Effect of preharvest melatonin applications at dusk on quality and bioactive compounds content of early sweet cherries.

BACKGROUND: Early sweet cherries have a high economic impact on cherry growers but have poorer quality characteristics and shorter shelf-life than late cherries. Melatonin has been proposed as a biostimulant that regulates plant and fruit growth and increases fruit quality and shelf-life but, in general in fruit and vegetables, there is controversy about its effects. Therefore, this work aimed to evaluate the impact of exogenous preharvest melatonin applications at dusk on the quality and bioactive compounds of two early sweet cherry cultivars. RESULTS: The M3 and M5 (3 × 10-4 and 5 × 10-4 mol L-1 melatonin, respectively) treatments effectively enhanced the endogenous melatonin and hydroxycinnamic acid concentration, enhancing the functional properties of the fruit. Additionally, the M5 treatment enhanced skin colour and consumer acceptance of 'Samba' cherries, while the M3 treatment improved cherry size in 'Sandon Rose'. CONCLUSION: Preharvest melatonin applications at dusk could be included in the scheduled preharvest treatments for early cherry cultivars in order to improve the quality and to stimulate the functionality of the fruit. However, further studies are needed to adjust the concentration depending on the cultivar and the objective pursued. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.

Monitoring winemaking process using tyrosine influence in the excitation-emission matrices of wine.

Wine samples collected during the winemaking process have been analyzed employing a previously optimized UHPLC-FD method, determining their biogenic amines and amino acids profile. The results obtained have been submitted to a statistical analysis from which it was extracted that the most influential analyte was tyrosine. Thanks to its fluorescence, a method for its determination by excitation-emission matrices has been proposed. The accuracy of the method has been checked by means of Elliptical Joint Confidence Region test. The winemaking process has been monitored with this method, obtaining a faster and cheaper way to follow the process.

Exploring the potential of combining chemometric approaches to model non-linear multi-way data with quantitative purposes - A case study.

Second-order based calibration methods have been widely investigated capitalizing on the inherent benefits of the data structure and the decomposition models, demonstrating that second-order advantage is a property that conspires to a high likelihood success in the resolution of systems of varying complexity. This work aims to demonstrate the applicability of a combined chemometric strategy to solve non-linear multivariate calibration systems in the presence of non-multilinear multi-way data. The determination of histamine by differential pulse voltammetry at different pH is presented as case study. The experimental system has the outstanding difficulty arisen from the large displacement along the potential axis by the pH, which was successfully overcome by implementation of the presented combined strategy. For data modeling, MCR-ALS, U-PLS/RBL and U-PCA/RBL-RBF were used. MCR-ALS allowed unraveling the non-linear behavior between the signal and the concentration, and extracting the underlying profiles of the constituent. Quantitative analysis was performed through the three models, and a comparative evaluation of the predictive performance was done. The best results were achieved with U-PCA/RBL-RBF (mean recovery = 101%) whereas, MCR-ALS yield the lowest mean recovery for all samples (70%).

Automated chromatographic method with fluorescent detection to determine biogenic amines and amino acids. Application to craft beer brewing process.

The combined determination of biogenic amines and amino acids is a challenge for food scientists. In this research, a new methodology for the automatic on-line precolumn derivatization and determination of 8 biogenic amines and 9 precursor amino acids by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography with fluorescent detection has been developed. The method derivatized the analytes with o-phthaldialdehyde and achieved the separation of the 17 derivatives in less than 15 min, obtaining good quality parameters (limits of detection varied between 7.00 and 210 µg L-1, and RSD intraday ranged between 1.5 and 6.0%). The optimization of the derivatization procedure has been carried out employing an experimental design and the Surface Response Methodology. The method has been validated and applied to wine and beer, obtaining good recuperation percentages (72.3-138.4%). Also, samples collected during the fermentation of a craft beer, as well as a bottled sample of the same batch, have been analyzed, to monitor the changes in the profile of biogenic amines and amino acids.

Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction for a rapid determination of glyoxal in alcoholic beverages.

Carbonyl compounds, like glyoxal, methylglyoxal, diacetyl or pentane-2,3-dione, among others, have been widely studied. Besides its endogenous origin, they are originated from foodstuffs and are related to sensorial characteristics in products such as wine and beer. Generally, for their determination, the analytes must be derivatised to adapt them for the detection system and this step takes long time. The main aim of this research was to develop a simultaneous derivatization and extraction method which takes place in only few minutes. 3,4-diaminopyridine, as derivatizing reagent, generate a fluorescent product. This reaction is selective for glyoxal. For this new dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) procedure combined with chromatographic determination of glyoxal, various parameters affecting the extraction were optimized and finally, a mixture of butan-1-ol as dispersant solvent and dichloromethane as extractant solvent were selected. Its chromatographic peak appears at 2.6min. Four Spanish wines and five Spanish beers have been analysed and the results showed that the levels of glyoxal are comprised between 2.8-9.5mgL-1. The proposed DLLME method drastically reduces the reaction time from 2 or 3-20min improving the methods found in the literature. The glyoxal concentration found in the wines and beers analysed do not suppose any health risk.

Novel HPLC--Fluorescence methodology for the determination of methylglyoxal and glyoxal. Application to the analysis of monovarietal wines "Ribera del Guadiana".

The determination and quantification of α-dicarbonyl compounds, glyoxal and methylglyoxal, in "Ribera del Guadiana" monovarietal wines (Extremadura, Spain) without sample clean-up has been carried out by HPLC with spectrofluorimetric detection (307/371 nm). For this purpose, a derivatization step with the new reagent 3,4-diaminopyridine at pH 2 during 120 min at 90 °C has been included. Afterwards, the sample could be injected in the chromatographic system with no clean-up, during a total run time of 4 min. Several monovarietal wines (white, rosé and red) have been analyzed and the levels of these compounds for white wines were between 0.4-1.0 mg L(-1) glyoxal and 0.8-1.3 mg L(-1) methylglyoxal; and between 0.8-3.0 mg L(-1) and 0.5-1.8 mg L(-1) of glyoxal and methylglyoxal respectively, in red wines.