Free Amino Acids and Volatile Aroma Compounds in Watermelon Rind,Flesh, and Three Rind-Flesh Juices

Watermelon rind is treated as agricultural waste, causing biomass loss and environmental issues. This study aimed to identify free amino acids and volatiles in watermelon rind, flesh, and rind-flesh juice blends with ratios of 10%, 20%, and 30%. Among the 16 free amino acids quantified, watermelon rind alone contained higher total amino acids (165 mg/100 g fresh weight) compared to flesh alone (146 mg/100 g). The rind had significantly higher (1.5×) and dominant amounts of citrulline and arginine (61.4 and 53.8 mg/100 g, respectively) than flesh. The rind, however, contained significantly lower amounts of essential amino acids. Volatile analysis showed that watermelon rind total volatiles (peak area) comprised only 15% of the flesh volatiles. Of the 126 volatiles identified, the rind alone contained 77 compounds; 56 of these presented in all five samples. Aldehydes and alcohols were most prevalent, accounting for >80% of the total volatiles in all samples. Nine-carbon aldehyde and alcohol compounds dominated both the flesh and rind, though the rind lacked the diversity of other aldehydes, alcohols, ketones, terpenes, terpenoids, esters and lactones that were more abundant in the watermelon flesh. Watermelon rind was characterized by the major aroma compounds above their thresholds, including 17 aldehydes and six unsaturated nine-carbon alcohols. This study demonstrated the potential for rind as a food or beverage supplement due to its key features such as concentrated citrulline and arginine, relatively low odor intensity, and valuable volatiles associated with fresh, green, cucumber-like aromas.     

固相萃取-HPLC法同时测定浓缩柑橘汁中噻菌灵、多菌灵的残留量

建立了一种可同时测定浓缩柑橘汁中噻菌灵和多菌灵残留量的反相HPLC分析法。浓缩柑橘汁样品用水适当稀释后,经过调节pH值、离心、过滤,用混合相固相萃取小柱(m ixed-mode SPE)进行提取、净化,用配有二级管阵列检测器(DAD)的液相色谱仪检测,外标法定量。使用噻菌灵和多菌灵对照品进行添加回收试验,噻菌灵、多菌灵的回收率分别为80.8%~87.1%、82.9%~87.7%,二者的测定下限均为0.020 mg/kg,测定结果的相对标准偏差均不大于7.38%(n=10)。     

ICP-MS法测定亚热带水果中的重金属含量

用电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP–MS)法测定亚热带水果中Pb,Cd,As,Hg元素的含量,对实验条件进行优化,样品用微波消解法进行预处理,用Bi,In,Ge作内标校正基体干扰和漂移。Pb,Cd,As的线性范围为0.0～20.0ng/mL,Hg的线性范围为0.0～2.0 ng/mL,线性相关系数均为0.999 9。Pb,Cd,As,Hg元素的检出限分别为0.027,0.008,0.011,0.051 ng/mL,测定结果的相对标准偏差(n=6)在3.63%～5.72﹪之间,加标回收率为90.2%～102.0%。用该法测定茶叶、大米和小麦3种国家标准物质,测定结果均在标称值范围内。     

液相色谱法测定果蔬汁中柠檬黄和日落黄方法优化

对液相色谱法测定果蔬汁中柠檬黄和日落黄进行了方法优化,对色谱条件进行了调整,采用ODS-C18型(250 mm×4.6 mm)色谱柱,流动相甲醇-0.02 mol/L乙酸铵(体积比40∶60,pH4),流速为0.6 mL/min。采用紫外检测器,柠檬黄检测波长为430 nm,日落黄检测波长为510 nm。该方法测定结果的相对标准偏差为柠檬黄1.3%(n=4)、日落黄2.3%(n=4)。柠檬黄和日落黄的平均回收率分别为84.17%、88.33%。该法满足实验要求。     

Detection of pyridaben residue levels in hot pepper fruit and leaves by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry: effect of household processes

Following quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe (QuEChERS) and LC/MS/MS analysis, pyridaben residual levels were determined in unprocessed and processed hot pepper fruit and leaves. The linearities were satisfactory with determination coefficients (R²) in excess of 0.995 in processed and unprocessed pepper fruit and leaves. Recoveries at various concentrations were 79.9–105.1% with relative standard deviations ≤15%. The limits of quantitation of 0.003–0.012 mg/kg were very low compared with the maximum residue limits (2–5 mg/kg) set by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Republic of Korea. The effects of various household processes, including washing, blanching, frying and drying under different conditions (water volume, blanching time and temperature) on residual concentrations were evaluated. Both washing and blanching (in combination with high water volume and time factor) significantly reduced residue levels in hot pepper fruit and leaves compared with other processes. In sum, the developed method was satisfactory and could be used to accurately detect residues in unprocessed and processed pepper fruit and leaves. It is recommended that pepper fruit/leaves be blanched after washing before being consumed to protect consumers from the negative health effects of detected pesticide residues. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effects of ultrasonic treatment on color,carotenoid content,enzyme activity,rheological properties,and microstructure of pumpkin juice during storage

Freshly squeezed pumpkin juice (Cucurbita moschata D.) was sonicated at various power levels at a constant frequency of 25 kHz and a treatment time of 10 min. Samples were stored in the dark for 0, 4, 8, and 12 days at 4 °C and were subsequently analyzed. The combined effects of power level and storage period on color parameters, carotenoid content, particle size distribution, cloud value, rheological characteristics, and microstructure were investigated. The results showed ultrasonic-treated samples had little effect on carotenoid content, cloud value, particle size distribution, and polydispersity during storage compared to those of the untreated samples. The L^⁎, a^⁎, b^⁎, and C* values decreased significantly during 8–12 days of storage, resulting in a significant increase in ΔE, especially 400 W/10 min-treated samples. Meanwhile, the enzyme activity and rheological properties increased significantly on storage days 8–12. However, the microstructure of all samples did not change significantly during storage. Based on these results, during the storage period, the physical and chemical properties of 400 W/10 min-ultrasonic treated pumpkin juice were retained more than those in the untreated pumpkin juice. Therefore, ultrasonic treatment has broad application prospects in preserving bioactive substances and physicochemical properties and improving the storage life of fresh pumpkin juice.     

Degradation behavior and products of malathion and chlorpyrifos spiked in apple juice by ultrasonic treatment

Apple juice (13 °Brix) spiked with malathion and chlorpyrifos (2–3 mg l⁻¹ of each compound) was treated under different ultrasonic irradiations. Results showed that ultrasonic treatment was effective for the degradation of malathion and chlorpyrifos in apple juice, and the output power and treatment time significantly influenced the degradation of both pesticides (p < 0.05). The maximum degradations were achieved for malathion (41.7%) and chlorpyrifos (82.0%) after the ultrasonic treatment at 500 W for 120 min. The degradation kinetics of both pesticides were fitted to the first-order kinetics model well (R²  0.90). The kinetics parameters indicated that chlorpyrifos was much more labile to ultrasonic treatment than malathion. Furthermore, malaoxon and chlorpyrifos oxon were identified as the degradation products of malathion and chlorpyrifos by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), respectively. The oxidation pathway through the hydroxyl radical attack on the PS bond of pesticide molecules was proposed.     

Kinetics, thermodynamics and surface heterogeneity assessment of uranium(VI) adsorption onto cation exchange resin derived from a lignocellulosic residue

A new cation exchange resin (PGTFS-COOH) having a carboxylate functional group at the chain end was prepared by grafting poly(hydroxyethylmethacrylate) onto tamarind fruit shell, TFS (a lignocellulosic residue) using potassium peroxydisulphate-sodium thiosulphate redox initiator, and in the presence of N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) as a crosslinking agent, followed by functionalisation. The adsorbent was characterized with the help of FTIR, XRD, scanning electron micrographs (SEM), and potentiometric titrations. The kinetic and isotherm data, obtained at optimum pH value 6.0 at different temperatures could be fitted with pseudo-second-order equation and Sips isotherm model, respectively. An increase in temperature induces positive effect on the adsorption process. The calculated activation energy of adsorption (E_a, 18.67 kJ/mol) indicates that U(VI) adsorption was largely due to diffusion-controlled process. The values of adsorption enthalpy, Gibbs free energy, and entropy were calculated using thermodynamic function relationships. The decrease in adsorption enthalpy with increasing U(VI) uploading on the adsorbent, reflects the surface energetic heterogeneity of the adsorbent. The isosteric heat of adsorption was quantitatively correlated with the fractional loading for the U(VI) ions adsorption onto PGTFS-COOH. The results showed that the PGTFS-COOH possessed heterogeneous surface with sorption sites having different activities.     

高效液相色谱法测定银杏果中有机酸的含量

建立了反相高效液相色谱测定银杏果中有机酸含量的方法.方法采用ultimate-C18色谱柱,以pH=2.0的磷酸盐缓冲溶液为流动相,流速0.5 mL/min,检测波长210 nm,在22 min内实现了7种有机酸的基线分离.有机酸的检出限在0.001～0.067μg/mL之间.所建立的方法具有分析速度快、线性范围宽、灵...