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(2014), pp. 754-760.
Data di pubblicazione: | 2014 |
Titolo: | Adsorptive-Stripping Voltammetry at PEDOT-Modified Electrodes. Determination of Epicatechin |
Autore/i: | Pigani, Laura; Seeber, Renato; Alessandro, Bedini; Enrico, Dalcanale; Michele, Suman |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12161-013-9678-5 |
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Volume: | 7 |
Pagina iniziale: | 754 |
Pagina finale: | 760 |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000333531500003 |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-84894842472 |
Citazione: | 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(2014), pp. 754-760. |
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