Ciulu Marco, Floris Ignazio, Nurchi Valeria M, Panzanelli Angelo, Pilo Maria I, Spano Nadia, Sanna Gavino
†Università degli Studi di Sassari, Dipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia, via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
‡Università degli Studi di Sassari, Dipartimento di Agraria, via De Nicola 9, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
J Agric Food Chem. 2015 Apr 29;63(16):4190-5. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00873. Epub 2015 Apr 16.
In this article we present a study of the variability of the concentration of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde (HMF) in natural royal jelly (RJ) as a function of its storage temperature (-18, 4, and 25 °C) and time (up to 9 months after harvesting). For this work HMF is evaluated using an RP-HPLC method we previously assessed. While all RJ samples stored at 4 and -18 °C always showed levels of HMF under the limit of detection (0.13 mg kg(-1)), samples kept at 25 °C showed an exponential increase in the concentration of HMF as a function of the storage time. This behavior and a number of desirable features of the analytical method used (ease of use in routine laboratories, availability of a complete validation protocol specifically developed for RJ, based on consolidated chemical knowledge) allow us to hypothesize the use of HMF as a possible, reliable freshness marker for RJ.
在本文中,我们开展了一项研究,考察天然蜂王浆(RJ)中5-羟甲基-2-糠醛(HMF)浓度随储存温度(-18、4和25°C)和时间(收获后长达9个月)的变化情况。在这项工作中,我们使用之前评估过的反相高效液相色谱法(RP-HPLC)对HMF进行评估。虽然所有储存在4°C和-18°C的RJ样品中的HMF含量始终低于检测限(0.13 mg kg⁻¹),但保存在25°C的样品中,HMF浓度随储存时间呈指数增长。这种行为以及所使用分析方法的一些理想特性(易于在常规实验室使用、基于综合化学知识专门为RJ开发了完整的验证方案)使我们能够推测,HMF有可能作为RJ可靠的新鲜度指标。