Time-dependent categorization of volatile aroma compound formation in stewed Chinese spicy beef using electron nose profile coupled with thermal desorption GC–MS detection

In the present study,flavor profiles of Chinese spiced beef in the cooking process were comparatively analyzed by electronic nose,gas chromatography–mass spectrometry(GC–MS)with a thermal desorption system(TDS),and solid-phase microextraction(SPME).A total of 82 volatile compounds were identified,and 3-methyl-butanal,pentanal,hexanal,-xylene,heptanal,limonene,terpinene,octanal,linalool,4-terpinenol,-terpineol,and(E)-anethole were identified as the characteristic flavor compounds in Chinese spiced beef.Variation in the content of volatile components produced by different cooking processes was observed.In general,a cooking time of 4 h resulted in optimal flavor quality and stability.Results indicated that the electronic nose could profile and rapidly distinguish variation among different cooking time.The volatile profiling by TDS-GC–MS and responses from the electronic nose,in combination with multivariate statistical analysis,are a promising tool for control the cooking process of spiced beef.

苯丙乳液的裂解气相色谱-质谱分析

The products of thermal desorption were generated under the temperature of 280 ℃ and were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with capillary column,the residual monomer styrene was no detected.The products of pyrolysis were generated under the temperature of 550 ℃ and were analyzed by chromatography-mass spectrometry,14 compounds were detected.

Solid and liquid state characterization of tetrahydrocurcumin using XRPD, FT-IR, DSC, TGA, LC-MS, GC-MS, and NMR and its biological activities

Tetrahydrocurcumin(THC)is one of the major metabolites of curcumin(CUR),an ancient bioactive natural polyphenolic compound.This research article describes both the solid and liquid state characterization of THC using advanced spectroscopic and thermo-analytical techniques.Anti-inflammatory,anti-oxidant,and neuroprotective activities of THC were investigated using in vitro cell lines.Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis revealed that our sample comprised 95.15%THC,0.51%tetrahydrodemethoxycurcumin(THDC),3.40%hexahydrocurcumin,and 0.94%octahydrocurcumin.Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis indicated the presence of 96.68%THC and 3.32%THDC.THC in solution existed as keto-enol tautomers in three different forms at different retention time,but the enol form was found to be dominant,which was also supported by nuclear magnetic resonance analysis.THC was thermally stable up to 335.55
C.THC exhibited more suppression of cytokines(TNF-a,IL-1b,and MIP-1a)than CUR in a concentration-dependent manner in mouse splenocytes,while NK-cell and phagocytosis activity was increased in macrophages.THC showed a significant reduction of free radicals(LPO)along with improved antioxidant enzymes(SOD and catalase)and increased free radical scavenging activity against ABTSt radicals in HepG2 cells.THC displayed higher protection capability than CUR from oxidative stress and neuronal damage by improving cell viability against H2O2 induced HepG2 cells and MPPt induced SH-SY5Y cells,respectively,in a concentration-dependent manner.Thus,a variation of the biological activities of THC might rely on its keto-enol form and the presence of other THC analogs as impurities.The present study could be advantageous for further research on THC for better understanding its physicochemical properties and biological variation.

Temperature dependency of VOCs release characteristics of asphalt materials under varying test conditions

Asphalt pavement is increasingly used in paving and roofing.However,the release of volatile organic compounds(VOCs)from asphalt harm both the environment and humans.Various methods were applied to characterize the VOCs for better understanding and inhibiting.However,asphalt VOCs have huge heating temperature dependency,which makes the asphalt VOCs’characterization complicated.In this research,three kinds of heating conditions,thermal gravimetric(TG)analyzer,pyrolysis(PY)analyzer,and thermal desorber(TD),were compared to determine the temperature dependency of VOC release characteristics.Gas chromatography and mass spectrometer(GC-MS)were then coupled for VOC detection.Results indicated that the TG heating condition can surely simulate the volatilization of VOCs from some asphalt that is not in contact with air(no oxygen)during the actual construction process,while PY and TD represent the substances released by the asphalt due to the boiling point at a certain temperature and under the actual construction process,respectively.The components detected by TG heating condition are both large and small molecules,while PY and TD heating condition will detect large molecules or small molecules,respectively.The VOC composition results under various heating conditions reflect the chemical reaction law of asphalt molecules in the heating process.When heating asphalt binders to a higher temperature,macromolecular substances will gradually crack and oxidize into small molecular substances,sulfides and nitrides.With the increase of temperature,the change trend of VOC components under different conditions is different.