Category Ranking
98%
Total Visits
921
Avg Visit Duration
2 minutes
Citations
20
Article Abstract
The aim of this work was the development of multivariate models able to determine the content of the main crocetin esters and picrocrocin from spectrophotometric data that could be used for routine quality control of saffron. These compounds were determined with HPLC in Spanish saffron, and their absorbance spectra from 190 to 700 nm were simultaneously monitored. Partial least-squares regression (PLSR) models have been obtained and applied to the determination of individual crocetin esters, to the sum of crocetin esters, and to picrocrocin. A modification of the Kennard-Stone algorithm was used to divide the pool of samples into calibration and validation subsets. The best predictions were obtained with the sum of crocetin esters model, followed by the model for cis-crocetin (beta- D-glucosyl)-(beta- D-gentiobiosyl) ester, trans-crocetin di-(beta- D-gentiobiosyl) ester, and trans-crocetin (beta- D-glucosyl)-(beta- D-gentiobiosyl) ester, whereas the worst predictions were found with the picrocrocin and trans-crocetin (beta- D-gentiobiosyl) ester models. These models may enhance quality control in saffron enterprises.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf703725e | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Evaluation of pathways involved in the protective effect of trans sodium crocetinate against contrast-induced nephropathy in rats.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol
May 2025
Pharmaceutical Research Centre, Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is the most important side effect following contrast media application. The purpose of this study was to investigate the nephroprotective effects of trans sodium crocetinate (TSC) against sodium amidotrizoate/meglumine amidotrizoate (SAMA). Wistar rats were classified into eight groups (n = 6, male, 220-250 g) including (1) sham, injection of solvents (intraperitoneally; i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSelective transformation of crocin-1 to crocetin-glucosyl esters by β-glucosidase (Lf18920) from Leifsonia sp. ZF2019: Insights from molecular docking and point mutations.
Enzyme Microb Technol
December 2024
College of Food Science and Health, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Lin'an, Zhejiang 311300, China. Electronic address:
Crocetin di/mono-glucosyl esters (crocin-4 and crocin-5) are rarely distributed in nature, limiting their potential applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. In the present study, a novel GH3 family β-glucosidase Lf18920 was identified from Leifsonia sp. ZF2019, which selectively hydrolyzed crocin-1 (crocetin di-gentiobiosyl ester) to crocin-5 and crocin-4, but not to its aglycone, crocetin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffects of crocin on inflammatory biomarkers and mental health status in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized, double-blinded clinical trial.
Mult Scler Relat Disord
March 2024
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Electronic address:
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS), as a demyelinating disease correlated with inflammation and oxidative stress, affects the central nervous system and causes a wide range of complications, including psychiatric disorders. Considering the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties associated with the bioactive components of saffron, such as crocin (trans-crocetin bis(β-d-gentiobiosyl) ester), and their potential impact on ameliorating psychiatric symptoms, our study aimed to investigate the effect of crocin on biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress, and mental health, e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffects of total daily light integral from blue and broad-band red LEDs on flowering of saffron (Crocus sativus L.).
Sci Rep
May 2023
Institute for Electric Light Sources, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Present indoor cultivation of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) only depends on artificial planting experience, so that flower number and stigma yield are seriously affected in case of cloudy or rainy days and temperature changes. In this study, a luminaire was used at 10-h photoperiod combined 450 nm blue LEDs with 660 nm broad-band red LEDs, which respectively had full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 15 nm and 85 nm, in a ratio of blue: red: far-red light = 20%: 62%: 18%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFortification and bioaccessibility of saffron apocarotenoids in potato tubers.
Front Nutr
November 2022
Instituto Botánico, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.
Carotenoids are C40 isoprenoids with well-established roles in photosynthesis, pollination, photoprotection, and hormone biosynthesis. The enzymatic or ROS-induced cleavage of carotenoids generates a group of compounds named apocarotenoids, with an increasing interest by virtue of their metabolic, physiological, and ecological activities. Both classes are used industrially in a variety of fields as colorants, supplements, and bio-actives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF