Evaluation of a-tocopherol in virgin olive oil by a luminiscent method
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Los fluoróforos naturales tales como los tocoferoles son
de gran importancia para la caracterización y autenticación
del aceite de oliva virgen. Se detectó la banda del espectro
luminiscente que mejor se asociaba con la presencia de α-
tocoferol (380-420 nm) at λexc 350 nm y se evaluó la precisión
una vez que el proceso analítico fue optimizado. Se
añadieron diferentes cantidades de α-tocopherol, de 25
mg/Kg a 1200mg/Kg, a un aceite de oliva virgen, cv. Cornicabra,
para construir un modelo de regresión robusta (R2
ajustada 0,99) basado en cinco longitudes de onda (370,
371, 378, 414 and 417 nm) que son atribuidas a la fluorescencia
de este compuesto. El modelo tentativo fue validado
(R2 ajustada 0,87) con 8 muestras de un aceite de oliva
virgen, cv. Picual, a las que se añadieron entre 25 mg/kg y
250mg/kg de α-tocoferol. Finalmente, el modelo fue también
validado con éxito (R2 ajustada 0,92) utilizando 7 aceites
de oliva vírgenes monovarietales de diversos países productores.
Natural fluorophores such as tocopherols are of great importance for the characterization and authentication of virgin olive oil. The band of the luminescent spectrum which is most accurately associated with the presence of α- tocopherol (380-420 nm) at λexc 350 nm was detected and its precision was evaluated once the analytical process was optimized. A virgin olive oil, cv. Cornicabra, was spiked with several quantities of α-tocopherol, from 25 mg/Kg to 1200mg/Kg, to build a ridge regression model (adjusted-R2 0.99) based on five wavelengths (370, 371, 378, 414 and 417 nm) which are attributed to the fluorescence of this compound. The tentative model was validated (adjusted-R2 0.87) with 8 samples of a virgin olive oil, cv. Picual, spiked with amounts of α-tocopherols ranging from 25 mg/kg to 250mg/kg. Finally, the model was successfully validated with 7 monovarietal virgin olive oils from various olive producing countries (adjusted – R2 0.92).
Natural fluorophores such as tocopherols are of great importance for the characterization and authentication of virgin olive oil. The band of the luminescent spectrum which is most accurately associated with the presence of α- tocopherol (380-420 nm) at λexc 350 nm was detected and its precision was evaluated once the analytical process was optimized. A virgin olive oil, cv. Cornicabra, was spiked with several quantities of α-tocopherol, from 25 mg/Kg to 1200mg/Kg, to build a ridge regression model (adjusted-R2 0.99) based on five wavelengths (370, 371, 378, 414 and 417 nm) which are attributed to the fluorescence of this compound. The tentative model was validated (adjusted-R2 0.87) with 8 samples of a virgin olive oil, cv. Picual, spiked with amounts of α-tocopherols ranging from 25 mg/kg to 250mg/kg. Finally, the model was successfully validated with 7 monovarietal virgin olive oils from various olive producing countries (adjusted – R2 0.92).
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Elena Escuderos, Ana Sayago Gómez, María Teresa Morales Millán, Ramón Aparicio Ruíz. Evaluation of a-tocopherol in virgin olive oil by a luminiscent method. Grasas y aceites, ISSN 0017-3495, Vol. 60, Nº 4, 2009, págs. 336-342. DOI: 10.3989/gya.108308














