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Mattoli L, Pelucchini C, Fiordelli V, Burico M, Gianni M, Zambaldi I. Natural complex substances: From molecules to the molecular complexes. Analytical and technological advances for their definition and differentiation from the corresponding synthetic substances. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2023; 215:113790. [PMID: 37487919 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
Abstract
Natural complex substances (NCSs) are a heterogeneous family of substances that are notably used as ingredients in several products classified as food supplements, medical devices, cosmetics and traditional medicines, according to the correspondent regulatory framework. The compositions of NCSs vary widely and hundreds to thousands of compounds can be present at the same time. A key concept is that NCSs are much more than the simple sum of the compounds that constitute them, in fact some emerging phenomena are the result of the supramolecular interaction of the constituents of the system. Therefore, close attention should be paid to produce and characterize these systems. Today many natural compounds are produced by chemical synthesis and are intentionally added to NCSs, or to formulated natural products, to enhance their properties, lowering their production costs. Market analysis shows a tendency of people to use products made with NCSs and, currently, products made with ingredients of natural origin only are not conveniently distinguishable from those containing compounds of synthetic origin. Furthermore, the uncertainty of the current European regulatory framework does not allow consumers to correctly differentiate and identify products containing only ingredients of natural origin. The high demand for specific and effective NCSs and their high-cost offer on the market, create the conditions to economically motivated sophistications, characterized by the addition of a cheap material to a more expensive one, just to increase profit. This type of practice can concern both the addition of less valuable natural materials and the addition of pure artificial compounds with the same structure as those naturally present. In this scenario, it becomes essential for producers of natural products to have advanced analytical techniques to evaluate the effective naturalness of NCSs. In fact, synthetically obtained compounds are not identical to their naturally occurring counterparts, due to the isotopic composition or chirality, as well as the presence of different trace metabolites (since pure substances in nature do not exist). For this reason, in this review, the main analytical tests that can be performed to differentiate natural compounds from their synthetic counterparts will be highlighted and the main analytical technologies will be described. At the same time, the main fingerprint techniques useful for characterizing the complexity of the NCSs, also allowing their identification and quali-quantitative evaluation, will be described. Furthermore, NCSs can be produced through different manufacturing processes, not all of which are on the same level of quality. In this review the most suitable technologies for green processes that operate according to physical extraction principles will be presented, as according to the authors they are the ones that come closest to creating more life-cycle compatible NCSs and that are well suited to the European green deal, a strategy with the aim of transforming the EU into a sustainable and resource-efficient society by 2050.
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- Luisa Mattoli
- Innovation & Medical Science, Aboca SpA, Sansepolcro, AR, Italy.
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- Innovation & Medical Science, Aboca SpA, Sansepolcro, AR, Italy
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- Innovation & Medical Science, Aboca SpA, Sansepolcro, AR, Italy
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- Innovation & Medical Science, Aboca SpA, Sansepolcro, AR, Italy
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You H, Gershon H, Goren F, Xue F, Kantowski T, Monheit L. Analytical strategies to determine the labelling accuracy and economically-motivated adulteration of "natural" dietary supplements in the marketplace: Turmeric case study. Food Chem 2022; 370:131007. [PMID: 34507212 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Turmeric has faced authenticity issues as instances of economic-adulterations to reduce the cost. We used carbon-14 and HPLC analyses as complementary methods to verify "all-natural" label claims of commercial dietary supplements containing turmeric ingredients. A high percentage of curcumin-to-curcuminoids value was used as an indicator to imply the presence of synthetic curcumin. However, using the HPLC method alone did not provide direct evidence of curcuminoids' natural origin, whereas using only the carbon-14 method cannot test for potency label claims and determine which constituent(s) contain 14C radiocarbon. By analyzing results from both methods, a significant correlation between the percentage of curcumin-to-curcuminoids and % biobased carbon (Pearson's r = -0.875, p < 0.001) indicated that synthetic curcumin was greatly attributed to determined synthetic ingredients. Only four out of the 14 samples analyzed supported authentic label claims. This orthogonal testing strategy showed its potential for the quality control of turmeric products.
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- Hong You
- Eurofins Botanical Testing, US, Inc., 2951 Saturn St., Brea, CA 92821, USA; Eurofins Scientific, Inc., 2200 Rittenhouse St., Des Moines, IA 50321, USA.
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- Beta Analytic, 4985 Southwest 74th Court, Miami, FL 33155, USA.
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- Beta Analytic, 4985 Southwest 74th Court, Miami, FL 33155, USA.
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- University of California, Davis, Learning & Mind Sciences, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Global Curcumin Association, 18 Augusta Pines Dr, Suite 151 West #2, Spring, TX 77389, USA.
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- Global Curcumin Association, 18 Augusta Pines Dr, Suite 151 West #2, Spring, TX 77389, USA.
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Cuchet A, Anchisi A, Schiets F, Clément Y, Lantéri P, Bonnefoy C, Jame P, Carénini E, Casabianca H. Determination of enantiomeric and stable isotope ratio fingerprints of active secondary metabolites in neroli (Citrus aurantium L.) essential oils for authentication by multidimensional gas chromatography and GC-C/P-IRMS. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2021; 1185:123003. [PMID: 34731745 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.123003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Neroli essential oil (EO), extracted from bitter orange blossoms, is one of the most expensive natural products on the market due to its poor yield and its use in fragrance compositions, such as cologne. Multiple adulterations of neroli EO are found on the market, and several authentication strategies, such as enantioselective gas chromatography (GC) and isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS), have been developed in the last few years. However, neroli EO adulteration is becoming increasingly sophisticated, and analytical improvements are needed to increase precision. Enantiomeric and compound-specific isotopic profiling of numerous metabolites using multidimensional GC and GC-C/P-IRMS was carried out. These analyses proved to be efficient for geographical tracing, especially to distinguish neroli EO of Egyptian origin. In addition, δ2H values and enantioselective ratios can identify an addition of 10% of petitgrain EO. These results demonstrate that enantioselective and stable isotopic metabolite fingerprint determination is currently a necessity to control EOs.
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- Aurélien Cuchet
- Albert Vieille SAS, 629 Route de Grasse, 06220 Vallauris, France; Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, 5 rue de la Doua, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France.
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- Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, 5 rue de la Doua, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, 5 rue de la Doua, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, 5 rue de la Doua, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, 5 rue de la Doua, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, 5 rue de la Doua, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, 5 rue de la Doua, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Albert Vieille SAS, 629 Route de Grasse, 06220 Vallauris, France
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- Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, 5 rue de la Doua, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France
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Type and magnitude of non-compliance and adulteration in neroli, mandarin and bergamot essential oils purchased on-line: potential consumer vulnerability. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11096. [PMID: 34045520 PMCID: PMC8160360 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90307-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Thirty-one samples of essential oils used both in perfumery and aromatherapy were purchased to business-to-consumers suppliers and submitted to standard gas chromatography-based analysis of their chemical composition. Their compliance with ISO AFNOR standards was checked and revealed, although ISO AFNOR ranges are relatively loose, that more than 45% of the samples analyzed failed to pass the test and more than 19% were diluted with solvents such as propylene and dipropylene glycol, triethyl citrate, or vegetal oil. Cases of non-compliance could be due to substitution or dilution with a cheaper essential oil, such as sweet orange oil, blending with selected compounds (linalool and linalyl acetate, maybe of synthetic origin), or issues of aging, harvest, or manufacturing that should be either deliberate or accidental. In some cases, natural variability could be invoked. These products are made available to the market without control and liability by resellers and could expose the public to safety issues, in addition to commercial prejudice, in sharp contrast with the ever-increasing regulations applying to the sector and the high demand of consumers for safe, controlled and traceable products in fragrances and cosmetic products.
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Strojnik L, Camin F, Ogrinc N. Compound-specific carbon and hydrogen isotope analysis of volatile organic compounds using headspace solid-phase microextraction. Talanta 2020; 219:121264. [PMID: 32887155 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121264] [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: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Natural flavouring materials are in high demand, and a premium price is paid for all-natural flavourings, making them vulnerable to fraud. At present, compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) is perhaps the most sophisticated tool for determining flavour authenticity. Despite promising results, the method is not widely used, and the results are limited to the most common volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This paper describes a robust protocol for on-line measurements of δ13C and δ2H using HS-SPME coupled with GC-C-IRMS and GC-HTC-IRMS for common fruit VOCs. To achieve reproducible and accurate results, a combination of a peak size/linearity correction with drift correction were used. Finally, the results were normalised by multiple point linear regression using the known and measured values of reference materials. Special care was taken to avoid irreproducible isotopic fractionation and the effects of equilibration, adsorption, desorption times and temperatures on δ13C or δ2H values were examined. Method validation was performed, and the average combined measurement uncertainty (MU) was 0.42‰. All the δ13CVPDB values were below ±3*MU, regardless of analytical conditions. In contrast, for δ2HVSMOW-SLAP values, only low temperature (30 °C) with equilibration time (15 min) and shorter adsorption time (between 10 and 20 min) can produce an isotopic difference of <10‰. Therefore, method optimisation can minimise MU, and data normalisation and method validation are essential for obtaining meaningful data for use in flavour authenticity studies.
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- Lidija Strojnik
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Food Quality and Nutrition, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), Via E. Mach 1, 38010, San Michele All'Adige (TN), Italy; Center Agriculture Food Environment (C3A), University of Trento, Via Mach 1, 38010, San Michele All'Adige (TN), Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Schrader J, Zorn H, von Wallbrunn C. Bioflavour Conference 2018-Biotechnology for Flavors, Fragrances, and Functional Ingredients. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:13363-13366. [PMID: 31558026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b05192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The "Bioflavour 2018-Biotechnology of Flavors, Fragrances, and Functional Ingredients" conference was held from September 18th to 21st, 2018 at the DECHEMA house in Frankfurt, Germany. The conference attracted more than 190 participants from over 25 countries, with about 40% share from industry. Particular sessions of Bioflavour 2018 focused on "flavor perception and biotechnology", "microbial cell factories", "novel pathways, enzymes, and biocatalysts", "technological and regulatory aspects of flavor and fragrance biotechnology", "advanced analytics and novel compounds", "plant biosynthesis and plant enzymes", "modern biotechnology in the world of wine", "receptors, flavors, and bioactives", and "bioprocess development and downstream processing". At Bioflavour 2018, both cutting-edge science from renowned academic research groups and current innovation from this modern biotechnology industry were presented and discussed. This special issue highlights a selection of 12 manuscripts from oral presentations and poster contributions.
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- Jens Schrader
- Industrial Biotechnology , DECHEMA Research Institute , Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25 , 60486 Frankfurt am Main , Germany
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- Institute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology , Justus Liebig University Giessen , Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17 , 35392 Giessen , Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology , Winchesterstraße 2 , 35394 Gießen , Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology and Biochemistry , Hochschule Geisenheim University , Von-Lade-Straße 1 , 65366 Geisenheim , Germany
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