The brown marmorated stink bug () poses a significant threat to hazelnut crops by affecting kernel development and causing quality defects, reducing the market value. While previous studies have identified bitter-tasting compounds in affected kernels, the impact of stink bug feeding on the hazelnut metabolome, particularly concerning aroma precursors, remains underexplored. This study aims to map the nonvolatile metabolome and volatilome of hazelnut samples obtained by caging on different cultivars in two locations to identify markers for diagnosing stink bug damage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study investigates the metabolome of high-quality hazelnuts (Corylus avellana L.) by applying untargeted and targeted metabolome profiling techniques to predict industrial quality. Utilizing comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry, the research characterizes the non-volatile (primary and specialized metabolites) and volatile metabolomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe aimed to assay the effectiveness of vacuum or modified atmosphere packaging in preserving the organoleptic characteristics of already ripened slices of Stelvio Protected Designation of Origin cheese during 3 months of storage. A multi-omics panel, including metagenomic and metabolomic analyses, was implemented together with physicochemical and sensory analyses. Among the 177 volatiles identified, 30 out of the 50 potent odorants were found to be prevalent, regardless of packaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The inclusion of alternative ingredients in poultry feed is foreseen to impact poultry gut microbiota. New feeding strategies (probiotics/prebiotics) must be adopted to allow sustainable productions. Therefore, the current study aimed to use metagenomics approaches to determine how dietary inclusion of prebiotic (inulin) plus a multi-strain probiotic mixture of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Lactiplantibacillus pentosus affected microbiota composition and functions of the gastro-intestinal tract of the broilers during production.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffective investigation of food volatilome by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with parallel detection by mass spectrometry and flame ionization detector (GC×GC-MS/FID) gives access to valuable information related to industrial quality. However, without accurate quantitative data, results transferability over time and across laboratories is prevented. The study applies quantitative volatilomics by multiple headspace solid phase microextraction (MHS-SPME) to a large selection of hazelnut samples (Corylus avellana L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComputer Vision is an approach of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that conceptually enables "computers and systems to derive useful information from digital images" giving access to higher-level information and "take actions or make recommendations based on that information". Comprehensive two-dimensional chromatography gives access to highly detailed, accurate, yet unstructured information on the sample's chemical composition, and makes it possible to exploit the AI concepts at the data processing level (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC × GC-TOFMS) is one the most powerful analytical platforms for chemical investigations of complex biological samples. It produces large datasets that are rich in information, but highly complex, and its consistency may be affected by random systemic fluctuations and/or changes in the experimental parameters. This study details the optimization of a data processing strategy that compensates for severe 2D pattern misalignments and detector response fluctuations for saliva samples analyzed across 2 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEdible nuts and dried fruits, usually traded together in the global market, are one of the cornerstones of the Mediterranean diet representing a source of essential nutrients and bioactives. The food industry has an interest in the selection of high-quality materials for new product development while also matching consumers' expectations in terms of sensory quality. In this study, walnuts (), almonds (), and dried pineapples () are selected as food models to develop an integrated analytical strategy for the informative volatile organic compounds (VOCs) quali- and quantitative profiling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, the complex volatilome of maize silage samples conserved for 229 d, inoculated with () and (), is explored by means of advanced fingerprinting methodologies based on comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography and time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The combined untargeted and targeted (UT) fingerprinting strategy covers 452 features, 269 of which were putatively identified and assigned within their characteristic classes. The high amounts of short-chain free fatty acids and alcohols were produced by fermentation and led to a large number of esters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe volatile fraction of plant-based foods provides useful functional information concerning sample-related variables such as plant genotype and phenotype expression, pedoclimatic and harvest conditions, transformation/processing technologies, and can be informative about the sensory quality. In this respect, the enantiomeric recognition of the chiral compounds increases the level of information in profiling studies, being the biosynthesis of native compounds often stereo-guided. Chiral native volatiles mostly show an enantiomeric excess that enables origin authentication or support correlation studies between chemical patterns and sensory profiles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe volatilome of hazelnuts ( L.) encrypts information about phenotype expression as a function of cultivar/origin, post-harvest practices, and their impact on primary metabolome, storage conditions and shelf-life, spoilage, and quality deterioration. Moreover, within the bulk of detectable volatiles, just a few of them play a key role in defining distinctive aroma (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study examines the information potential of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography combined with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC-TOF MS) and variable ionization energy (i.e., Tandem Ionization™) to study changes in saliva metabolic signatures from a small group of obese individuals.
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