Distribution of Main Bioactive Compounds from Saffron Species as a Function of Infusion Temperature and Time in an Oil/Water System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Crocins Profiling
2.2. Picrocrocin
2.3. Safranal
2.4. Flavonols
2.5. Extraction Efficiency at Low Temperature
2.6. Comparative Evaluation of the ISO 3632-1:2011 Method and LC–MS/MS
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Samples, Reagents, and Solvents
3.2. Optimization Study
3.3. LC-QTOF MS/MS Analysis of Saffron Extracts
3.4. Data Treatment
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Compound | Mass | RT * | Formula | Adduct | Precursor Ion | Product Ions |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Safranal ** | 150.105 | 17.75 | C10H14O | [M + H]+ | 151.1101 | 91.053, 81.070, 67.054 |
trans-Crocin ** | 976.375 | 11.22 | C44H64O24 | [M − H]− | 975.3757 | 327.157, 283.167 |
cis-Crocin ** | 976.375 | 13.56 | C44H64O24 | [M − H]− | 975.3757 | 327.157, 283.167 |
cis-Crocin-2 | 814.326 | 14.44 | C38H54O19 | [M − H]− | 813.3291 | 327.157, 283.167 |
trans-Crocin-2 | 814.326 | 12.38 | C38H54O20 | [M − H]− | 813.3291 | 327.157, 283.167 |
cis-Crocin-3 | 652.2731 | 14.23 | C32H44O14 | [M − H]− | 651.2651 | 327.157, 283.167 |
trans-Crocin-3 | 652.2731 | 13.49 | C32H44O14 | [M − H]− | 651.2651 | 327.157, 283.167 |
Picrocrocin | 330.1686 | 10.84 | C16H26O7 | [M − H]− | 329.1606 | 329.160, 149.0972 |
Kaempferol ** | 286.0477 | 14.83 | C15H10O6 | [M + H]+ | 287.0558 | 153.016, 121.027 |
Kaempferol glucoside | 448.093 | 12.68 | C21H20O11 | [M − H]− | 447.0933 | 284.0332, 255.303 |
Kaempferol diglucoside | 610.153 | 11.42 | C27H30O16 | [M − H]− | 609.1377 | 447.095, 283.0233 |
Kaempferol triglucoside | 772.2065 | 10.04 | C33H40O21 | [M − H]− | 771.1983 | 446.0853, 284.0319 |
Quercetin ** | 302.0426 | 15.01 | C15H10O7 | [M + H]+ | 303.0490 | 153.0199, 127.0527 |
Quercetin diglucoside | 626.148 | 11.42 | C27H30O17 | [M − H]− | 625.1432 | 463.0843, 301.0327 |
Moracetin (quercetin 3-triglucoside) | 788.2011 | 11.26 | C33H40O22 | [M − H]− | 787.1938 | 463.0843, 301.0327 |
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Criado-Navarro, I.; Ledesma-Escobar, C.A.; Pérez-Juan, P.; Priego-Capote, F. Distribution of Main Bioactive Compounds from Saffron Species as a Function of Infusion Temperature and Time in an Oil/Water System. Molecules 2024, 29, 3080. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29133080
Criado-Navarro I, Ledesma-Escobar CA, Pérez-Juan P, Priego-Capote F. Distribution of Main Bioactive Compounds from Saffron Species as a Function of Infusion Temperature and Time in an Oil/Water System. Molecules. 2024; 29(13):3080. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29133080
Chicago/Turabian StyleCriado-Navarro, Inmaculada, Carlos Augusto Ledesma-Escobar, Pedro Pérez-Juan, and Feliciano Priego-Capote. 2024. "Distribution of Main Bioactive Compounds from Saffron Species as a Function of Infusion Temperature and Time in an Oil/Water System" Molecules 29, no. 13: 3080. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29133080
APA StyleCriado-Navarro, I., Ledesma-Escobar, C. A., Pérez-Juan, P., & Priego-Capote, F. (2024). Distribution of Main Bioactive Compounds from Saffron Species as a Function of Infusion Temperature and Time in an Oil/Water System. Molecules, 29(13), 3080. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29133080