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Montoya-Arroyo A, Brand V, Kröpfl A, Vetter W, Frank J. Metabolism of 11'-α- and 11'-γ-Tocomonoenols in HepG2 Cells Favors the γ-Congener and Results Predominantly in Carboxymethylbutyl-Hydroxychromans. Mol Nutr Food Res 2024; 68:e2300657. [PMID: 38698718 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202300657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
Abstract
SCOPE Tocomonoenols (T1) are little-known vitamin E derivatives naturally occurring in foods. Limited knowledge exists regarding the cellular uptake and metabolism of α-tocomonoenol (αT1) and none about that of γ-tocomonoenol (γT1). METHODS AND RESULTS The study investigates the cytotoxicity, uptake, and metabolism of αT1 and γT1 in HepG2 cells compared to the α- and γ-tocopherols (T) and -tocotrienols (T3). None of the studied tocochromanols are cytotoxic up to 100 µmol L-1. The uptake of the γ-congeners is significantly higher than that of the corresponding α-forms, whereas no significant differences are observed based on the degree of saturation of the sidechain. Carboxymethylbutyl-hydroxychromans (CMBHC) are the predominant short-chain metabolites of all tocochromanols and conversion is higher for γT1 than αT1 as well as for the γ-congeners of T and T3. The rate of metabolism increases with the number of double bonds in the sidechain. The rate of metabolic conversion of the T1 is more similar to tocopherols than to that of the tocotrienols. CONCLUSION This is the first evidence that both αT1 and γT1 follow the same sidechain degradation pathway and exert similar rates of metabolism than tocopherols. Therefore, investigation into the biological activities of tocomonoenols is warranted.
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- Alexander Montoya-Arroyo
- Department of Food Biofunctionality (140b), Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 28, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Biofunctionality (140b), Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 28, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Biofunctionality (140b), Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 28, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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Müller F, Conrad J, Hammerschick T, Vetter W. Enrichment and structural assignment of geometric isomers of unsaturated furan fatty acids. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:6333-6343. [PMID: 37599331 PMCID: PMC10558370 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04908-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Furan fatty acids (FuFAs) are valuable minor fatty acids, which are known for their excellent radical scavenging properties. Typically, the furan moiety is embedded in an otherwise saturated carboxyalkyl chain. Occasionally, these classic FuFAs are accompanied by low amounts of unsaturated furan fatty acids (uFuFAs), which additionally feature one double bond in conjugation with the furan moiety. A recent study produced evidence for the occurrence of two pairs of E-/Z-uFuFA isomers structurally related to saturated uFuFAs. Here, we present a strategy that allowed such trace compounds to be enriched to a level suited for structure determination by NMR. Given the low amounts and the varied abundance ratio of the four uFuFA isomers, the isolation of individual compounds was not pursued. Instead, the entire isomer mixture was enriched to an amount and purity suitable for structure investigation with contemporary NMR methods. Specifically, lipid extracted from 150 g latex, the richest known source of FuFAs, was subsequently fractionated by countercurrent chromatography (CCC), silver ion, and silica gel column chromatography. Analysis of the resulting mixture of four uFuFAs isomers (2.4 mg in an abundance ratio of 56:23:11:9) by different NMR techniques including PSYCHE verified that the structures of the two most abundant isomers were E-9-(3-methyl-5-pentylfuran-2-yl)non-8-enoic acid and E-9-(3-methyl-5-pent-1-enylfuran-2-yl)nonanoic acid. Additionally, we introduced a computer-based method to generate an averaged chromatogram from freely selectable GC/MS runs of CCC fractions without the necessity of pooling aliquots. This method was found to be suitable to simplify subsequent enrichment steps.
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- Franziska Müller
- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 28, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry (130b), Institute of Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 30, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 28, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 28, Stuttgart, 70599, Germany.
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Rüttler F, Ormos R, Cannas J, Hammerschick T, Schlag S, Vetter W. Sample preparation of free sterols from vegetable oils by countercurrent chromatography in co-current mode. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023:10.1007/s00216-023-04766-9. [PMID: 37285025 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04766-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Countercurrent chromatography (CCC) is a preparative instrumental method where both the mobile and stationary phases are liquids and which are predominantly used for the isolation of natural products. In this study, we widened the scope of CCC by using it as an instrumental method for the direct enrichment of the free sterol fraction from plant oils to which they contribute with ~ 1%. For the enrichment of sterols in a narrow band, we employed the so-called co-current CCC (ccCCC) mode in which both liquid phases of the solvent system (here: n-hexane/ethanol/methanol/water (34:11:12:2, v/v/v/v)) are moved at different flow rates in the same direction. Different from previous applications of ccCCC, the lower and predominant "stationary" phase (LPs) was pumped twice as fast as the mobile upper phase (UPm). This novel reversed ccCCC mode improved the performance but also required a higher demand of LPs compared to UPm. Therefore, the exact phase composition of UPm and LPs was determined by gas chromatography and Karl Fischer titration. This step enabled the direct preparation of LPs which considerably reduced the waste of solvents. Internal standards (phenyl-substituted fatty acid alkyl esters) were synthesised and utilised to frame the free sterol fraction. This approach allowed a fractionation of free sterols based on the UV signal and compensated run-to-run variations. The reversed ccCCC method was then applied to the sample preparation of five vegetable oils. In addition to free sterols, free tocochromanols (tocopherols, vitamin E) were also eluted in the same fraction as free sterols.
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- Felix Rüttler
- Department of Food Chemistry (170B), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 28, D-70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170B), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 28, D-70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170B), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 28, D-70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170B), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 28, D-70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170B), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 28, D-70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170B), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 28, D-70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Müller F, Hammerschick T, Vetter W. Geometrical and positional isomers of unsaturated furan fatty acids in food. Lipids 2023; 58:69-79. [PMID: 36408796 DOI: 10.1002/lipd.12364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Furan fatty acids (FuFA) are important antioxidants found in low concentrations in many types of food. In addition to conventional FuFA which normally feature saturated carboxyalkyl and alkyl chains, a few previous studies indicated the FuFA co-occurrence of low shares of unsaturated furan fatty acids (uFuFA). For their detailed analysis, the potential uFuFA were enriched by centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC) or countercurrent chromatography (CCC) followed by silver ion chromatography from a 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid ethyl ester oil, a 5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester oil and a latex glove extract. Subsequent gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis enabled the detection of 16 individual uFuFA isomers with a double bond in conjugation with the central furan moiety. In either case, four instead of two uFuFA isomers previously reported in food, respectively, were detected by GC/MS. These isomers showed characteristic elution and abundance patterns in GC/MS chromatograms which indicated the presence of two pairs of cis/trans-isomers (geometrical isomers).
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- Franziska Müller
- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Niu Y, Zhang Q, Wang J, Li Y, Wang X, Bao Y. Vitamin E synthesis and response in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:994058. [PMID: 36186013 PMCID: PMC9515888 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.994058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Vitamin E, also known as tocochromanol, is a lipid-soluble antioxidant that can only be produced by photosynthetic organisms in nature. Vitamin E is not only essential in human diets, but also required for plant environment adaptions. To synthesize vitamin E, specific prenyl groups needs to be incorporated with homogentisate as the first step of reaction. After decades of studies, an almost complete roadmap has been revealed for tocochromanol biosynthesis pathway. However, chlorophyll-derived prenyl precursors for synthesizing tocochromanols are still a mystery. In recent years, by employing forward genetic screening and genome-wide-association approaches, significant achievements were acquired in studying vitamin E. In this review, by summarizing the recent progresses in vitamin E, we provide to date the most updated whole view of vitamin E biosynthesis pathway. Also, we discussed about the role of vitamin E in plants stress response and its potential as signaling molecules.
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- Yue Niu
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Schlag S, Götz S, Rüttler F, Schmöckel SM, Vetter W. Quantitation of 20 Phytosterols in 34 Different Accessions of Quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:9856-9864. [PMID: 35926102 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c03374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Phytosterols were analyzed in 34 different quinoa accessions, which were obtained from the same field trial. Twenty different sterols were detected, and 17 could be structurally assigned by means of gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. Sterols were quantitated in selected ion monitoring mode (GC/MS-SIM) with the novel internal standard 3-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-cholestanol (cholestanyl-TBDMS). GC/MS-SIM response factors of minor sterols were determined after enrichment by countercurrent chromatography. The total sterol contents varied from 120 to 180 mg/100 g of seeds, which is higher than has been described in quinoa before. This was due to the fact that Δ7-sterols (e.g., Δ7-sitosterol, spinasterol, and Δ7-avenasterol) were quantitated for the first time in quinoa and contributed ∼64% to the total sterol content. Clustering allowed distributing of the 34 different quinoa accessions into four distinct groups on the basis of the different sterol patterns.
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- Sarah Schlag
- University of Hohenheim, Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), Garbenstraße 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- University of Hohenheim, Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), Garbenstraße 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- University of Hohenheim, Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), Garbenstraße 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- University of Hohenheim, Institute of Crop Science, Department Physiology of Yield Stability (340k), Fruwirthstraße 21, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- University of Hohenheim, Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), Garbenstraße 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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Wiedmaier-Czerny N, Hottum I, Harter A, Vetter W. Enzymatic generation and GC/MS data of triacylglycerols with furan fatty acids (FuFAs). Food Chem 2022; 395:133627. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Montoya-Arroyo A, Lehnert K, Lux PE, Jiménez VM, Esquivel P, Silva-Benavides AM, Vetter W, Frank J. 11'-α-Tocomonoenol is the major α-tocomonoenol isomer in cyanobacteria and microalgae from Costa Rica. J Food Compost Anal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.104325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Tocochromanol Profiles in Chlorella sorokiniana, Nannochloropsis limnetica and Tetraselmis suecica Confirm the Presence of 11′-α-Tocomonoenol in Cultured Microalgae Independently of Species and Origin. Foods 2022; 11:foods11030396. [PMID: 35159546 PMCID: PMC8834470 DOI: 10.3390/foods11030396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
11′-α-Tocomonoenol (11′-αT1) is structurally related to vitamin E and has been quantified in the microalgae Tetraselmis sp. and Nannochloropsis oceanica. However, it is not known whether 11′-αT1 is present in other microalgae independent of species and origin. The aim of this study was to analyze the tocochromanol profiles of Chlorella sorokiniana, Nannochloropsis limnetica, and Tetraselmis suecica and to determine if 11′-αT1 is present in these microalgae. Cultured microalgae were freeze-dried and the presence and identity of α-tocomonoenols were confirmed by LC-MSn (liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectroscopy) and GC-MS (gas chromatography coupled to mass spectroscopy). Tocochromanol profiles were determined by HPLC-FLD (liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection) and fatty acid profiles (as fatty acid methyl esters; FAME) by GC-MS. As confirmed by LC-MSn and GC-MS, 11′-αT1 was the dominant αT1 isomer in cultured microalgae instead of 12′-αT1, the isomer also known as marine-derived tocopherol. αT1 represented less than 1% of total tocochromanols in all analyzed samples and tended to be more abundant in microalgae with higher proportions of polyunsaturated fatty acids. In conclusion, our findings confirm that αT1 is not restricted to terrestrial photosynthetic organisms, but can also accumulate in microalgae of different species, with 11′-αT1—and not the marine-derived tocopherol (12′-αT1)—as the predominant αT1 isomer.
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Kröpfl A, Nemetz NJ, Goncalves Peca A, Vetter W. Countercurrent chromatography isolation of 11′‐γ‐tocomonoenol from pumpkin seed oil with detection of novel minor tocochromanols. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aocs.12559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Alexander Kröpfl
- Department of Food Chemistry (170b) Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim Stuttgart Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b) Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim Stuttgart Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b) Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim Stuttgart Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b) Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim Stuttgart Germany
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Schlag S, Huang Y, Vetter W. GC/EI-MS method for the determination of phytosterols in vegetable oils. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 414:1061-1071. [PMID: 34716783 PMCID: PMC8724214 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03730-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sterols are a highly complex group of lipophilic compounds present in the unsaponifiable matter of virtually all living organisms. In this study, we developed a novel gas chromatography with mass spectrometry selected ion monitoring (GC/MS-SIM) method for the comprehensive analysis of sterols after saponification and silylation. A new referencing system was introduced by means of a series of saturated fatty acid pyrrolidides (FAPs) as internal standards. Linked with retention time locking (RTL), the resulting FAP retention indices (RIFAP) of the sterols could be determined with high precision. The GC/MS-SIM method was based on the parallel measurement of 17 SIM ions in four time windows. This set included eight molecular ions and seven diagnostic fragment ions of silylated sterols as well as two abundant ions of FAPs. Altogether, twenty molecular ions of C27- to C31-sterols with 0-3 double bonds were included in the final method. Screening of four common vegetable oils (sunflower oil, hemp oil, rapeseed oil, and corn oil) enabled the detection of 30 different sterols and triterpenes most of which could be identified.
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- Sarah Schlag
- Institute of Food Chemistry (170B), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 28, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry (170B), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 28, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry (170B), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstraße 28, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.
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An Insight into Sesamolin: Physicochemical Properties, Pharmacological Activities, and Future Research Prospects. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26195849. [PMID: 34641392 PMCID: PMC8510241 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26195849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Sesame seeds are rich in lignan content and have been well-known for their health benefits. Unlike the other sesame lignan compounds (i.e., sesamin and sesamol), the study of the pharmacological activity of sesamolin has not been explored widely. This review, therefore, summarizes the information related to sesamolin’s pharmacological activities, and the mechanism of action. Moreover, the influence of its physicochemical properties on pharmacological activity is also discussed. Sesamolin possessed neuroprotective activity against hypoxia-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress in neuron cells by reducing the ROS and inhibiting apoptosis. In skin cancer, sesamolin exhibited antimelanogenesis by affecting the expression of the melanogenic enzymes. The anticancer activity of sesamolin based on antiproliferation and inhibition of migration was demonstrated in human colon cancer cells. In addition, treatment with sesamolin could stimulate immune cells to enhance the cytolytic activity to kill Burkitt’s lymphoma cells. However, the toxicity and safety of sesamolin have not been reported. And there is also less information on the experimental study in vivo. The limited aqueous solubility of sesamolin becomes the main problem, which affects its pharmacological activity in the in vitro experiment and clinical efficacy. Therefore, solubility enhancement is needed for further investigation and determination of its pharmacological activity profiles. Since there are fewer reports studying this issue, it could become a future prospective research opportunity.
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Krauß S, Becker L, Vetter W. Patterns and compound specific stable carbon isotope analysis (δ 13 C) of capsaicinoids in Cayenne chilli fruits of different ripening stages. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2021; 32:530-543. [PMID: 33029820 DOI: 10.1002/pca.3001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Capsaicinoids are alkaloids of high pungency which are exclusively formed by fruits of the genus Capsicum. Capsaicinoid content and composition of Capsicum fruits are influenced by ripening. OBJECTIVE Determination of changes in content and pattern of individual capsaicinoids in chilli pods with fruit ripening. Compound specific stable carbon isotope analysis (δ13 C values (‰), CSIA) was used for a better understanding of capsaicinoid development during fruit ripening. METHODOLOGY Cayenne chillies (Capsicum annuum) were grown in a glasshouse and harvested from different plants at four ripening stages (unripe, semi-ripe, ripe, overripe). Nine capsaicinoids (one verified by synthesis) were quantified by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). For CSIA, an acetylation method for derivatising capsaicinoids was developed. RESULTS Variations in the patterns of the nine capsaicinoids were not relatable to a distinct ripening stage and also total contents varied extensively from plant to plant. However, changes in total capsaicinoid concentrations were systematic. In almost all plants, maximum values were reached in unripe fruits, then decreased to semi-ripe samples and increased again in the following ripening process. Likewise, δ13 C values of individual capsaicinoids were always by ~2‰ heavier in unripe than in semi-ripe or ripe fruits. However, direction of changes in sum-δ13 C values (‰) (taking contributions of all capsaicinoids together) could not be explained by corresponding variations in capsaicinoid concentrations. CONCLUSIONS Both quantification and δ13 C values (‰) verified the presence of ripening-related changes in the capsaicinoid content which may be caused by simultaneously proceeding reactions like synthesis, storage and degradation of capsaicinoids.
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- Stephanie Krauß
- University of Hohenheim, Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), Stuttgart, Germany
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- University of Hohenheim, Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), Stuttgart, Germany
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- University of Hohenheim, Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), Stuttgart, Germany
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Hammerschick T, Wagner T, Vetter W. Isolation of saturated alkylresorcinols from rye grains by countercurrent chromatography. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:1904-1912. [PMID: 33655655 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202001230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Alkylresorcinols (5-alkyl-1,3-dihydroxybenzenes) are amphiphilic phenolic lipid compounds that are abundant in cereals with highest contents in rye. Alkylresorcinols are suspected to show a wide range of favourable biological activities. For such and further testing, highly pure alkylresorcinol standards are required. Especially, purities >> 98% were partly difficult to obtain in the past. Here, we aimed to isolate the most abundant (saturated) alkylresorcinols from rye using countercurrent chromatography. To achieve very high purity, alkylresorcinol-containing extract (∼7.14 g) of rye grains (cold extracts with cyclohexane/ethyl acetate (46/54, w/w)) were preparatively transesterified followed by a preparative hydrogenation. Countercurrent chromatography separation of ∼1 g hydrogenated and transesterified rye grain extract using the solvent system n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (9:1:9:1, v/v/v/v) yielded 51.8 mg AR17:0, 77.4 mg AR19:0, 57.2 mg AR21:0, 28.8 mg AR23:0 and 11.5 mg AR25:0 with purities >99% in either case. The isolated alkylresorcinol homologues can be used for subsequent bioassays.
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- Tim Hammerschick
- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Detailed analysis of the fatty acid composition of six plant-pathogenic bacteria. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2020; 1162:122454. [PMID: 33373896 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bacteria show distinct and characteristic fatty acid (FA) patterns which can be modified by environmental conditions. In this study, we cultivated six plant-pathogenic bacteria of agricultural concern and performed a detailed analysis of the fatty acid composition. The study covered four strains of the gram-negative Xanthomonas campestris pathovar (pv) campestris (Xcc), Xanthomonas perforans (Xp), Acidovorax citrulli (Ac) and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst), and two strains of the gram-positive Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm) and Streptomyces scabies (Ssc). After cultivation, freeze-dried bacteria samples were transesterified and analysed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry in full scan and selected ion monitoring (SIM) modes. Altogether, 44 different FAs were detected in the six strains with individual contributions of 0.01-43.8% to the total FAs. The variety in the six strains ranged between 12 and 31 individual FAs. The FA composition of Xcc, Xp, Cmm and Ssc were dominated by iso- and anteiso-fatty acids (especially i15:0, a15:0, i16:0), which is typical for most bacteria. In contrast to this, Ac and Pst showed only saturated and monounsaturated FAs. Four of the six bacteria showed similar FA patterns as reported before in the literature. Differences were observed in the case of Cmm where many more FAs were detected in the present study. In addition, to the best of our knowledge, the FA pattern of Xp was presented for the first time.
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Irías-Mata A, Sus N, Hug ML, Müller M, Vetter W, Frank J. α-Tocomonoenol Is Bioavailable in Mice and May Partly Be Regulated by the Function of the Hepatic α‑Tocopherol Transfer Protein. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25204803. [PMID: 33086686 PMCID: PMC7588010 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Tocomonoenols are vitamin E derivatives present in foods with a single double bond at carbon 11' in the sidechain. The α-tocopherol transfer protein (TTP) is required for the maintenance of normal α-tocopherol (αT) concentrations. Its role in the tissue distribution of α-11'-tocomonoenol (αT1) is unknown. We investigated the tissue distribution of αT1 and αT in wild-type (TTP+/+) and TTP knockout (TTP-/-) mice fed diets with either αT or αT1 for two weeks. αT1 was only found in blood, not tissues. αT concentrations in TTP+/+ mice were in the order of adipose tissue > brain > heart > spleen > lungs > kidneys > small intestine > liver. Loss of TTP function depleted αT in all tissues. αT1, contrary to αT, was still present in the blood of TTP-/- mice (16% of αT1 in TTP+/+). Autoclaving and storage at room temperature reduced αT and αT1 in experimental diets. In conclusion, αT1 is bioavailable, reaches the blood in mice, and may not entirely depend on TTP function for secretion into the systemic circulation. However, due to instability of the test compounds in the experimental diets, further in vivo experiments are required to clarify the role of TTP in αT1 secretion. Future research should consider compound stability during autoclaving of rodent feed.
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- Andrea Irías-Mata
- Department of Food Biofunctionality, Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany; (A.I.-M.); (N.S.); (M.-L.H.)
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- Department of Food Biofunctionality, Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany; (A.I.-M.); (N.S.); (M.-L.H.)
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- Department of Food Biofunctionality, Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany; (A.I.-M.); (N.S.); (M.-L.H.)
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany; (M.M.); (W.V.)
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany; (M.M.); (W.V.)
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- Department of Food Biofunctionality, Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany; (A.I.-M.); (N.S.); (M.-L.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-711-459-24459; Fax: +49-711-459-23386
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Fate of free and bound phytol and tocopherols during fruit ripening of two Capsicum cultivars. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17310. [PMID: 33057127 PMCID: PMC7560742 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74308-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Phytol and tocopherols and their fatty acid esters (PFAE and TFAE) are isoprenoid lipid components which can be found for instance in vegetables. Their behavior during maturation of fruits and vegetables could reveal valuable information on their biosynthetic formation and biological function. As pods of the genus Capsicum contain considerable amounts of both PFAE and TFAE, two cultivars (i.e. Capsicum annuum var. Forajido and Capsicum chinense var. Habanero) were grown in a greenhouse project. The date of flowering and fruit formation of each blossom was noted and fruits were harvested in four specific periods which corresponded with different stages of ripening, i.e. unripe, semi-ripe, ripe and overripe. Quantification by means of gas chromatography mass spectrometry and creation of development profiles strongly supported the suggestion that PFAE and TFAE were formed as storage molecules during fruit ripening and parallel degradation of chlorophyll. Additionally, compound-specific carbon isotope ratios (δ13C values (‰)) of originally in PFAE and chlorophyll bound phytol ultimately proved that PFAE, besides tocopherols, serve as sink for the cytotoxic phytol moiety released from chlorophyll degradation during fruit ripening. Furthermore, color measurements were successfully implemented to simplify the usually cumbersome separation of chili fruits into different ripening degrees.
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Countercurrent chromatographic fractionation followed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry identification of alkylresorcinols in rye. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:8417-8430. [PMID: 33037907 PMCID: PMC7680747 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02980-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Alkylresorcinols (5-alkyl-1,3-dihydroxybenzenes, ARs) are bioactive phenolic lipid compounds which are particularly abundant in rye and partly other cereals. In this study on ARs, whole rye grain extracts were gained with cyclohexane/ethyl acetate (46/54, w/w). Silylated extracts were used to develop a gas chromatography with mass spectrometry method in the selected ion monitoring mode (GC/MS-SIM) for the sensitive detection of conventional ARs along with keto-substituted (oxo-AR) and ring-methylated ARs (mAR) with 5-alkyl chain lengths of 14 to 27 carbon atoms and 0 to 4 double bonds in one run. Analysis was performed by countercurrent chromatographic (CCC) fractionation using the solvent system n-hexane/ethyl acetate/methanol/water (9/1/9/1, v/v/v/v). Subsequent GC/MS-(SIM) analysis of 80 silylated CCC fractions enabled the detection of 74 ARs in the sample. The CCC elution of the ARs followed the equivalent chain length (ECL) rule in which one double bond compensated the effect of two (additional) carbon atoms. Novel or rarely reported ARs were detected in virtually all classes, i.e. saturated AR (AR14:0), even-numbered monounsaturated AR isomers (AR16:1-AR26:1), triunsaturated ARs (AR25:3), oxo-ARs (AR17:0 oxo, AR19:1 oxo, AR21:2 oxo, AR23:2 oxo) and odd-numbered methyl-ARs (mAR15:0-mAR23:0). Positions of the double bonds of monounsaturated ARs and oxo-ARs were determined with the help of dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) derivatives. Graphical abstract ![]()
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Liu Y, Wu Q, Xia Z, Wu Y, Li Y, Gong Z. Simultaneous and rapid determination of sesamin and sesamolin in sesame oils using excitation-emission matrix fluorescence coupled with self-weighted alternating trilinear decomposition. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2020; 100:4418-4424. [PMID: 32388871 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sesamin and sesamolin are two typical and important lignans isolated from sesame oil. Various studies have shown the bioactivity, physiological activity, and potential health benefits of the two components. In this study, a rapid method for the simultaneous determination of sesamin and sesamolin in sesame oils was proposed. The excitation-emission fluorescence spectra of the oils were obtained after a simple pretreatment, then self-weighted alternating trilinear decomposition was used to extract the quantitative information from the very overlapping spectra. RESULTS It was found that reasonable quantification results could be obtained with the limits of detection for the two lignans. These limits were 0.05 mg/g and 0.24 mg/g, and the limits of quantitation were 0.14 mg/g and 0.74 mg/g, respectively. The average recoveries for sesamin and sesamolin were 99.05% and 94.97%. CONCLUSION The results indicate that, with simple sample pretreatment, the application for combining excitation-emission fluorescence spectra and self-weighted alternating trilinear decomposition can be a useful and sensitive tool for the determination of lignans in sesame oil. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Yan Liu
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory for Deep Processing of Major Grain and Oil (Wuhan Polytechnic University), Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Processing and Transformation of Agricultural Products (Wuhan Polytechnic University), College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Quality Standards and Testing Technology Research, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Science, Wuhan, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory for Deep Processing of Major Grain and Oil (Wuhan Polytechnic University), Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Processing and Transformation of Agricultural Products (Wuhan Polytechnic University), College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory for Deep Processing of Major Grain and Oil (Wuhan Polytechnic University), Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Processing and Transformation of Agricultural Products (Wuhan Polytechnic University), College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory for Deep Processing of Major Grain and Oil (Wuhan Polytechnic University), Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory for Processing and Transformation of Agricultural Products (Wuhan Polytechnic University), College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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Steffl M, Nautscher N, Kröpfl A, Granvogl M. Nodular panniculitis in a cat with high alpha tocopherol concentration in serum. Vet Med Sci 2020; 6:980-984. [PMID: 32421260 PMCID: PMC7738709 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A 5-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat suffered from recurrent solitary nodules in different subcutaneous body regions. Nodules were surgically removed and each time histopathological diagnosis was fat necrosis and fibrosing to pyogranulomatous panniculitis. After the second surgery the alpha (α)-tocopherol concentration in serum of the cat was examined and the result (21 mg/L) exceeded the upper limit of the reference interval (3-11 mg/L). Vitamin E amount in diet fed solely in the past was checked as studies have shown that vitamin E amounts in food significantly influence vitamin E concentrations in serum. For comparative purposes, α-tocopherol concentrations were determined in sera of healthy control cats. Additionally, vitamin E amount in wet food from different manufacturers was analysed using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results showed that the diet did not have higher vitamin E amounts compared to other diets. All control cats had similar high serum α-tocopherol concentrations. We conclude that panniculitis can occur despite high serum α-tocopherol concentrations in cats. Further studies are needed to redefine reference values of α-tocopherol in serum of cats.
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- Martin Steffl
- Veterinary Practice of the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Veterinary Practice of the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, section Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, section Food Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry (170a), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Wiedmaier‐Czerny N, Müller M, Vetter W. Heart‐Cut Two‐Dimensional Countercurrent Chromatography for the Isolation of a Furan Fatty Acid Triacylglycerol from Latex Gloves and Identification of Further Lipid Compounds. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aocs.12333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Nina Wiedmaier‐Czerny
- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food ChemistryUniversity of Hohenheim Stuttgart D‐70593 Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food ChemistryUniversity of Hohenheim Stuttgart D‐70593 Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry (170b), Institute of Food ChemistryUniversity of Hohenheim Stuttgart D‐70593 Germany
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Xia Z, Yi T, Liu Y. Rapid and nondestructive determination of sesamin and sesamolin in Chinese sesames by near-infrared spectroscopy coupling with chemometric method. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 228:117777. [PMID: 31727518 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Sesame was one of the most important crops in Africa and east Asia. The sesamin and sesamolin in sesames have shown various pharmacological, biological and physiologic activities. In this study, a rapid and nondestructive method for determination of sesamin and sesamolin in Chinese sesames by near-infrared spectroscopy coupled with chemometric method was proposed. The near infrared spectra of sesame samples from three different Chinese areas were collected and the partial least squares (PLS) was used to construct the quantitative models. The spectral preprocessing and variable selection methods were adopted to improve the predictability and stability of the model. Reasonable quantitative results can be obtained when the samples used for model construction and prediction were harvested in same years. For sesamin and sesamolin, the correlation coefficient (R) and root mean square error prediction (RMSEP) were 0.9754, 0.9636 and 151.2951, 39.7720, respectively. The optimized models seem less effective when they were used to predict the samples harvested in other years or countries. However, acceptable results can still be obtained.
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- Zhenzhen Xia
- Institute of Agricultural Quality Standards and Testing Technology Research, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Science, Wuhan 430064, PR China
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- Institute of Agricultural Quality Standards and Testing Technology Research, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Science, Wuhan 430064, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, PR China; Key Laboratory for Deep Processing of Major Grain and Oil (Wuhan Polytechnic University), Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory for Processing and Transformation of Agricultural Products (Wuhan Polytechnic University), College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, PR China.
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Fan C, Li N, Cao X. Efficient separation of tocopherol homologues in vegetable oil by ionic‐liquid‐based countercurrent chromatography using a non‐aqueous biphasic system. J Sep Sci 2019; 43:970-977. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201900962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chen Fan
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human HealthBeijing Technology and Business University Beijing P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human HealthBeijing Technology and Business University Beijing P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human HealthBeijing Technology and Business University Beijing P. R. China
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Müller M, Kröpfl A, Vetter W. Identification of two α-tocodienol isomers in palm oil after countercurrent chromatographic enrichment. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 412:795-802. [PMID: 31858167 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-02303-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Countercurrent chromatography (CCC) was used for the enrichment of α-tocodienol (α-T2), a rare vitamin E-related minor compound previously tentatively detected in palm oil. Hitherto, only one isomer has been mentioned to occur at traces in palm oil. However, CCC fractionation followed by GC/MS measurements of all fractions resulted in the detection of two α-T2 isomers in five different palm oil vitamin E dietary supplement capsules. Five repetitive CCC separations of ~ 1 g sample and additional purification steps by column chromatography provided ~ 2 mg of two equally abundant α-T2 isomers with a purity of ~ 85%. The positions of the double bonds in the alkyl side chain could be assigned by means of two characteristic chemical shifts in the 1H NMR spectrum. Accordingly, the structures of the α-T2 isomers were 2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridec-3,11-dienyl)chroman-6-ol (double bonds in 3',11'-position) and 2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridec-7,11-dienyl)chroman-6-ol (double bonds in 7',11'-position). Natural occurrence of both isomers was proven by GC/MS screening of crude palm oil after saponification and CCC separation. Moreover, GC/MS analysis allowed the tentative assignment of γ-tocomonoenol (γ-T1) and β-tocomonoenol (β-T1) as trace compounds in palm oil.
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- Marco Müller
- Institute of Food Chemistry, Department of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 28, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Department of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 28, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Department of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 28, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Vetter W, Müller M, Sommer K, Schröder M, Hammann S. Development of equivalent chain length (ECL) rules for lipid compounds. J Chromatogr A 2019; 1599:187-195. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Improving the resolution of overlapping peaks by heartcut two-dimensional countercurrent chromatography with the same solvent system in both dimensions. J Chromatogr A 2019; 1596:142-151. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Michailidis D, Angelis A, Aligiannis N, Mitakou S, Skaltsounis L. Recovery of Sesamin, Sesamolin, and Minor Lignans From Sesame Oil Using Solid Support-Free Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Chromatography Techniques and Evaluation of Their Enzymatic Inhibition Properties. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:723. [PMID: 31316384 PMCID: PMC6610769 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In this study, an integrated process for the recovery of sesamin and sesamolin, two high added-value lignans of sesame oil (SO) was developed, using synchronous extraction and chromatography techniques. The extraction of SO phenolic content was studied using two different extraction techniques: Annular centrifugal extraction (ACE) and centrifugal partition extraction (CPE). The derived data of each experiment were compared in terms of revealing the yields, time, and solvents consumption showing that CPE is the most effective technique, concerning the solvent consumption. The isolation of lignans was achieved using centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC) both on semi-preparative and preparative scale. The biphasic system used for this purpose consisted of the following solvents: n-Hex/EtOAc/EtOH/H2O in proportion 2:3:3:2 (v/v/v/v) and direct recovery of the two major lignans sesamin and sesamolin was achieved. In parallel the CPC analysis resulted in the isolation of four minor lignans of sesame oil, i.e., samin, sesamol, sesaminol, and episesaminol. Structure elucidation of isolated lignans was based on HRMS/MS and NMR experiments. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was employed for quantitative analysis of the obtained extracts to determine the purity of the isolated compounds as well. The results of this study demonstrated that sesamin and sesamolin were recovered in purity higher than 95%, verifying the effectiveness of the purposed separation methodology. Finally, due to the general application of sesame oil in cosmetic industry, all the pure compounds were evaluated for their tyrosinase, elastase, collagenase, and hyaluronidase inhibition activity.
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- Dimitris Michailidis
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Müller M, Hammann S, Vetter W. Countercurrent chromatographic isolation and purification of 11′-α-tocomonoenol from the vitamin E extract of palm oil. Food Chem 2018; 256:327-332. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.02.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Occurrence of tocopheryl fatty acid esters in vegetables and their non-digestibility by artificial digestion juices. Sci Rep 2018; 8:7657. [PMID: 29769635 PMCID: PMC5955885 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25997-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Tocopheryl fatty acid esters (TFAE) consist of tocopherols esterified to fatty acids, but only little is known about this substance class. In this study, twelve vegetable groups were screened on TFAE and contents of (free) tocopherols and TFAE were determined in red bell pepper, red chili pepper, cucumber and walnut (n = 5, respectively). Intact TFAE were separated by solid phase extraction from free tocopherols and analyzed by GC/MS. Highest TFAE values were determined in chili pepper (4.0–16 mg/100 g fresh weight, FW) and walnut (4.1–12 mg/100 g FW), followed by bell pepper (1.3–1.5 mg/100 g FW) and cucumber (0.06–0.2 mg/100 g FW). Contribution of TFAE to the total tocopherol content ranged from 7–84%. Neither the treatment with artificial digestion juices nor exposure to sunlight showed degradation of TFAE. This substance class might represent a hitherto overlooked storage form for free tocopherols in plants as they occur to be more stable. But as the ester bond in medium chain TFAE seems not to be fissile in the human body, they might not contribute in the same way as free tocopherols to the vitamin E activity of vegetables and might have to be determined separately.
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Phytyl fatty acid esters in vegetables pose a risk for patients suffering from Refsum's disease. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188035. [PMID: 29131855 PMCID: PMC5683611 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Patients suffering from Refsum’s disease show mutations in the enzyme necessary for the degradation of phytanic acid. Accumulation of this tetramethyl-branched fatty acid in inner organs leads to severe neurological and cardiac dysfunctions which can even result in death. Thus, patients with Refsum’s disease have to follow a specific diet resigning foods with high levels of phytanic acid and trans-phytol like products from ruminant animals with a tolerable daily intake (TDI) of ≤ 10 mg/d. We recently reported the occurrence of phytyl fatty acid esters (PFAE, trans-phytol esterified with a fatty acid) in bell pepper with trans-phytol amounts of up to 5.4 mg/100 g fresh weight (FW). In this study we carried out in vitro-digestion experiments of PFAE with artificial digestion fluids. Our results demonstrate that PFAE actually are a source for bioavailable trans-phytol and thus add to the TDI. Eating only one portion of bell pepper (∼150 g) could therefore lead to exploitation of the TDI of up to 81%. Analysis of additional vegetable matrices showed that also rocket salad with up to 4.2 mg/100 g FW trans-phytol bound in PFAE represents a risk-relevant food for patients with Refsum’s disease and should therefore be taken into account.
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Irías-Mata A, Stuetz W, Sus N, Hammann S, Gralla K, Cordero-Solano A, Vetter W, Frank J. Tocopherols, Tocomonoenols, and Tocotrienols in Oils of Costa Rican Palm Fruits: A Comparison between Six Varieties and Chemical versus Mechanical Extraction. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:7476-7482. [PMID: 28756671 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b02230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Palm oil is one of the richest sources of tocotrienols and may contain other non-tocopherol vitamin E congeners. The vitamin E profiles of fully ripened fruit mesocarp of three Elaeis guineensis, two Elaeis oleifera, and one hybrid O × G palm fruit genotypes from Costa Rica were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after mechanical extraction by a screw press and chemical extraction with hexane. γ-Tocotrienol, α-tocotrienol, and α-tocopherol were the most abundant tocochromanols, while other tocopherols (β-tocopherol, γ-tocopherol, and δ-tocopherol) and α-tocomonoenol were detected at minor concentrations. Significant differences in vitamin E profiles between genotypes were observed, and the variety E. oleifera Quepos (CB9204) had by far the highest content of total tocotrienols (890 μg/g of oil) and total vitamin E (892 μg/g of oil). Chemical extraction with hexane afforded up to 2.5-fold higher vitamin E yields than screw press extraction. α-Tocomonoenol co-eluted with γ-tocopherol in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography analyses and is a possible source of error in the quantification of γ-tocopherol in foods.
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Reger L, Gallistl C, Skírnisson K, Vetter W. Analysis and Characterization of Polychlorinated Hydroxybornanes as Metabolites of Toxaphene Using a Polar Bear Model. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:8335-8342. [PMID: 28686017 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b02662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Abiotic and biotic transformation of toxaphene (camphechlor) results in the selective enrichment of recalcitrant congeners while other, less persistent compounds of technical toxaphene (CTTs) are degraded. Until now, there has been little knowledge on oxidation transformation of toxaphene. For instance, the existence of hydroxylated CTTs (OH-CTTs) in authentic environmental and food samples has not been proven. For this reason, we synthesized a mixture consisting of tetra- to heptachlorinated OH-CTTs and simplified it by countercurrent chromatography (CCC). Thus, 227 OH-CTTs were detected in the CCC fractions (12 tetra-, 117 penta-, 81 hexa-, and 17 heptachlorinated OH-CTTs), which was >50% more than detected before the fractionation. One CCC fraction consisting of only 18 OH-CTTs was used to develop a sample cleanup method which aimed to remove CTTs, isobaric PCBs, and sample matrix. The final cleanup procedure consisted of (i) gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and adsorption chromatography using (ii) deactivated and (iii) activated silica gel. Hence, up to 320 and 4350 μg/kg lipid weight of octa- and nonachlorinated CTTs were detected in four liver samples and adipose tissue of polar bears, respectively. Furthermore, the presence of one hexachlorinated OH-CTT isomer could be verified in the samples, which was about 1% of the octachlorinated CTTs determined in the liver samples.
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- Lea Reger
- Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim , Garbenstraße 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim , Garbenstraße 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- University of Iceland, Keldur, Institute for Experimental Pathology , IS-112 Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim , Garbenstraße 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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Vetter W, Hammann S, Müller M, Englert M, Huang Y. The use of countercurrent chromatography in the separation of nonpolar lipid compounds. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1501:51-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Müller M, Englert M, Earle MJ, Vetter W. Development of solvent systems with room temperature ionic liquids for the countercurrent chromatographic separation of very nonpolar lipid compounds. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1488:68-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.01.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hammann S, Kröpfl A, Vetter W. More than 170 polyunsaturated tocopherol-related compounds in a vitamin E capsule: Countercurrent chromatographic enrichment, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis and preliminary identification of the potential artefacts. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1476:77-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Krauß S, Hammann S, Vetter W. Phytyl Fatty Acid Esters in the Pulp of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:6306-6311. [PMID: 27458658 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Phytyl fatty acid esters (PFAE) are esters of fatty acids with the isoprenoid alcohol phytol (3,7R,11R,15-tetramethylhexadec-2E-enol). In this study, PFAE were identified and quantified in bell pepper using gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). All red (n = 14) and yellow (n = 6) samples contained six or seven PFAE at 0.9-11.2 mg/100 g fresh weight. By contrast, PFAE were not detected in green bell pepper samples (n = 3). PFAE might eventually be a source for bioavailable phytol, which can be transformed into phytanic acid by humans. Phytanic acid cannot be properly degraded by patients who suffer from Refsum's disease (tolerable daily intake (TDI) ≤ 10 mg of phytanic acid). The phytol moiety of the PFAE (0.4-5.4 mg/100 g fresh weight) would contribute up to ∼50% to the TDI with the consumption of only one portion of bell pepper fruit pulp.
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- Stephanie Krauß
- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim , Garbenstrasse 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim , Garbenstrasse 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim , Garbenstrasse 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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Hammann S, Vetter W. Method Development for the Determination of Free and Esterified Sterols in Button Mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:3437-3444. [PMID: 27064103 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Ergosterol is the major sterol in button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) and can occur as free alcohol or esterified with fatty acids (ergosteryl esters). In this study, gas chromatography with mass spectrometry in the selected ion monitoring mode (GC/MS-SIM) was used to determine ergosterol and ergosteryl esters as well as other sterols and steryl esters in button mushrooms. Different quality control measures were established and sample preparation procedures were compared to prevent the formation of artifacts and the degradation of ergosteryl esters. The final method was then used for the determination of ergosterol (443 ± 44 mg/100 g dry matter (d.m.)) and esterified ergosterol (12 ± 6 mg/100 g d.m.) in button mushroom samples (n = 4). While the free sterol fraction was vastly dominated by ergosterol (∼90% of five sterols in total), the steryl ester fraction was more diversified (nine sterols in total, ergosterol ∼55%) and consisted primarily of linoleic acid esters.
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- Simon Hammann
- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim , Garbenstraße 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry (170b), University of Hohenheim , Garbenstraße 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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Englert M, Ulms K, Wendlinger C, Vetter W. Isolation of a furan fatty acid fromHevea brasiliensislatex employing the combined use of pH-zone-refining and conventional countercurrent chromatography. J Sep Sci 2015; 39:490-5. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201501070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Michael Englert
- Institute of Food Chemistry; University of Hohenheim; Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry; University of Hohenheim; Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry; University of Hohenheim; Stuttgart Germany
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