Phytochemicals in Capsicum oleoresin from different varieties of hot chilli peppers with their antidiabetic and antioxidant activities due to some phenolic compounds

Due to its wide use in nutritional therapy, a capsicum oleoresin extraction from hot chilli pepper was optimized using ultrasound assisted extraction. Under optimal conditions, a 0.1 g sample in 10 mL of a 20% water in methanol solution was extracted at 50 °C for 20 min to remove phytochemicals consisting of oleoresin, phenolics, carotenoids, flavonoids, capsaicinoids (pungency level), reducing sugars. Antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of the crude extracts from 14 chilli pepper varieties were examined. The antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of some phenolic compounds were also tested individually. The results showed that these chilli pepper samples are a rich source of phytochemicals with antioxidant and antidiabetic activities. High antioxidant activity of the extracts was evaluated using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride, 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazolin-6-sulfonic acid) and ferric ion reducing antioxidant power assays. The crude extracts had a lower level of sugars induced by the inhibitory effect of α-amylase activity. Thus, their enzymatic inhibitory effect might have resulted from a synergism among the phytochemicals concerned. Therefore, a diet with this type of food may have beneficial health effects.     

胡椒酸己二胺的合成

以胡椒碱为起始原料,与KOH反应生成胡椒酸钾盐,经酸化后制得胡椒酸(2); 2与乙醇经酯化反应制得胡椒酸乙酯(3); 3与己二胺在金属钠催化下经氨解反应合成了胡椒酸己二胺(4),其结构经¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR和IR确证。合成4的最佳反应条件为：催化剂用量2 wt%, n(3):n(己二胺)=0.6, m(乙醇):m(3)=2.5,于65～75 ℃反应48 h,收率83.5%。该工艺在微型实验基础上放大十倍,收率大于79%。     

高效液相色谱-柱后在线光化学衍生荧光检测法测定辣椒油中4种苏丹红染料

建立了在线光化学衍生、荧光检测、高效液相色谱(HPLC)测定辣椒油中苏丹红I、II、III和B的方法。以乙腈-水为流动相,采用梯度洗脱方式在SB-C18色谱柱上分离。用实验室自制的程序控制时间/光强光化学反应器作为在线衍生装置,优化了光衍生反应的条件和荧光检测条件。3种不同加标浓度下,辣椒油样品中4种苏丹红染料的加标回收率为81.3%～100.4%。加标水平为0.8 mg/kg下荧光信号强度的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=6)为2.6%～3.8%。苏丹红I、II、III和B的检出限(LOD)和定量限(LOQ)范围分别为0.009～0.054 mg/kg和0.030～0.181 mg/kg,优于传统的HPLC分离、二极管阵列检测器检测方法。该方法具有简单、灵敏、选择性好的特点,适用于食品样品中苏丹红的常规分析。     

一种去除椒盐噪声的自适应模糊中值滤波算法

针对传统中值滤波算法降噪性能不佳以及易造成图像细节模糊的问题,提出了一种自适应模糊中值滤波算法。 滤波过程分为噪声检测和噪声去除2个阶段。噪声检测阶段：采用极值法检测噪声,将图像的像素点分为两类,即疑似噪声点和信号点。 通过疑似像素点和与其相邻的已处理的像素点的平均绝对灰度差值定义模糊隶属度函数,利用该函数对疑似噪声点是否为噪声进行模糊分类。 噪声去除阶段：信号点保持原值输出,对于疑似噪声点的3种分类结果,采用模糊加权的中值滤波器进行统一处理。 实验结果表明,较于多种传统滤波方法,该算法能更有效地去除椒盐噪声,保护图像细节。     

Optimization of the extraction conditions of the volatile compounds from chili peppers by headspace solid phase micro-extraction

A method involving headspace-solid phase micro-extraction (HS-SPME), gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was developed and optimized to investigate the volatile composition of Capsicum chili peppers. Five SPME fibers were tested for extraction: carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane (CAR/PDMS-75μm), polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS-100μm), divinylbenzene/polydimethylsiloxane (DVB/PDMS-65μm), carbowax/divinylbenzene (CW/DVB-70μm), and divinylbenzene/carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane (DVB/CAR/PDMS-50/30μm), the last of which was shown to be the most efficient fiber to trap the volatile compounds. Optimization of the extraction conditions was carried out using multivariate strategies such as factorial design and response surface methodology. Eighty three compounds were identified by GC-MS when using the optimized extraction conditions, the majority of which were esters.     

Determination of type A and type B trichothecenes in paprika and chili pepper using LC-triple quadrupole-MS and GC-ECD

There is a need to develop sensitive and accurate analytical methods for determining deoxynivalenol (DON), HT-2 toxin and T-2 toxin in paprika to properly assess the relevant risk of human exposure. An optimized analytical method for determination of HT-2 toxin and T-2 toxin using capillary gas chromatography with electron capture detection and another method for determination of DON by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry in paprika was developed. The method for determination of HT-2 toxin and T-2 toxin that gave the best recoveries involved extraction of the sample with acetonitrile-water (84:16, v/v), clean-up by solid-phase extraction on a cartridge made of different sorbent materials followed by a further clean-up in immunoaffinity column that was specific for the two toxins. The solvent was changed and the eluate was derivatized with pentafluoropropionic anhydride and injected into the GC system. The limits of detection (LOD) for T-2 and HT-2 toxins were 7 and 3 μg/kg, respectively, and the recovery rates for paprika spiked with 1000 μg toxin/kg were 71.1% and 80.1% for HT-2 and T-2 toxins, respectively. For DON determination, the optimized method consisted of extraction with acetonitrile-water (84:16, v/v) solution followed by a solid-phase extraction clean-up process in a cartridge made of different sorbent compounds. After solvent evaporation in N₂ stream, the residue was dissolved and DON was separated and determined by LC-MS/MS. The LOD for this method was 14 μg DON/kg paprika sample and the DON recovery rate was 86.8%.     

四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱在青椒中农药多残留快速筛查的应用

建立了分散固相萃取法(d-SPE)萃取,高效液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱快速筛查青椒中农药多残留的分析方法。样品采用乙腈提取,经N-丙基乙二胺(PSA)和C18分散固相萃取净化,以BEH C18色谱柱为分析柱,0.1%甲酸乙腈及含0.1%甲酸和4 mmol/L甲酸铵水溶液作为流动相进行梯度洗脱分离。采用正、负离子切换,同时对欧盟青椒定性和定量考核样品进行快速筛查,并对定量考核样品筛查到的16种农药进行定量测定。16种农药在一定浓度范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数(r2)大于0.995,该方法的定量下限为0.4~2.0μg/kg。在不同加标水平下的平均回收率为81.6%~116.5%,相对标准偏差为0.4%~7.5%。以欧盟青椒定量考核样品为研究对象,对其分别进行四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱和三重四极杆质谱测定,结果表明,四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱定量结果可与三重四极杆质谱结果相媲美。本方法简单、灵敏、准确,适用于农产品中农药多残留的快速筛查和分析测定,具有很好的实际应用价值。     

应用径向基函数去除数字图像中的椒盐噪声

去除图像中的椒盐噪声可转化为二维曲面的重建问题。选用Multi-Quadric函数对图像中损失的信息构造插值格式,自动选择待插值点和插值参考点并求解插值方程组得到处理后的图像。实验证明,本方法可以在很少破坏图像细节的情况下去除大部分甚至全部噪声,并且在噪声密度非常大的情况下仍然可以还原相当多的图像信息。对噪声密度为50％和90％的单色Lena图像进行处理,该方法得到的信噪比比自适应中值滤波高6dB以上。