Chromatographic analysis of carotenol fatty acid esters in Physalis alkekengi and Hippophae rhamnoides |
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Authors: | Pintea Adela Varga Andrea Stepnowski Piotr Socaciu Carmen Culea Monica Diehl Horst A |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, M?n??tur 3-5, RO-3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. apintea@usamvcluj.ro |
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Abstract: | The carotenol fatty acid esters of two potentially valuable sources of plant carotenoids, sepals of Physalis alkekengi (Chinese lantern) and fruits of Hippophae rhamnoides (sea buckthorn), were separated by column chromatography and identified by HPLC-DAD and HPLC-MS. A chemical and an enzymatic hydrolysis were employed to identify the parent carotenoids and to remove the lipid components. Zeaxanthin and beta-cryptoxanthin esters represented the main fraction in P. alkekengi sepals and an important one in H. rhamnoides fruits. Beta-Cryptoxanthin palmitate and zeaxanthin dipalmitate were identified as major compounds in both plants. In P. alkekengi, the carotenoids were mainly (> 90%) esterified with palmitic acid, and a high proportion (> 80%) of saturated medium chain fatty acids was found (by GC-MS) in the total lipid extract. Although the total lipid extract of H. rhamnoides contained significant amounts of unsaturated fatty acids, especially oleic and palmitoleic acids, the xanthophylls were mainly esterified with saturated fatty acids. The oleoresins of both species represent potential sources of carotenoid esters and can be used as food additives, cosmetic ingredients or nutraceuticals. |
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Keywords: | HPLC‐DAD HPLC‐MS GC‐MS zeaxanthin esters β‐cryptoxanthin esters Physalis alkekengi Hippophae rhamnoides |
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