this present study is to elucidate the antioxidant- and anticancer-associated contents of C. campestris by spectroscopic and chromatographic methods. Diethyl ether, ethyl acetate, methanol, n-butanol, and water were used as extraction solvents to reach a wide range of secondary metabolites synthesized by this plant. Antioxidant potentials of these extracts were characterized by (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl)-free radical scavenging activity. Their anticancer activities were evaluated on SNU-398 hepatocellular carcinoma cells and controlled on the normal adult human dermal fibroblasts (hDFs) cells. Their phenolic compounds were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector to illuminate the responsible anticancer agent(s). The ethyl acetate extract revealed the most significant antioxidant effect. Methanol and ethyl acetate extracts were found to be cytotoxic on the SNU-398 cell lines with CC₅₀ values of 18.7 and 19.6?µg?mL^?1, respectively, whereas these extracts were not cytotoxic to the adult hDFs cells. Due to their abundance in the extracts, isorhamnetin, kaempferol, and quercetin may have caused this anticancer activity. Methanol extract has the highest concentration of phenolic compounds. Based on chromatographic analyses, we propose that these anticancer effects were positively correlated with plant phenolic compounds. The results showed that this plant is worth further study for its therapeutic uses.     

Derivatization of Ketosteroids for High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection

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A highly sensitive and selective derivatization of ketosteroids for use in high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (HPLC/EC) is described. When the detector response for three phenylhydrazone derivatives was compared with one another using dehydroepiandrosterone, the p-nitrophenylhydrazone showed the highest sensitivity with a detection limit of 200 pg. Dehydroepiandrosterone and other principal 17-ketosteroids in human blood were quantitatively derivatized into p-nitrophenylhydrazones and efficiently separated by HPLC/EC on a μBondapak C_{1 8} column using 0.5%. NH₄H₂PO₄/methanol (2:7, v/v).     

糖和糖醇的高效液相色谱分析

采用高效液相色谱示差折光检测器（ＲＩ）,对９种糖和五种糖醇进行了分离检测;另以对甲氧基苯胺和苯甲酰氯为衍生试剂,分别对糖和糖醇进行柱前衍生,使其接上紫外吸收基团,然后用紫外检测器（ＵＶ）进行检测。在０．５￣１２ｇ／Ｌ浓度范围内,对糖和糖醇浓度与其衍生物峰面积进行线性回归分析,其相关系数在０．９８４￣０．９９８之间;ＵＶ的检测灵敏度比ＲＩ的要高约１０００倍。     

薄层色谱法分离紫杉醇和三尖杉宁碱

建立了用薄层色谱分离紫杉醇和三尖杉宁碱的方法.方法中以正己烷-二氯甲烷-甲醇-三乙胺(体积比4.5∶3.5∶0.5∶1.0)四元体系为展开剂,在硅胶薄层板上成功地分离了紫杉醇和三尖杉宁碱,所得斑点清晰、无拖尾.同时以该体系为展开剂,使用薄层色谱法指导分离提取紫杉醇和三尖杉宁碱过程中反相色谱流分的合并,方法快速、简单、成本低,取得了满意的结果.     

Conventional and Organic Honeys as a Source of Water- and Ethanol-Soluble Molecules with Nutritional and Antioxidant Characteristics

The benefits of natural honeybee products (e.g., honey, royal jelly, beeswax, propolis, beevenom and pollen) to the immune system are remarkable, and many of them are involved in the induction of antibody production, maturation of immune cells and stimulation of the immune system. The type of plants in the geographical area, climatic conditions and production method have a significantly influence on the nutritional quality of honey. However, this variability can influence consumer liking by the sensory attributes of the product. The aim of this work was to compare the most popular honeys from Poland in terms of nutritional value, organoleptic properties and antioxidant activity. In the study, five varieties of honey (honeydew, forest, buckwheat, linden and dandelion) from conventional and organic production methods were tested. The nutritional characteristics of honey samples included acidity, content of water, sugars, vitamin C, HMF and phenolics (total and flavonoids), while honey color, taste, aroma and consistency were investigated in the organoleptic characteristics. The antioxidant activity was determined in water- and ethanol-soluble honey extracts using DPPH and ORAC tests. The results showed that organoleptic and nutritional characteristics of popular Polish honeys differ significantly in relation to plant source and production method. The significant effect of honey variety on the content of HMF, saccharose and phenolics, as well as acidity and antioxidant capacity were noted. The impact of variety and variety × production method interaction was significant in the case of the content of vitamin C, glucose and fructose. A visible difference of buckwheat and forest honeys from other samples was observed. The highest content of total phenolics with antioxidant activity based on the SET mechanism was found in buckwheat honeys, while forest honeys were richer in flavonoids.