The food industry has a direct interest to bitter-tasting substances, either for the identification of negative off-flavors or for the monitoring of organoleptic quality. Polyphenols (such as catechins and epicathechins) are among the main molecular components responsible for the bitter taste of coffee/cocoa/chocolate-based products. The electrochemical detection of epicatechin through adsorptive stripping voltammetry on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-modified Pt electrodes has been investigated. The accumulation conditions were defined in order to record repeatable and reproducible electrochemical signals. Calibration plots were built in the 0.2-2.5 ppm concentration range of epicatechin in phosphate buffer solutions, pH 7. Preliminary tests in aqueous extraction solutions of biscuits containing different percentages of cocoa were performed; they confirmed, in principle, the effectiveness of the device and of the procedure proposed for the epicatechin determination by simple extraction from complex food matrices

Adsorptive-Stripping Voltammetry at PEDOT-Modified Electrodes. Determination of Epicatechin / Pigani, Laura; Seeber, Renato; Alessandro, Bedini; Enrico, Dalcanale; Michele, Suman. - In: FOOD ANALYTICAL METHODS. - ISSN 1936-9751. - STAMPA. - 7:4(2014), pp. 754-760. [10.1007/s12161-013-9678-5]

Adsorptive-Stripping Voltammetry at PEDOT-Modified Electrodes. Determination of Epicatechin

PIGANI, Laura
;
SEEBER, Renato;
2014

Abstract

The food industry has a direct interest to bitter-tasting substances, either for the identification of negative off-flavors or for the monitoring of organoleptic quality. Polyphenols (such as catechins and epicathechins) are among the main molecular components responsible for the bitter taste of coffee/cocoa/chocolate-based products. The electrochemical detection of epicatechin through adsorptive stripping voltammetry on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-modified Pt electrodes has been investigated. The accumulation conditions were defined in order to record repeatable and reproducible electrochemical signals. Calibration plots were built in the 0.2-2.5 ppm concentration range of epicatechin in phosphate buffer solutions, pH 7. Preliminary tests in aqueous extraction solutions of biscuits containing different percentages of cocoa were performed; they confirmed, in principle, the effectiveness of the device and of the procedure proposed for the epicatechin determination by simple extraction from complex food matrices
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Adsorptive-Stripping Voltammetry at PEDOT-Modified Electrodes. Determination of Epicatechin / Pigani, Laura; Seeber, Renato; Alessandro, Bedini; Enrico, Dalcanale; Michele, Suman. - In: FOOD ANALYTICAL METHODS. - ISSN 1936-9751. - STAMPA. - 7:4(2014), pp. 754-760. [10.1007/s12161-013-9678-5]
Pigani, Laura; Seeber, Renato; Alessandro, Bedini; Enrico, Dalcanale; Michele, Suman
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