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Food Chem ; 345: 128778, 2021 May 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33310250

ABSTRACT

The innovative combination of ultrasound (Us) with a thermal exchanger to produce high quality extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) was studied using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and multivariate analysis (MVA). Major and minor metabolomic components of Apulian Coratina EVOO obtained using the two methods were compared. Early and late olive ripening stages were also considered. An increased amount of polyphenols was found for EVOOs obtained using the Us with respect to the conventional method for both early and late ripening stages (900.8 ± 10.3 and 571.9 ± 9.9 mg/kg versus 645.1 ± 9.3 and 440.8 ± 10.4 mg/kg). NMR spectroscopy showed a significant increase (P < 0.05) in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) as well as in the tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol derivatives, such as oleocanthal, oleacein, and elenolic acid, for both ripening stages. In conclusion, NMR spectroscopy provides information about the metabolomic components of EVOOs to producers, while the Us process increases the levels of healthy bioactive components.


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Food Industry , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Metabolomics , Olive Oil/metabolism , Temperature , Ultrasonic Waves , Multivariate Analysis
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Environ Pollut ; 254(Pt A): 112977, 2019 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31377326

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Glyphosate, as a broad-spectrum herbicide, is frequently detected in water and several studies have investigated its effects on several freshwater aquatic organisms. Yet, only few investigations have been performed on marine macroalgae. Here, we studied both the metabolomics responses and the effect on primary production in the endemic brown algae Fucus virsoides exposed to different concentration (0, 0.5, 1.5 and 2.5 mg L-1) of a commercial glyphosate-based herbicide, namely Roundup®. Our results show that Roundup® significantly reduced quantum yield of photosynthesis (Fv/Fm) and caused alteration in the metabolomic profiles of exposed thalli compared to controls. Together with the decrease in the aromatic amino acids (phenylalanine and tyrosine), an increase in shikimate content was detected. The branched-amino acids differently varied according to levels of herbicide exposure, as well as observed for the content of choline, formate, glucose, malonate and fumarate. Our results suggest that marine primary producers could be largely affected by the agricultural land use, this asking for further studies addressing the ecosystem-level effects of glyphosate-based herbicides in coastal waters.


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Fucus/metabolism , Glycine/analogs & derivatives , Herbicides/toxicity , Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity , Agriculture , Animals , Ecosystem , Fresh Water/chemistry , Glycine/toxicity , Metabolomics , Phenylalanine/metabolism , Photosynthesis/drug effects , Shikimic Acid/metabolism , Tyrosine/metabolism , Glyphosate
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