Development Of Sample Preparation Techniques For The High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination Of Biogenic Amines In Foods

Biogenic amines (BA) have been extensively studied in recent years due to their potential toxicity and possible use as chemical markers for assessing food quality and in cancer research. This thesis is focused on the development of sample preparation techniques for the high performance liquid chroma...

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Main Author: Saaid, Mardiana
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spelling my-usm-ep.420822019-04-12T05:26:50Z Development Of Sample Preparation Techniques For The High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination Of Biogenic Amines In Foods 2010-07 Saaid, Mardiana QD1-999 Chemistry Biogenic amines (BA) have been extensively studied in recent years due to their potential toxicity and possible use as chemical markers for assessing food quality and in cancer research. This thesis is focused on the development of sample preparation techniques for the high performance liquid chromatographic-ultraviolet determination of BA in food. The BA tryptamine (TRP), putrescine (PUT), histamine (HIS), tyramine (TYR) and spermidine (SPD) were extracted using hydrochloric acid and trichloroacetic acid and determined in sixty-two food items commonly consumed in Malaysia. This includes the local appetizers budu and cincalok, canned fish, salt-cured fish, meat products, fruit juice, canned vegetables/fruits and soy bean products. After the extraction, the samples were derivatized with dansyl chloride. Mean levels of TRP, PUT, HIS, TYR and SPD in eight budu samples were 82.7, 38.1, 187.7, 174.7 and 5.1 mg kg–1, respectively. The main BA found in cincalok were PUT, HIS and TYR where the mean values were 330.7, 126.1 and 448.8 mg kg–1, respectively. With the exception of pekasam and belacan, significantly lower levels of BA were found in salt-cured fish samples. Non detectable or low levels of BA were found in meat products, fruit juice and canned vegetables/fruit samples. 2010-07 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/42082/ http://eprints.usm.my/42082/1/Mardiana_Saaid24.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kimia
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic QD1-999 Chemistry
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Saaid, Mardiana
Development Of Sample Preparation Techniques For The High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination Of Biogenic Amines In Foods
description Biogenic amines (BA) have been extensively studied in recent years due to their potential toxicity and possible use as chemical markers for assessing food quality and in cancer research. This thesis is focused on the development of sample preparation techniques for the high performance liquid chromatographic-ultraviolet determination of BA in food. The BA tryptamine (TRP), putrescine (PUT), histamine (HIS), tyramine (TYR) and spermidine (SPD) were extracted using hydrochloric acid and trichloroacetic acid and determined in sixty-two food items commonly consumed in Malaysia. This includes the local appetizers budu and cincalok, canned fish, salt-cured fish, meat products, fruit juice, canned vegetables/fruits and soy bean products. After the extraction, the samples were derivatized with dansyl chloride. Mean levels of TRP, PUT, HIS, TYR and SPD in eight budu samples were 82.7, 38.1, 187.7, 174.7 and 5.1 mg kg–1, respectively. The main BA found in cincalok were PUT, HIS and TYR where the mean values were 330.7, 126.1 and 448.8 mg kg–1, respectively. With the exception of pekasam and belacan, significantly lower levels of BA were found in salt-cured fish samples. Non detectable or low levels of BA were found in meat products, fruit juice and canned vegetables/fruit samples.
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qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author Saaid, Mardiana
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title Development Of Sample Preparation Techniques For The High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination Of Biogenic Amines In Foods
title_short Development Of Sample Preparation Techniques For The High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination Of Biogenic Amines In Foods
title_full Development Of Sample Preparation Techniques For The High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination Of Biogenic Amines In Foods
title_fullStr Development Of Sample Preparation Techniques For The High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination Of Biogenic Amines In Foods
title_full_unstemmed Development Of Sample Preparation Techniques For The High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination Of Biogenic Amines In Foods
title_sort development of sample preparation techniques for the high performance liquid chromatographic determination of biogenic amines in foods
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publishDate 2010
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