PARALLEL ORAL SESSIONS II – POS.II.1 THURSDAY, FEB. 21 II.1 - FOOD & HEALTH Maria Paula Santos & Jorge Teixeira 60 Microplate high-throughput metho<strong>do</strong>logy for determination of Folin-Ciocalteu index F. Santos, L. M. Magalhães, M. A. Segun<strong>do</strong>, S. Reis, J. L. F. C. Lima 100 Detection of authorized genetically modified maize events: Participation in an inter-laboratorial study J. Rocha, I. Mafra, M. Carvalho, J.A. Amaral, M.B.P.P. Oliveira 101 Detection of genetically modified soybean in foodstuffs: Participation in an inter-laboratorial study M. Carvalho, I. Mafra, J. Rocha, M.B.P.P. Oliveira HPLC separation and quantification of Catechins in green tea home prepared: comparison with 160 commercial soft drinks C. Petisca, A. Melo, O. Pinho, I.M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira 182 Product Engineering - Application of vanillin in alimentary food paste industry A. Vasconcelos, B. Moura, L. Almeida, S. Couto 200 Development of a coating barrier for cork stoppers for their use in spirituous drinks F. Oliveira, S. Pontes, M. Cabral, A. Mendes
Microplate high-throughput metho<strong>do</strong>logy for determination of Folin-Ciocalteu index F. Santos, L. M. Magalhães, M. A. Segun<strong>do</strong>, S. Reis and J. L. F. C. Lima REQUIMTE, Serviço de Química-Física, Faculdade de Farmácia, <strong>Universidade</strong> <strong>do</strong> <strong>Porto</strong>, Rua Aníbal Cunha, 164, 4099-030, <strong>Porto</strong>, Portugal Email: miguel.santos.2@gmail.com The interest in antioxidant nutrients has increased due to their protective effects against free radical-induced reactions [1]. In this context, the Folin-Ciocalteu assay [2] has been proposed recently as a standard method for measurement of antioxidant capacity of food products and dietary supplements in routine quality control [3]. Therefore, the main goal of this work is the development of a simple, fast and reliable analytical metho<strong>do</strong>logy for the determination of Folin-Ciocalteu index. To achieve this objective, the conventional metho<strong>do</strong>logy was adapted to a 96-well microplate format. The reaction volume was then reduced 100 times, from 20 mL to 0.2 mL. Furthermore, the reaction conditions were thoroughly studied, namely the pH of the reaction media. It was observed that an increase of pH from 10 (usual value applied, provided by a carbonate buffer) to values around 12-13 changed the reaction kinetics dramatically. In fact it was possible to decrease the reaction time from 2 hours to 3-5 minutes. The developed metho<strong>do</strong>logy was applied to the determination in several types of food products, using gallic acid as standard compound. The Folin-Ciocalteu index values obtained for wines, beers and juices were comparable to those obtained from the previous batch method, with a significant improvement in the reagent consumption, effluent produced per assay and determination throughput. These characteristics constitute a step forward the implementation of greener procedures in the Analytical Chemistry area. References: [1] Halliwell, B., Murcia, M.A., Chirico, S., and Aruoma, O.I. (1995), Free-radicals and antioxidants in food and in vivo –what they <strong>do</strong> and how they work, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 35 (1-2), 7-20. [2] Singleton, V.L., Orthofer, R., and Lamuela-Raventós, R.M. (1999), Analysis of total phenols and other oxidation substrates and antioxidants by means of Folin-Ciocalteu reagent, Methods in Enzymology, 299, 152-178. [3] Prior, R.L., Wu, X., and Schaich, K. (2005), Standardized methods for the determination of antioxidant capacity and phenolics in foods and dietary supplements, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 53 (10), 4290-4302. 42