Advanced Research on Plant-Based Food Extraction

A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Analysis of Food and Beverages".

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Interests: food metabolomics; food chemistry; bioactive compounds; lipidomics; food science; liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry; gas chromatography–mass chromatography; natural product chemistry; volatile organic compounds; sensory analysis

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Food products are complex matrices containing various molecules, which can have beneficial or harmful effects on human health, and can determine the flavour of foodstuffs in relation to food spoilage. The development of separation techniques has resulted in a massive increase in studies focused on the analysis of compounds in food samples.

This Special Issue aims to summarize the recent findings related to the development and application of separation techniques to determine the health-promoting potential, safety, authenticity, and aroma in food products. The Special Issue will cover various topics, including (but not limited to) bioactive compound analysis, method development, omics approaches, and volatile organic compounds analysis.

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Keywords

  • bioactive compounds
  • volatolomics
  • metabolomics
  • flavouromics
  • sensomics
  • lipidomics
  • HPLC
  • LC-MS
  • GC-MS
  • GC-O
  • SPME

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Simultaneous Quantification Method of Flavonoids in Jeju Native Citrus from Different Harvest Times Using a High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Diode Array Detector (HPLC–DAD)
by Hyejin Hyeon, Ho Bong Hyun, Sung Chun Kim, Boram Go, Seon-A Yoon, Yong-Hwan Jung and Young-Min Ham
Separations 2023, 10(11), 567; https://doi.org/10.3390/separations10110567 - 11 Nov 2023
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In Jeju-native Citrus, flavonoids are the main contributors to the various types of biological activity, such as antioxidant, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory activity. Thus, we developed simultaneous quantification methods for the analysis of ten bioactive flavonoids in Jeju Citrus fruits (Dangyuja, Gamja, Jigak, [...] Read more.
In Jeju-native Citrus, flavonoids are the main contributors to the various types of biological activity, such as antioxidant, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory activity. Thus, we developed simultaneous quantification methods for the analysis of ten bioactive flavonoids in Jeju Citrus fruits (Dangyuja, Gamja, Jigak, Sadugam, and Soyuja) harvested at six different time points using a high-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detector (HPLC-DAD). Separation was performed using a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min, a column temperature of 40 °C, a mobile phase buffer of 0.5% acetic acid, and a detection wavelength of 278 nm. The established analytical method showed good linearity (R2 ≥ 0.9997), precision (inter-day < 0.599%, intra-day < 0.055%), and accuracy (recoveries 92.30–108.80%). The HPLC–DAD method was subsequently applied to analyze flavonoids in Citrus samples. Overall, the quantification results indicated that the compositions and content of flavonoids differed for each Citrus species. The harvesting period also influenced the changes in flavonoid content within each Citrus species. The analytical results with chemometrics revealed that higher flavonoid levels in early-harvested Citrus were derived from the improved fruit size and reduced flavonoid synthesis during maturation. This study provides a practical and reliable method for the analysis of ten flavonoids that can be further utilized in the quality assessment of Jeju Citrus. Full article
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