Quinones as Strecker degradation reagents in wine oxidation processes

Carla Maria Oliveira*, Sónia A. O. Santos, Armando J. D. Silvestre, António S. Barros, António César Silva Ferreira, Artur M. S. Silva

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Abstract

The Strecker aldehydes formed during the reaction between α-amino acids (phenylalanine or methionine) and either gallic acid, caffeic acid or (+)-catechin ortho-quinones were evaluated in wine-model systems. It was demonstrated that phenylacetaldehyde was formed by quinone intermediates at wine pH. The highest amounts of phenylacetaldehyde during the 10 days of experiment (69 ± 5 µg/L/day; 7x > Control) were obtained from (+) catechin, followed by gallic acid (61 ± 4 µg/L/day; 6x > Control) and caffeic acid (41 ± 4 µg/L/day; 4x > Control). The intermediate structures delivered from the reaction of ortho-quinones with α-amino acids were demonstrated by MSn.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)618-624
Number of pages7
JournalFood Chemistry
Volume228
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2017

Keywords

  • Amino acids
  • Oxidation
  • Oxygen
  • Phenolics
  • Quinones
  • Strecker aldehydes
  • Wine

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