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Front-face fluorescence spectroscopy and chemometrics for quality control of cold-pressed rapeseed oil during storage
The aim of this study was to test the usability of fluorescence spectroscopy to evaluate the stability of cold-pressed rapeseed oil during storage. Freshly-pressed rapeseed oil was stored in colorless and green glass bottles exposed to light, and in darkness for a period of 6 months. The quality deterioration of oils was evaluated on the basis of several chemical parameters (peroxide value, acid value, K232 and K270, polar compounds, tocopherols, carotenoids, pheophytins, oxygen concentration) and fluorescence. Parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) of oil excitation-emission matrices revealed the presence of four fluorophores that showed different evolution throughout the storage period. The fluorescence study provided direct information about tocopherol and pheophytin degradation and revealed formation of a new fluorescent product. Principal component analysis (PCA) performed on analytical and fluorescence data showed that oxidation was more advanced in samples exposed to light due to the photo-induced processes; only a very minor effect of the bottle color was observed. Multiple linear regression (MLR) and partial least squares regression (PLSR) on the PARAFAC scores revealed a quantitative relationship between fluorescence and some of the chemical parameters.Funding Agency
Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland
NN312428239
Poznan University of Economics and Businessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Directions of Colour Changes of Nectar Honeys Depending on Honey Type and Storage Conditions
The colour of honey is one of the most important quality criteria for consumers. The colour depends mainly on the content of plant pigments but the honey consistency, shape, and size of the crystals may also influence the honey colour parameters. It is related to the crystallisation and decrystallisation processes of honey during storage. In the present study, directions of colour changes of honey during storage were evaluated using a tristimulus colorimeter and the CIE 1976 L*a*b* and CIE L*C*ho systems. The effect of time (3 and 9 months) and storage conditions (cold storage, room temperature storage with access to light, and room temperature storage without access to light) on the colour of nectar honeys was investigated. The results obtained showed that both the type of honey and the storage conditions influenced the honey colour parameters. Significant differences in direction and intensity of the colour changes of honey during storage were observed. These differences make it difficult to indicate which storage conditions are optimal to preserve the colour of the honey. It was found that acacia and heather honeys were the most susceptible to colour changes during long-term storage in all of the study’s applied conditions, whereas rape and buckwheat honeys were the most stable in colour parameters
Raspberry seed extract improves the ferroxidase activity of ceruloplasmin in patients with lower artery chronic total occlusion
Ceruloplasmin (Cp) is the major antioxidant in plasma, a protein that carries about 95%
of the total copper. Multiple biochemical activities of ceruloplasmin have been described, including
copper transport or oxidation of Fe(II) to Fe(III) for subsequent uptake by transferrin and
ferritin. Reduction of the pool of free Fe(II) ions by Cp prevents the generation of free radicals
and reactive oxygen species by oxidation of Fe(II), thus inhibiting the Haber-Weiss reaction.
The removal of both free Fe(II) and Fe(III) ions from blood plasma by polyphenols enhances the
antioxidant system of the living organism. However, the mechanism of interactions between
exo- and endogenous antioxidants is still under consideration.
The effect of raspberry seed extract (RSE) on the ferroxidase activity of ceruloplasmin
isolated from plasma of patients with chronic arterial occlusion of the lower limbs due to atherosclerosis (CpAO) was investigated. Moreover, the effect of RSE on the ferroxidase activity of
Cp isolated from healthy volunteers (CpC) was also estimated. The ferroxidase activity of Cp,
expressed as ΔFe(II), was determined by spectrophotometry with the use of the Fe(II) – histidine
complex and ferrozine as a chromogenic reagent. The addition of RSE to samples with the same
amount of both CpAO or CpC in each caused an increase in ΔFe(II). The polyphenol-rich RSE may
assist Cp in the fight against free radicals and reactive oxygen species when the disease occurs
due to an excessive use or reduced production of endogenous antioxidants