Obtenciyn de extractos fenylicos a partir de subproductos de la oliva
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Obtenciyn de extractos fenylicos a partir de subproductos de la oliva
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Aunque este efecto reductor del riesgo cardiovascular se ha atribuido tradicionalmente a la composición de ácidos grasos del aceite de oliva (alto contenido de ácido oleico), estudios más recientes han evidenciado el papel de su fracción fenólica en la prevención de este tipo de enfermedades relacionadas con el estrés oxidativo. Algunos estudios “in vivo” han mostrado el efecto de la ingesta de aceite de oliva virgen en la reducción de algunos marcadores de oxidación. Sin embargo, la magnitud de la mejora conseguida es modesta para afirmar su valor predictivo como factor de protección de riesgo cardiovascular. Esto es explicable por la limitada cantidad de compuestos fenólicos que se ingieren y finalmente son absorbidos por el organismo a través de la dosis diaria de aceite de oliva virgen en la dieta Mediterránea (aproximadamente de 25 a 50 mL de aceite de oliva que aportan de 3 a 15 mg de compuestos fenólicos al día). En esta línea, la principal aportación de la presente tesis doctoral reside en el desarrollo de un aceite de oliva virgen enriquecido con sus propios compuestos fenólicos, incrementando así su ingesta diaria y, por lo tanto, potenciando sus efectos beneficiosos en el organismo. Con este objetivo, la primera parte de la tesis se ha centrado en el desarrollo y puesta a punto de varios métodos para la obtención de extractos fenólicos utilizando como fuente el alperujo, principal subproducto generado a partir del proceso de extracción de aceite de oliva virgen. El aprovechamiento del alperujo supone una reducción del impacto medioambiental de este subproducto, además de su revalorización. En una segunda fase de la tesis se han optimizado las etapas de preparación de un aceite de oliva enriquecido en sus propios compuestos fenólicos, mediante la incorporación del extracto fenólico a una matriz de aceite de oliva virgen. Finalmente, se ha evaluado la estabilidad de los compuestos fenólicos del aceite enriquecido mediante la aplicación de un modelo de digestión “in vitro”, así como su biodisponibilidad “in vivo” en humanos después de la ingesta de una dosis única de 30 mL del aceite enriquecido. Paralelamente, y con el objetivo de llevar a cabo la correcta cuantificación de los compuestos fenólicos en el extracto y en el aceite de oliva enriquecido así como de los metabolitos fenólicos en plasma, se han desarrollado y validado sendos métodos de análisis. Los dos métodos de análisis validados se basan en el uso de la cromatografía líquida de alta resolución acoplada a la espectrometría de masas en tandem lo que ha permitido reducir sensiblemente los tiempos de análisis y aumentar la eficacia en la cuantificación. Los resultados obtenidos a partir del desarrollo de la tesis doctoral confirman la idoneidad del enriquecimiento como forma de aumentar la dosis ingerida de compuestos fenólicos a través del aceite de oliva, sin por ello incrementar la ingesta calórica diaria. Resum Existeix una evidència creixent dels beneficis del consum d’oli d’oliva verge en la prevenció de malalties associades a l’estrès oxidatiu, el qual és responsable en gran mesura, de l’aparició de problemes cardiovasculars, càncer i malalties neurodegeneratives. Encara que aquest efecte reductor del risc cardiovascular s’ha atribuït tradicionalment al seu component gras (alt contingut d’àcid oleic) estudis més recents han posat de manifest el paper de la fracció fenòlica de l’oli d’oliva en la prevenció d’aquest tipus de malalties relacionades amb l’estrès oxidatiu. Alguns estudis “in vivo” han mostrat l’efecte de la ingesta d’oli d’oliva verge en la reducció d’alguns marcadors d’oxidació. No obstant, la magnitud de la millora aconseguida amb el consum d’oli d’oliva verge és modesta per poder afirmar el seu valor predictiu com a factor protector del risc cardiovascular. Això és explicable per la limitada quantitat de compostos fenòlics que s’incorporen a l’organisme a través de la dosi diària d’oli d’oliva verge en la dieta Mediterrània habitual (aproximadament de 25 a 50 mL d’oli d’oliva que aporten de 3 a 15 mg de compostos fenòlics al dia). Dintre d’aquest marc, la principal aportació de la present tesi doctoral resideix en el desenvolupament d’un oli d’oliva verge enriquit amb els seus propis compostos fenòlics, incrementant així la seva ingesta diària i, per tant, potenciant els seus efectes beneficiosos en l’organisme. Amb aquest objectiu, la primera part de la tesi s’ha centrat en el desenvolupament i optimització de diversos mètodes per a l’extracció dels compostos fenòlics de la pinyola, el principal subproducte obtingut en l’obtenció de l’oli d’oliva verge. L’aprofitament de la pinyola pot implicar una reducció de l’impacte mediambiental d’aquest subproducte, a més a més de la seva valorització. En una segona etapa de la tesi s’han optimitzat les etapes de preparació d’un oli d’oliva enriquit en el seus propis compostos fenòlics, mitjançant la incorporació de l’extracte fenòlic en una matriu d’oli d’oliva verge. Finalment, s’ha avaluat l’estabilitat dels compostos fenòlics de l’oli enriquit mitjançant l’aplicació d’un model de digestió “in vitro”, així com la seva biodisponibilitat “in vivo” en humans després de la ingesta d’una dosi única de 30 mL de l’oli enriquit. Paral·lelament, amb l’objectiu de dur a terme la correcta quantificació dels compostos fenòlics en l’extracte i en l’oli d’oliva enriquit, així com dels metabolits fenòlics en plasma, s’han desenvolupat i validat els respectius mètodes d’anàlisis. Els dos mètodes d’anàlisi validats es basen en la utilització de la cromatografia líquida d’alta eficiència acoblada a l’espectrometria de masses en tàndem, el que ha permès reduir sensiblement els temps d’anàlisi i augmentar l’eficàcia en la quantificació. Els resultats obtinguts en la present tesi doctoral confirmen la idoneïtat de l’enriquiment com a forma d’augmentar la dosi ingerida de compostos fenòlics de l’oli d’oliva sense per això incrementar la ingesta calòrica diària. Summary There is a growing evidence of the beneficial effects of olive oil consumption in the prevention of illnesses related with oxidative stress, which is to a large extent responsible of the appearance of cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Although the reduction in the cardiovascular risk has been traditionally attributed to the fatty acid content of virgin olive oil (high content of oleic acid) more recent studies have highlighted the important role of the phenolic fraction of virgin olive oil in the prevention of these diseases related with oxidative stress. Some “in vivo” studies have shown the effect of virgin olive oil consumption in the reduction of some oxidative markers. However, the extent of the effectiveness of olive oil consumption is modest to state its predictive value as protector of the cardiovascular risk. This fact can be explained by the limited dose of phenolic compounds that is provided from the daily intake of virgin olive oil in the Mediterranean diet (which range from 25-50 mL of olive oil, approximately a daily intake of 3-15 mg phenolic compounds). The main contribution of this doctoral thesis is the development of an olive oil enriched in their own phenolic compounds to increase their daily intake and strength their healthy effects within the organism. To reach this objective, the first stage of the thesis was focused in the development and optimization of different methods to extract phenolic compounds from olive cake, the main by-product generated in the virgin olive oil extraction. The use of the olive cake could mean a reduction of the environmental impact of this by-product, besides its valorization. In a second stage of the thesis, an optimization of the steps for the development of an enriched olive oil using the phenol extract was carried out. Finally, the stability of the phenolic compounds was evaluated by the “in vitro” digestion of the enriched olive oil and their “in vivo” bioavailability was evaluated in humans through the ingestion of a single dose of 30 mL of enriched oil. Simultaneously, to quantify the phenolic compounds from both the olive cake extracts and the olive oil, as well as the corresponding metabolites from plasma samples, two analytical methods were developed and validated. Both methods are based on the use of high performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem-mass spectrometry which allowed to significantly reduce the analysis time and improve the efficiency in the quantification. The results obtained in this doctoral thesis confirm the suitability of the phenolic enrichment of the olive oils as tool to increase the daily intake of phenolic compounds from this source without increasing the caloric ingestion. Índice General I. Introducción....……………………………………………………..…………1 1. Alimentos funcionales…………………...……………………………………....3 2. El aceite de oliva como alimento funcional………………………………..…….6 3. Compuestos fenólicos……………………………………………………….….10 3.1. Clasificación de los compuestos fenólicos………………………………...10 3.2. Compuestos fenólicos en los alimentos………………………….……...…11 3.3. Actividades biológicas y biodisponibilidad de los compuestos fenólicos…14 3.4. Efecto de los compuestos fenólicos sobre la expresión génica…………....19 4. Subproductos de la industria alimentaria………...……………………………..20 4.1. Los subproductos de almazara……………………...……………………...21 4.1.1. Composición del alperujo………………...………………………….22 4.1.2. Composición fenólica del alperujo………………...………………...24 4.1.3. Valorización del alperujo…………………………...…….………….27 4.2. Los subproductos de la elaboración del vino………………...…………….30 4.2.1. Composición fenólica del orujo de uva………………...…................31 4.2.2. Valorización del orujo de uva………...……………………………...33 5. Técnicas de obtención de extractos fenólicos…………………………………..34 5.1. Técnicas tradicionales de extracción y análisis…………………................34 5.2. Nuevas tendencias en las técnicas de extracción...…...…………................37 5.3. Aspectos legislativos para la obtención de extractos de uso alimentario….39 6. Validación de métodos analíticos……………………...……………………….40 6.1. Importancia de la validación de métodos…………………...……………..40 6.2. Tipos de validación…………………………...…………………………....41 6.3. Parámetros de calidad en la validación de métodos cromatográficos…..….41 7. Bibliografía………………................…………………………………………..43 II. Objetivos…………...…………………….…………...……………………..55 III. Plan de trabajo…………...….…………………………………..………….59 IV. Material y métodos………...…………………….…………..……………..67 1. Obtención de extractos fenólicos del alperujo……….……………………...….69 1.1. Muestras………….……………………………...………………………….69 1.2. Extracción de compuestos fenólicos de las aguas de vegetación……….….69 1.3. Extracción de compuestos fenólicos del residuo sólido…………................70 1.4. Extracción de fenoles del alperujo……………………………...…………..71 1.5. Determinación de polifenoles totales…………………………………….…71 1.6. Identificación de compuestos fenólicos por cromatografía líquida...............71 2. Métodos de evaluación de la capacidad antioxidante………………..................74 2.1. Evaluación de la capacidad antioxidante por el método DPPH……….……74 2.2. ORAC hidrofílico…………………………………………...…..………….75 3. Enriquecimiento de los aceites………………………………………................75 3.1. Muestras……………………………………………………...……………..75 3.2. Emulgentes…………………………………………………...……………..76 3.3. Enriquecimiento de los aceites………………………………...…………...76 3.4. Estabilidad oxidativa de los aceites……………………………...................76 3.5. Análisis de fenoles totales…………………………………...……………...77 3.6. Extracción y análisis de compuestos fenólicos por HPLC……...………….77 3.7. Parámetros de calidad del aceite…………………………………................78 3.8. Determinación del índice de amargor (K225)…………………...…………...80 3.9. Determinación de pigmentos fotosintéticos totales……………...................80 3.10. Determinación capacidad antioxidante por método ORAC…...………….81 3.11. Digestión de los aceites…………………………..……………………......81 4. Análisis de compuestos fenólicos en plasma………………….……………......82 4.1. Muestras……………………………………...…………………….……….82 4.2. Extracción de fenoles del plasma…………………………………………...82 4.3. Análisis de fenoles del plasma por UPLC-ESI-MS/MS………...................83 5. Desarrollo de un sistema en continuo de extracción de compuestos fenólicos a partir de alperujo de uva…………………………………………………………..83 5.1. Muestras……………………………….………………...………………….83 5.2. Extracción de compuestos fenólicos del orujo de uva………….…………..83 5.3. Determinación de antocianinas totales monoméricas…………................…84 5.4. Identificación de antocianinas por HPLC-ESI-MS…………….…………..84 5.5. Identificación de procianidinas por HPLC-fluorescencia……………….….85 6. Análisis estadístico……………………….………………………….................86 7. Bibliografía…………………………………………………...………………...87 V. Publicaciones….…………………...…………...…………………...............89 Publicación 1: Improved liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of phenolic compounds in virgin olive oil (Journal of Chromatography A) …………………………………………..…..91 Publicación 2: Methods for preparing phenolic extracts from olive cake for potential application as food antioxidants (Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry) …………………………………………..………………………..117 Publicación 3: Comparison of phenol extracts prepared from olive-oil byproducts by accelerated solvent extraction: Effect of solvent and extraction temperatura (en revisión)…………………...……………………………...…141 Publicación 4: Development of a phenol-enriched olive oil with phenolic compounds from olive-cake (Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry)………………………………………………...…………………..165 Publicación 5: Study of stability during storage of a phenol-enriched olive oil (en revisión)…………………………………………..…………...………….193 Publicación 6: Improved method for identifying and quantifying olive oil phenolic compounds and their metabolites in human plasma by microelution solid-phase extraction plate and liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (Journal of Chromatography B) ………....................................219 Publicación 7: Enhanced bioavailability of virgin olive oil phenols by the ingestion of a phenol-enriched olive oil (en revisión)….......……..…............247 Publicación 8: Extracting Anthocyanins and Procyanidins from red grape pomace using an industrially applicable continuous method (en preparación)………………………………………………………………….271 VI. Discusión general………………...…………...……………………………301 VII. Conclusiones………………...……..……...……………………………….333 VIII. Anejos……………...………………...……………...…………………….339 Índice de Figuras Figura 1. Pirámide de la Dieta Mediterránea……………………………………….…6 Figura 2. Producción media mundial de aceite de oliva en el periodo 2003-2009........7 Figura 3. Consumo mundial de aceite de oliva en el periodo 2003-2009…………..…8 Figura 4. Estructura química básica de los ácidos fenólicos………………………...12 Figura 5. Estructura química básica de los flavonoides y sus principales subgrupos..13 Figura 6. Estructura química básica de los lignanos…………………………………14 Figura 7. Estructura química básica de los estilbenos……………………………….14 Figura 8. Principales actividades biológicas de los compuestos fenólicos…………..15 Figura 9. Actividades enzimáticas características del metabolismo de los compuestos fenólicos………………………………………………………………………………17 Figura 10. Posibles rutas de los compuestos fenólicos de la dieta en el organismo…18 Figura 11. Interacción de la nutrición (tanto nutrientes como no-nutrientes) con el genoma………………………………………………………………………………..19 Figura 12. Diagrama de flujo del sistema de centrifugación de 2 fases…………….22 Figura 13. Principales flavonoides del alperujo……………………………………...25 Figura 14. Principales compuestos secoiridoides y sus derivados más comunes en el alperujo……………………………………………………………………………..…26 Figura 15. Principales alcoholes fenólicos del alperujo……………………………...27 Figura 16. Principales lignanos del alperujo………………………………………....27 Figura 17. Principales antocianinas presentes en el orujo de uva…………………...32 Figura 18. Estructura química del resveratrol………………………………………..32 Figura 19. Principales componentes del extractor ASE100……………………...….70 Figura 20. Rancimat Metrohm 679 y accesorios necesarios para su uso…………….77 Figure 21. Chemical structures of the studied phenolic compounds………………...97 Figure 22. Total ion chromatograms (TIC) in SRM acquisition obtained from the analysis of the fourteen phenolic compounds in standard solution………………....102 Figure 23. MS chromatogram and MS spectrum obtained at the front (A), at the middle (B) and at the tail (C) of the peak 3,4-DHPEA-EDA……………………….104 Figure 24. Extracted ion chromatograms of the identified phenolic compounds in a virgin olive oil sample by LLE-UPLC-MS/MS……………………………………..109 Figure 25. HPLC-DAD chromatograms of the vegetative water (a) and solid residue (b) extracts by the procedures under study. Procedure A was done using ethyl acetate as solvent of extraction; Procedure B included an alkaline hydrolysis previously to the extraction with ethyl acetate. Procedure C was done by extraction at atmosphere pressure and Procedure D was done at high pressure using an ASE………………..128 Figure 26. Semi-preparative HPLC chromatogram corresponding to the VW extract using Procedure A showing the isolated fractions (26A). The chromatogram was extracted at two wavelengths (278 and 339 nm). Figure 26B shows the UPLC-DAD chromatograms from the isolated fractions (VW1 to VW12). …..…………………...132 Figure 27. Semi-preparative HPLC chromatogram corresponding to the SR extract using Procedure C showing the isolated fractions (27A). The chromatogram was extracted at two wavelengths (278 and 339 nm). Figure 27B shows the UPLC-DAD chromatograms from the isolated fractions (SR1 to SR6). ………….……………….133 Figure 28. Antioxidant activity of the isolated fractions and the whole extracts by the DPPH method and the ORAC assay. ...……………………………………………..135 Figure 29. Response surface of the effect of percentage of ethanol and temperature on the total phenolic content and the ORAC activity……………………..……………152 Figure 30. Response surface of the effect of percentage of ethanol and temperature on the content of hydroxytyrosol, 3,4-DHPEA-EDA and luteolin……………………..157 Figure 31. Influence of the percentage of ethanol in the extraction solvent and working temperature on the total carotenoid and chlorophyll content in the extraction from olive cake samples using an ASE……………………………………………...160 Figure 32. Effect of the addition of emulsifier on the oxidative stability of the enriched olive oils. Values expressed as hours (n=3)……………………………….203 Figure 33. Evolution of the quality parameters of the enriched olive oil during the storage in dark bottles at 25º C……………………………………………………...207 Figure 34. Evolution of the total phenolic content (a), K225 (b) and oxidative stability (c) of the enriched olive oil during the storage in dark bottles at 25º C…………….209 Figure 35. Principal components analysis of the enriched olive oils based on the main important factors under study (Rancimat: oxidative stability; K225: bitterness index; Phenols: total phenolic content; Acidity; K270; Peroxide: peroxide value)………….211 Figure 36. Changes in the antioxidant capacity between fresh enriched oils and after the storage (256 days)……………………………………………………………….212 Figure 37. Changes in the amount of secoiridoid derivatives between fresh enriched oils and after storage (256 days)…………………………………………………….213 Figure 38. Extracted ion chromatograms of the generated metabolites identified in the plasma samples after the intake of 30 mL of phenol-rich virgin olive oil………..…237 Figure 39. Extracted ion chromatograms of the free phenols identified in the plasma samples after the intake of 30 ml of phenol-rich virgin olive oil……………………239 Figure 40. Study design of the acute ingestion study of control and enriched olive oil……………………………………………………………………………………253 Figure 41. Metabolic pathways of hydroxytyrosol…………………………………259 Figure 42. Proposed metabolic pathways of tyrosol………………………………..260 Figure 43. Pharmacokinetics of (a) hydroxytyrosol sulphate, (b) 3,4-DHPEA-EA derivative glucuronide, (c) apigenin glucuronide and (d) ferulic acid glucuronide in human plasma after the intake of control and phenol-enriched olive oil …………...265 Figure 44. Schematic of the expeller-extraction system……………………………276 Figure 45. HPLC-ESI-MS chromatogram of the anthocyanins contained in the White Zinfandel red grape pomace extract…………………………………………………284 Figure 46. Significant factors under study in monomeric anthocyanin content influenced by (1) flow rate and temperature of the bath (2) flow rate and temperature of the shaft and (3) temperature of the bath and temperature of the shaft with (a) corresponding to dried samples and (b) corresponding to non-dried samples………287 Figure 47. HPLC chromatogram of White Zinfandel grape pomace procyanidins…………………………………………………………………………289 Figure 48. Significant factors under study in total procyanidin content influenced by (1) flow rate and temperature of the bath and (2) rotation and temperature of the shaft with (a) corresponding to dried samples and (b) corresponding to non-dried samples………………………………………………………………………………291 Figure 49. Effect of flow rate and temperature on antioxidant activity of the extracts as determined by ORAC assay in dried pomace and non-dried pomace…………....294 Figura 50. Esquema del sistema propuesto para la extracción en continuo de compuestos fenólicos a partir de subproductos de la industria del vino…………….328 Índice de Tablas Tabla 1. Clasificación de los compuestos fenólicos según Harborne ………...…..…11 Tabla 2. Características y composición del alperujo de oliva………………………..23 Tabla 3. Características y composición del orujo de uva…………………………….31 Tabla 4. Condiciones cromatográficas utilizadas para la identificación de fenoles de la oliva por HPLC-DAD……………………………………………………………...72 Tabla 5. Condiciones cromatográficas utilizadas para la separación de los fenoles de la oliva en el cromatográfo semi-preparativo HPLC-UV…………………………….73 Tabla 6. Valores máximos autorizados para el aceite de oliva virgen según la Normativa Europea vigente…………………………………………………………..78 Tabla 7. Condiciones cromatográficas utilizadas para la determinación de antocianinas por HPLC-ESI-MS……………………………………………………...85 Tabla 8. Condiciones cromatográficas utilizadas paral la identificación de procianidinas por HPLC-fluorescencia……………………………………………….86 Table 9. Optimized SRM conditions for the analyses of the studied phenolic compounds by UPLC-MS/MS………………………………………………………..99 Table 10. Retention time (Rt), linearity, reproducibility (%RSD) n=3, LODs and LOQs for the analysis of the fourteen phenolic compounds by HPLC-fluorescence, UPLC-DAD, and UPLC-MS/MS in standard solutions…………………………….105 Table 11. Recovery (%R), linearity, calibration curve, reproducibility (RSD) (n=3), LOD and LOQ for the analysis of fourteen phenolic compounds in spiked ROO UPLC-MS/MS. Linearity, LOD and LOQ are expressed as µg/kg…………………107 Table 12. Identified phenolic compounds in virgin olive oil and their quantification………………………………………………………………………..110 Table 13. SRM Conditions for the Analysis of Polyphenols by UPLC-ESIMS/MS………………………………………………………………………………125 Table 14. Phenolic Compounds Quantified by UPLC-ESI-MS/MS of the VW and SR extracts………………………………………………………………………………131 Table 15. Experimental central composite design for response surface analysis and values of total phenolic content (expressed as mg caffeic/g extract) and ORAC activity (expressed as µmoles Trolox/ g extract)…………………………………………….149 Table 16. ANOVA for the effect of percentage of solvent and temperature on the total phenolic content (A) and the ORAC activity (B) by a response surface quadratic model………………………………………………………………………………...151 Table 17. Quantification of the phenolic compounds in the olive cake ASE extracts using different percentages of ethanol and temperatures. Values are expressed in mg compound/g extract……………………………………………………………….…155 Table 18. Values of total carotenoids and total chlorophylls content for a central composite response surface design……………………………………………….....158 Table 19. Phenolic composition of the olive cake extracts analysed by UPLC-ESIMS/MS following the method described in Material and Methods. Values expressed as mg phenol/g freeze-dried extract……………………………………………………177 Table 20. Effect of phenolic enrichment on the oxidative stability by Rancimat test (expressed as hours) and the total phenolic content by Folin-Ciocalteau (expressed as mg caffeic acid equivalents/kg oil) of the oils………………………………………179 Table 21. Quality parameters (peroxide value, acidity and K270), oxidative stability, total phenolic content, bitter index (K225), total chlorophyll and carotenoid content of the control (virgin olive oil) and phenol-enriched olive oils…………………….….181 Table 22. Phenolic composition of the control (virgin olive oil) and phenol-enriched olive oils by UPLC-ESI-MS/MS expressed as nmol of phenol per gram of oil…….183 Table 23. Antioxidant capacity of the control (virgin olive oil) and phenol enriched olive oils by ORAC assay…………………………………………………………...184 Table 24. Amounts of phenols in aqueous micellar fraction after in vitro digestion of control (virgin olive oil) and phenol-enriched olive oils……………………………186 Table 25. Phenol composition of enriched olive oils……………………………...205 Table 26. Phenolic composition of the olive-cake extract used to carry out the oil enrichments……………………………………………………………………….…218 Table 27. Optimized SRM conditions for the analyses of the studied phenolic compounds by UPLC-MS/MS………………………………………………………227 Table 28. SPE conditions and % recovery for the analysis of the 10 phenolic compounds in spiked plasma samples by off-line SPE cartridges and ȝSPE……….231 Table 29. Retention time (RT, min), recovery (%R), linearity, calibration curves, reproducibility (RSD), LODs and LOQs for the determination of the ten phenolic compounds in spiked plasma samples………………………………………………233 Table 30. SRM conditions for the analysis of the metabolites by UPLC-MS/MS…235 Table 31. Phenol metabolites and their free forms identified and quantified (µM) in plasma samples 60 and 120 minutes after the consumption of 30 ml of virgin olive oil rich in phenolic compounds…………………………………………………………238 Table 32. Phenolic profile of the control and enriched olive oils determined by UPLCESI-MS/MS. Values expressed as mg compound/kg oil……………………………256 Table 33. Chromatographic parameters of the main peaks observed in the plasma samples after the ingestion of the oils……………………………………………….258 Table 34. Pharmacokinetics parameters for the metabolites derived from the secoiridoids in plasma samples after the intake of either control or enriched olive oil.…...........................................................................................................................262 Table 35. Pharmacokinetics parameters for the metabolites derived from phenolic acids and flavonoids in plasma samples after the intake of either control or enriched olive oil……………………………………………………………………………...263 Table 36. Experimental central composite design for response surface analysis, percentage of total monomeric anthocyanins, total procyanidins and ORAC activity compared with the obtained by the traditional extraction with metanol:water:formic acid (60:37:3, v/v/v)…………………………………………………………………283 Table 37. Peak assignments, retention times and mass spectra data of anthocyanins detected in extracts of White Zinfandel Red Grape Pomace………………………..285 Table 38. Peak assignements, retention times and mass spectral data of procyanidins detected in extracts of White Zinfandel Red Grape Pomace………………………..289 Tabla 39. Metodologías seguidas en la obtención de extractos fenólicos del alperujo………………………………………………………………………………307 Tabla 40. Composición fenólica de los extractos en mg compuestos/g de extracto analizada por UPLC-ESI-MS/MS…………………………………………………...308 Tabla 41. Composición fenólica de los extractos en mg compuestos/g de alperujo fresco………………………………………………………………………………...310 Tabla 42. Evolución de la composición fenólica de los extractos de ASE obtenidos a partir del alperujo liofilizado en base a la temperatura de extracción y el porcentaje de etanol utilizado en el solvente de extracción………………………………………..311 Tabla I. Rendimientos de extracción de compuestos fenólicos respecto a la cantidad de alperujo de partida para las diferentes metodologías estudiadas. Valores expresados en g liofilizado/g de alperujo………………………………………………………..341 Tabla II. Rendimientos de extracción de compuestos fenólicos respecto a la cantidad de alperujo de partida obtenidos al variar las condiciones de temperatura y porcentaje de etanol en el solvente de extracción. Valores expresados en g liofilizado/g de alperujo………………………………………………………………………………341 Índice de abreviaturas 2FI Modelo de doble interacción/ Two factor model interaction 3,4-DHPEA Hidroxitirosol ó 2-(3,4-dihidroxifenil)etanol/ Hydroxytyrosol 3,4-DHPEA-AC 4-acetoxietil-1,2-dihidroxibenceno 3,4-DHPEA-EA Forma aldehídica del ácido elenólico unido al hidroxitirosol u oleuropeina aglicona 3,4-DHPEA-EDA Forma dialdehídica del ácido elenólico unida al hidroxitirosol A Absorbancia AAPH 2,2’-azobis (2-amidino-propano) dihydrochloride ASE/PLE Extracción acelerada por solventes/Accelerated Solvent Extraction AUC Área bajo la curva/ Area Under curve CBG β−glucosidasa citosólica/cytosolic ȕ-glucosidase CE Electroforesis capilar/ Capillary electrophoresis CHD Coronary Heart Disease COMT Catecol-O-metil-transferasa/Catechol-O-methyl transferase DAD Detector de fotodiodos/ Diode Array Detector DPPH 2,2-difenil-1-picrilhidrazilo EDTA Etilendiaminotetraacético ESI Ionización por electroespray/ Electrospray ionisation GC Cromatografía de gases/ Gas Chromatography GRAS Generally Recognized As Safe HPLC /LC Cromatografía líquida de alta resolución/ High Performance Liquid Chromatography IP Índice de peróxidos LDL Lipoproteínas de baja densidad LLE Extracción en fase líquida/ Liquid-liquid extraction LOD Límite de detección/ Limit of detection LOQ Límite de cuantificación/ Limit of quantitation LPH Hidrolasa floridzina lactasa/ Lactase-phlorizin hydrolase MAE Micro-wave assisted extraction MS Espectrometría de masas MS/MS Espectrometría de masas en tándem/tandem mass spectrometry n.d. No detectado/ Not detected n.q. No cuantificacdo/ Not quantified ORAC Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity p-HPEA Tirosol ó 2-(4-hidroxifenil)etanol/ Tirosol p-HPEA-EDA Forma dialdehídica del ácido elenólico unida al tyrosol p-HPEA-EA Forma aldehídica del ácido elenólico unido al tyrosol PM/MW Peso molecular/Molecular weight R% Porcentaje de recuperación/ Recovery Rt Tiempo de retención/ Retention time RMCD Metil-ȕ-ciclodextrina ROO Refined olive oil RSD Desviación estándar relativa/ Relative Standard Devitation RSM Response surface methodology S/N Relación señal-ruido/ Signal-to-noise ratio SFL Supercritical fluid extraction SPE Extracción en fase sólida/Solid phase extraction SR Residuo sólido/ Solid Residue SRp Residuo solido purificado SRnp Residuo sólido no purificado SRM Selected reaction monitoring SULT Sulfotransferasa/sulphotransferase SWE Sub-critical water extraction TLC Cromatografía en capa fina/ Thin layer chromatography TQD Detector de triple cuadrupolo/ Triple quadrupol detector UGT Uridina-difosfato-glucuronosiltransferasa/Uridine DiphosphateGlucuronosyltransferase UV Ultravioleta UPLC Cromatografía líquida de ultra resolución/ Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography VW Aguas de vegetación/ Vegetative waters Agradecimiento Es muy difícil resumir en unas pocas líneas todo lo que quisiera decir para agradecer a las personas que han hecho posible la realización de esta tesis. Este momento supone, no sólo el fin del período de 4 años que ha durado mi etapa como becario pre-doctoral, sino la culminación de un periodo que comenzó hace ya muchos años con mi llegada al Departament en 2002 para realizar el TPT con Pedro. Posteriormente realicé el PFC con Luz Stella y de ahí ya me reenganché para el doctorado. Así pues, han sido mucho años en los que el Departament de Tecnologia dels Aliments se ha llegado a convertir en mi segunda casa. Por todo ello quisiera agradecer a todas las personas que han pasado por él durante todo este tiempo, desde profesores, técnicos y becarios a estudiantes de prácticas, por todos los buenos momentos compartidos tanto en horas de trabajo como fuera de él (comidas, cafés, excursiones, cenas “perdidas”, de “traje” y demás). Quisiera agradecer a las “jefas”, Mª José y Mª Paz por la oportunidad que me brindaron al ofrecerme comenzar el doctorado con ellas. Gracias por la confianza depositada en mí, por transmitirme vuestros conocimientos y formarme como investigador. Me habéis demostrado ser, no sólo grandes profesionales, sino magníficas personas. Espero haber podido estar a la altura. A todas mis compañeras del lab: LuzStella, Maria, Arantza, Alba, Fanny, Magda, Nadia, Aida y Laura. Gracias por todos los buenos momentos compartidos, por vuestra ayuda cuando lo he necesitado y por estar ahí apoyando siempre. Ahora os tendréis que buscar otro chico que pase a ser la representación masculina del grupo^^. Maria, nuestra amistad se remonta a los tiempos de la carrera, gracias por toda tu ayuda y compañía en este tiempo, con los fenoles, el CAP, las clases de inglés y demás. Qué dure mucho años más! Vete preparando que la siguiente del grupo en acabar eres tú! Alba, moltes gràcies per la teva ajuda amb el MS/MS i pels teus consells durant la redacció de la tesis. Aida, desde que vas arribar al grup vas demostrar-me ser una gran amiga. Espero podem continuar així molts anys més! “Watashi-tachi no ynjjǀ wa eien ni tsuzuku koto o nozomu. Watashi no kazu wa nani no tame ni hitsuyǀ” ;). Laura, mucha suerte en la etapa que empiezas ahora! Cualquier ayuda que necesites con los aceites puedes contar conmigo. Fanny!! La persona más trabajadora del mundo!!! Echamos de menos tu alegría cada día!!! Quisera agradecer también a todos los doctorandos que ha habido en el Departament, a los “vecinos” de micro y a los de nuevas tecnologías, demasiados para nombraros a todos sin dejarme a alguno. Asi que muchas gracias a todos!! A mis compañeros de la sala de becarios, hemos pasado tantas horas encerrados escribiendo sin parar... muchos ánimos a todos en el tiempo que os queda!! Liliana! e é curto! muito incentivo no que resta. Espero que nossa amizade possa continuar por muito mais tempo! Bernarda, mucha suerte en el año final. A partir de ahora te toca ser la primera a tí!! Cuenta conmigo para lo que necesites! Mariana, Rogelio, mucho ánimo en la parte final de la tesis. Agradecer a Noelia e Isa, no sólo por son grandes amigas, sino también por subirme y bajarme cada día durante todos estos años. Creo que ya va siendo hora que me saque el carnet de conducir... To all the people from Fayeteville! Thank you for all your help during the 7 months that I stayed there. I’d like to express my gratitude to all the staff from ERC, from the Food Technology Department, from Washington Regional and from Garden Park. Thanks to all of you!! Dr. King, thanks for giving me the opportunity to work in your lab and share with me your experience to improve my knowledge. Keerthi, ey dude!! thanks for your help all the time that I needed. DongFang, you are an excellent woman! I’m glad to met you in Arkansas. Thank you for all your help, for all the times that you gave me a lift home and all your help when I needed. Thanks also to your husband!! Nín suԁ xnjyào de zài zhèlӿ nӿ yԁu yƯgè yԁngyuӽn de péngyԁu! FƝicháng gӽnxiè!! Jeanna, it was a pleasure working with you. You are and excellent researcher and even better person. Glad to be your friend!! Jeff, I’ll never live enough to express all the gratitude that I feel for you and your familiy. You’re the best person I’ve ever met! Thanks for you friendship, your help during my recovery, for bringing me the meals that your wife and your mother prepared for me and let me feel in family all my time in Fayetteville. You have a friend in Spain always you need!! Ingrid, nuestros caminos han ido paralelos todos estos años. Muchas gracias por todo, por tu amistad, tu comprensión, por todos los momentos que hemos vivido y que viviremos. Aquí estaré siempre a tu lado para lo que necesites. Sonia, contigo me tengo que remontar a la época del insti, imagínate, llevamos más de media vida juntos!! Y lo que nos falta!!! Muchas gracias por todo!! Por estar ahí y demostrarme tu amistad en todo momento. También quiero agradecer al resto de amigos que con su apoyo han ayudado en el largo periodo de la tesis: a los amigos de la uni (Claudia, Francesc, Eli, Ester, Ingrid, Miquel, Maria, Noelia y respectiv@s), Addy y Daiana (ché, ahora toca festejarlo no), Luciano, Xavi, Tere y Chus. A Edu y a Sergi (muchas gracias por la tapa!!), a Blanca, Montse, Laura, Noemi, Eli y Jordi y a Celia. Muchas gracias a todos!! Por último agradecer a mi familia por apoyarme en esta aventura y en todas las que vengan. A mis tíos, tías, primos, parejas e hijos. A mis hermanos (Ramón, Sisco y David) a mi hermana (MªCarmen), a mis sobrinos (Cristian, Ramón, Abel y Alejandro) y a mis padres. Vosotros sois los que tenéis que aguantar no sólo los buenos momentos sino también los malos, muchas gracias por todo!! Quién os iba a decir que llegaría hasta aquí! Sin vosotros no hubiera sido posible! 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9LWDJOLRQH36IRU]D6*DODYHUQD**KLGLQL&&DSRUDVR19HVFRYL33 )RJOLDQR90DUFKHOOL5%LRDYDLODELOLW\RIWUDQVUHVYHUDWUROIURPUHGZLQH LQKXPDQV0ROHFXODU1XWULWLRQDQG)RRG5HVHDUFKSS Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido Publicación 7 Enhanced bioavailability of virgin olive oil phenols by the ingestion of a phenol-enriched olive oil Manuel Suárez, Maria-Paz Romero, Alba Macià, Rosa M Valls, Sara Fernández, Rosa Solà, Maria-José Motilva Molecular Nutrition and Food Research En revisión 247 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido 248 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido Enhanced bioavailability of virgin olive oil phenols by the ingestion of a phenol-enriched olive oil Manuel Suárez,1 Maria-Paz Romero,1 Alba Macià,1 Rosa M Valls,2 Sara Fernández,2 Rosa Solà,2 Maria-José Motilva1* 1 Food Technology Department, XaRTA-TPV, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agraria, University of Lleida, Av/Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain 2 Lipid and Arteriosclerosis Research Unit (CIBERDEM), St. Joan de Reus University Hospital, IISPV, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain Abstract: Virgin olive oil, the main source of fat in the Mediterranean diet, has been associated with the low incidence of coronary heart diseases and other pathologies in these countries. Several studies have demonstrated that phenolic compounds are one of the main reasons behind these healthy properties. However, their daily intake from virgin olive oil is very low compared with that obtained from other phenolic sources as a consequence of the limited daily intake of olive oil. For this reason, the ingesta of virgin olive oil enriched with its own phenolic compounds could be of interest to increase the daily dose of these beneficial compounds. To evaluate the effectiveness of enrichment and its effects on the bioavailability in vivo, the concentration of phenolic compounds and their metabolites in human plasma (0, 60, 120, 240 and 300 min) from 16 healthy volunteers (8 men and 8 women, aged 21 and 69) was determined after the ingestion of a single dose (30 mL) of either enriched virgin olive oil (961.17 mg/kg oil) or control (288.89 mg/kg oil) in a cross-over study. Relative to control virgin oil, enriched oil increased plasma concentration of the phenol metabolites particularly, hydroxytyrosol sulphate and vanillin sulphate (p<0.05). However, the wide variability of results indicates that the absorption and metabolism of olive oil phenols is highly dependent on the individual. Key words: Phenol enriched olive oil, human plasma, phenol metabolites, phenol bioavailability 249 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido 1. Introduction Over the last decade epidemiological studies have proven that Mediterranean diet, rich in vegetables, fruit and legumes, is correlated with a low incidence of coronary heart diseases and cancer (Knoops et al., 2004). Within this nutritional pattern, olive oil plays an important role, being the main source of fat in the diet in this area. The beneficial effects of virgin olive oil were initially attributed to its fatty acid composition, rich in monounsaturated fatty acids. Nevertheless, further studies have highlighted the importance of its phenolic composition, especially after the publication of the results of the EUROLIVE project which demonstrated that the increase in the HDL cholesterol level and the decrease in the lipid oxidation damage after virgin olive oil consumption were highly correlated with its phenolic content (Covas, 2007, 2008). Thus, phenolic compounds from virgin olive (mainly phenolic alcohols, secoiridoid derivatives, phenolic acids, lignans and flavonoids) have been reported to have antioxidant (Obied et al., 2007), anti-inflammatory (Visioli and Galli, 2002), antiatherogenic (Visioli and Galli, 2001) and anti-carcinogenic properties (Owen et al., 2000). The metabolic fate of the phenolic compounds from virgin olive oil after ingestion in humans is still scarcely known. Studies have focused on such specific compounds as hydroxytyrosol and tyrosol. However, little has been done about the other components of the phenolic fraction of virgin olive oil. It is known that polyphenols are subjected to strong metabolism of phase I and phase II where they are hydrolyzed (phase I) and later conjugated (phase II) into their glucuronidated, methylated and sulphated metabolites forms in order to be absorbed (Manach et al., 2004). In addition, in vivo studies have shown that hydroxytyrosol and tyrosol are dose-dependently absorbed in humans and excreted in urine in their free or conjugated forms (Visioli et al., 2000). More recent studies have indicated that the beneficial effects of the phenolic compounds from virgin olive oil are not only due to their antioxidant and related activities but they also have a nutrigenomic effect, which means that their intake has a direct impact on the human genome. Thus, a study carried out by Konstantinidou et al. (2010) showed that the phenols from virgin olive oil have a significant role in the down-regulation of such proatherogenic genes as IFNγ, ARHGAP15 and IL7R. This reinforces the importance of including virgin olive oil in the regular diet (the FDA recommends a daily intake of 23g of olive oil). Nevertheless, the amount of phenolic metabolites from virgin olive oil detected in human plasma samples is highly variable and depends on both the extraction and the 250 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido analytical procedure. Thus, Vissers et al. (2002) reported that the bioavailability of these compounds in ileostomed volunteers was up to 66% of the total ingested. Considering a mean intake of 50g of olive oil per day, these authors estimated that the total amount of phenolic compounds in the plasma samples could be at most 0.06 µmol of hydroxytyrosol equivalents/L plasma. However, some studies revealed that a higher concentration is required to protect LDL from oxidation. For example, Leenen et al. (2002) concluded that at least 50-100µmoles of phenolic compounds from virgin olive oil/L plasma are required to have a protective effect on the LDL. Therefore, according to these results, enough phenols are unlikely to be obtained from virgin olive oil to have a direct protective effect on the LDL. In addition, the concentration of phenolic compounds in commercial olive oils is widely dependent of agronomical and technical factors (Esti et al., 1998). This decreases the ingestion of phenols from virgin olive oil compared with the doses ingested from other sources and makes it difficult to ensure a regular dose of phenols through the daily intake of virgin olive oil. For this reason, the enrichment of virgin olive oils with their own phenols, thus giving a high and standardized content of phenolic compounds, could be desirable in order to increase the daily intake of phenols without the drawback of a higher caloric content. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the enrichment of virgin olive oil with their own phenolic compounds into their bioavailability in humans. To fulfil this objective, the phenol metabolites were identified and quantified in human plasma samples obtained after an acute ingestion of 30 mL of a phenol-enriched olive oil. Plasma samples were obtained at 0, 60, 120, 240 and 300 min in order to study the pharmokinetic behavior of these metabolites. The results were compared with those obtained after the ingestion of the control virgin olive oil (without phenol addition). 2. Experimental 2.1. Chemicals and reagents The phenolic compounds, apigenin, luteolin, hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol, and pcoumaric acid, were purchased from Extrasynthese (Genay, France). Caffeic and homovanillic acids were purchased from Fluka Co. (Buchs, Switzerland), (+)pinoresinol was acquired from Arbo Nova (Turku, Finland), and catechol from SigmaAldrich (Germany). The secoiridoid derivatives 3,4-DHPEA-EDA, and p-HPEAEDA, and the lignan acetoxypinoresinol are not available commercially and were isolated from virgin olive by semipreparative HPLC, as described by Artajo et al. (2006). A stock solution of each standard compound was dissolved in methanol, and all the solutions were stored in a dark flask at -40º C. 251 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido Methanol (HPLC grade), acetonitrile (HPLC grade) and acetic acid were provided by Scharlau Chemie (Barcelona, Spain). Ortho-phosphoric acid (85%) was purchased from Panreac (Barcelona, Spain). Water was Milli-Q quality (Millipore Corp, Bedford, MA, USA). 2.2. Virgin olive oil The virgin olive oil used as the matrix for the phenolic enrichment was from the Siurana Protected Denomination of Origin (Catalonia, Spain), which is produced exclusively from the Arbequina cultivar. On the other hand, the samples of the olivecake used to obtain the phenolic extract for the phenol enrichment, were taken from a commercial olive oil mill from the olive-growing area of Les Garrigues (Catalonia, Spain), which works by the two-phase centrifugation system. These samples were taken at the decanter outlet and liquid nitrogen was immediately added to avoid oxidative damage. The samples were stored at -40º C until the extraction of the phenolic compounds. 2.3. Preparation of the phenol-enriched olive oil The phenol-enriched olive oil was prepared by the addition of an extract rich in the main phenolic compounds of virgin olive oil. This extract was obtained from olive cake following the method described by Suárez et al. (2009a) and basically included secoiridoid derivatives (89.4%), phenyl alcohols (3.5%) and flavonoids (6.0%). To carry out the phenolic enrichment of the olive oil, 7 mg of olive cake phenolic extract/mL oil and 0.3 % (p/v) of lecithin (Emulpur, Cargill, Barcelona, Spain) were dissolved in ethanol:water (50:50, v/v) and added to the oil using a Polytron (Kinematica, Littau, Switzerland) until completely homogenized. Finally, the olive oil was filtered through a paper filter Ahlstrom (Ahlstrom S.A., Barcelona, Spain) and bottled in dark bottles. The control olive oil (without added phenolic compounds) was also submitted to the process of mixing and filtering to ensure equal conditions in all the olive oils under study. The phenolic compounds of both the control and phenolenriched oils were extracted and characterized with the method described in our previous paper (Suárez et al., 2008). 2.4. Volunteers and experimental design 252 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido The human study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Clinical Research of Sant Joan University Hospital, Reus, Spain. The subjects gave their written informed consent. Sixteen healthy volunteers (eight women and eight men), aged between 21 and 69, were recruited to carry out the study. The men had a mean weight of 73.6 ±ҏ13.0 kg and the women’s mean weight was 65.8 ± ҏ6.0 kg while the body mass index was 26.3 ± ҏ2.0 for men and 25.1 ± 1.3 for women. They were considered healthy according to the results obtained after physical examination and routine laboratory tests. However, at the moment of the ingestion three of the volunteers gave up the study, thus reducing the final number of volunteers to thirteen. A randomized, controlled, crossover trial was designed using control virgin olive oil (without phenol addition) and enriched olive oil. Thus, the volunteers who consumed control virgin olive oil in the first intervention ingested the enriched oil in the second intervention after a 2 weeks wash-out period (Figure 40) and vice versa, volunteers who consumed the enriched oil in the first intervention ingested the control oil in the second one. For two weeks prior to the start of the study, the volunteers followed a controlled diet in order to monitor the intake of nutrients. The acute ingestion of the oil was done at 8 a.m. after an overnight fast. The control olive oil was included in the study to enable the resulting data to be compared and conclusions extracted. 1st ingestion Group 1 Diet Stabilization Wash-out Group 2 Diet Stabilization Wash-out 2 weeks 2nd ingestion 2 weeks 30 mL of control olive oil 30 mL of enriched olive oil Figure 40. Study design of the acute ingestion study of control and enriched olive oil. 25. Plasma samples 253 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido Plasma samples were obtained by venipuncture from volunteers after the ingestion of 30 mL of virgin olive oil. The blood samples were collected under basal conditions (after a 12-h overnight fasting period) and 60, 120, 240 and 300 minutes after the consumption of 30 ml of either enriched or control virgin olive oil. To obtain the plasma samples, blood (50 mL) was collected in Vacutainer™ tubes containing ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) as an anticoagulant. They were protected from the light with aluminium foil and centrifuged for 15 min at 1,500 g and 4º C (Kokusan, H-103RS, Japan). After that, the plasma was immediately separated from the cells and kept at -80º C until analysis. The extraction of the phenolic compounds from the plasma samples was carried out following the method developed and validated in our previous paper (Suárez et al., 2009b) using microelution plates (Waters, Milford, USA) packed with 2 mg of OASIS HLB sorbent (Waters, Milford, USA). 2.6. UPLC-ESI-MS/MS The analysis of the phenolic compounds from the virgin olive oil and plasma samples was carried out by UPLC coupled to tandem MS. The UPLC system consisted of an AcQuityTM UPLC equipped with a Waters binary pump system (Milford, MA, USA) using an AcQuity UPLCTM BEH C18 column (1.7 µm, 100 mm x 2.1 mm i.d.). During the analysis, the column was kept at 30º C and the flow rate was 0.4 ml/min, using milliQ water/acetic acid (100:0.2 v/v) as solvent A and acetonitrile as solvent B. The elution gradient was the one reported in our previous study (Suárez et al., 2008). 2.7. Metabolite identification and quantification in plasma Full-scan mode (MS) and tandem mass (MS/MS), based on neutral loss scan and product ion scan, were used to identify and quantify the phenolic compounds and their metabolites from plasma samples. These techniques are very effective at verifying the structural information of the compounds when no commercially standards are available. To start with, the analyses were carried out in full-scan mode (from 80 to 800 m/z) by applying different cone voltages from 20 to 60 V. The MS spectrum obtained when low cone voltages were used gave information about the precursor ion or the [M-H]-. On the other hand, when high cone voltages were applied, specific fragment ions were generated and the MS spectrum gave information about their 254 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido structure. The structural information was also verified by using the product ion scan and neutral loss scan in the MS/MS mode. In the product ion scan experiments, the product ions are produced by collision-activated dissociation of the selected precursor ion in the collision cell. Neutral loss scans of 80 and 176 units were used to characterize the sulphate and glucuronide forms, respectively. The detection and quantification of the phenolic compounds and their metabolites were then performed based on their ion fragmentation in the MS/MS mode using SRM and double SRM. Due to the lack of standards for these metabolites, they were quantified with the calibration curves corresponding to their phenolic precursors. This way, hydroxytyrosol and tyrosol metabolites were quantified using the calibration curves of hydroxytyrosol and tyrosol respectively; homovanillic acid, vanillic acid and vanillin metabolites were quantified using the calibration curve of homovanillic acid; pcoumaric, p-hydroxybenzoic and ferulic acids metabolites were quantified by means of the p-coumaric acid calibration curve. Apigenin metabolites were quantified with the apigenin calibration curve. 2.8. Statistical analysisand pharmacokinetics parameters Data analysis was performed using Statgraphics plus v.5.1 software (Manugistics Inc., Rockville, MA, USA). The data were analyzed by the ANOVA test with a significance level of 0.05. On the other hand, phenolic compounds kinetic parameters of the different metabolites were calculated by means of PK functions (for Microsoft Excel). This software allowed us to determine the maximum concentration of the metabolites (Cmax) and their area under the curve (AUC), which can be used to compare the effect of the ingestion of the different oils (control or phenol-enriched). 3. Results and Discussion 3.1. Characterization of the enriched olive oils The phenolic profiles of both the control and enriched olive oil were analyzed by UPLC-ESI-MS/MS. As can be seen in Table 32, the addition of the olive-cake extract significantly increased the concentration of all the phenolic compounds in the oils. The 10.95-fold increase experimented by the phenyl alcohol fraction, made up of hydroxytyrosol and tyrosol, was especially remarkable. These compounds are 255 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido biologically active so it is very interesting to have them at a higher concentration in the olive oil available to be absorbed by the organism after ingestion. Table 32. Phenolic profile of the control and enriched olive oils determined by UPLCESI-MS/MS. Values expressed as mg compound/kg oil. Control virgin olive oil (mg/kg oil) Enriched olive oil (mg/kg oil) Hydroxytyrosol 0.37 6.64 Tyrosol 1.03 8.70 1.40 15.33 Vanillic acid 0.37 3.94 p-coumaric acid 0.08 0.84 Vanillin 0.16 1.44 0.61 6.21 3,4-DHPEA-EDA 45.42 527.84 3,4-DHPEA-EA 15.11 26.21 3,4-DHPEA-AC 52.84 102.46 p-HPEA-EDA 9.72 24.12 123.08 680.62 Pinoresinol 115.8 173.15 Acetoypinoresinol 46.30 78.79 162.1 251.94 Luteolin 1.44 6.28 Apigenin 0.27 0.80 1.71 7.08 288.89 961.17 Phenolic compounds Total phenyl alcohols Total phenolic acids Total secoiridoid derivatives Total lignans Total flavonoids Total phenolic compounds It is also important to highlight the increase observed in the secoiridoid derivatives and the flavonoid group. The importance of the secoiridoid derivatives is based on their chemical structure. These compounds are precursors of phenyl alcohols, which, as was stated above, are very active compounds. In addition, recent studies have demonstrated that some secoiridoid derivatives, such as 3,4-DHPEA-EDA, are even better at protecting red blood cells (RBCs) from oxidative damages than hydroxytyrosol (Paiva-Martins et al., 2009). Therefore, the secoiridoid derivatives are valuable compounds that could have a beneficial effect in the organism. On the other 256 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido hand, flavonoids are the most widespread natural phenolic compounds whose important activity is due to their characteristic triple aromatic ring chemical structure. However, their concentration in virgin olive oil is very low compared with that obtained from other phenolic sources. Thus increasing the amount of flavonoids in olive oils is of interest to increase their intake from this source. Therefore, the greater concentration of phenolic compounds in the enriched oils is expected to increase the level of their corresponding metabolites in human plasma after consumption of the oils, due to the higher amount available to be absorbed by the organism. 3.2. Phenol metabolites identification and quantification in human plasma The phenolic compounds and their corresponding metabolites in the plasma samples after ingestion of either the control or enriched olive oil were identified and quantified following the procedure described by Suarez et al (2009b). Table 33 shows the main chromatographic peaks that appeared in the chromatograms. On the basis of their retention time, corresponding molecular weight and ion transition, and the information obtained from the literature, we proposed which phenolic compounds and metabolites could match these peaks. Some of the compounds had more than one chromatographic peak, appearing at different retention times but maintaining the molecular weight and the mass spectrometric fragments. This suggests the existence of several isomerical forms of these compounds in the plasma samples. As expected, most of the metabolites identified in the plasma were derived from the secoiridoids and phenyl alcohol groups and appeared in their conjugated form, especially sulphated and glucuronidated. This could suggest that basically the phenolic compounds from olive oil follow two different pathways: one mediated by the action of the sulphotransferase enzymes and the other governed by the glucurotransferases. This result agrees with the ones obtained by others authors, such as De la Torre-Carbot et al. (20006) who identified hydroxytyrosol and tyrosol in their glucuronidated and sulphated forms in human low-density lipoproteins (LDL) after the intake of virgin olive oil. The chromatographic analysis of the plasma samples also revealed the existence of other compounds (either conjugated or in their free form), including phenolic acids (hydroxybenzoic, hydroxyphenylacetic, ferulic and caffeic acids and their derivatives) and flavonoids (apigenin glucuronide). 257 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido Table 33. Chromatographic parameters of the main peaks observed in the plasma samples after ingestion of the olive oils. Peak Rt (min) [M-H]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 137 151 151 167 179 181 197 217 230 231 233 243 245 14 15 16 17 18 3.62; 10.65 4.63, 6.52 6.55 4.85 5.17 17.1 10.14 8.55; 19.15 5.06; 7.98; 12.45 9.32; 14.11 6.15 6.67; 13.5; 21.75 11.77; 16.86; 19.3 10.05 19.15; 23.83 9.48 11.27 4.56; 6.74 Fragments MS/MS 93 107 136 123 135 137 153 137 150 151, 136 153, 123 163, 119 165 247 259 261 273 327 167, 123 179, 135 181 193, 134 150 19 20 21 8.77; 18.97 7.00 10.57 327 369 373 151, 136 193, 134 197 22 23 15.15 10.69; 13.24 445 495 269 319, 153 Proposed structure Hydroxybenzoic acid Hydroxyphenylacetic acid Vanillin Vanillic acid Caffeic acid Homovanillic acid derivative 3,4-DHPEA-EA derivative Tyrosol sulphate 4-methoxy-phenylethanol sulphate Vanillin sulphate Hydroxytyrosol sulphate Coumaric acid sulphate 4-methoxy-phenylacetic acid sulphate Vanillic acid sulphate Caffeic acid sulphate Homovanillic acid sulphate Ferulic acid sulphate 4-methoxy-phenylethanol glucuronide Vanillin glucuronide Ferulic acid glucuronide 3,4-DHPEA-EA derivative glucuronide Apigenin glucuronide 3,4-DHPEA-EDA glucuronide With regard to the metabolites derived from hydroxytyrosol, the appearance of compounds structurally related to homovanillic acid suggests the existence of a methylation process in the organism, probably due to the activity of the enzyme cathecol-O-methyltransferase (COMT). D’Angelo et al. (2001) proposed a metabolic pathway for hydroxytyrosol in which the action of this enzyme promoted the appearance of homovanillic acid and its conjugated forms. In the case of the plasma samples obtained after the ingestion of both control and enriched olive oil, we were able to identify the metabolites that appear at the end of this chain of reactions: hydroxytyrosol sulphate, homovanillic acid derivative and homovanillic acid sulphate. Homovanillic acid derivative was a compound that presented the same precursor and product ions as homovanillic acid but eluted at a different retention time from the commercial standard. The non-identification of free hydroxytyrosol and the other intermediate forms may suggest that these compounds are rapidly subjected to the 258 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido activity of the enzymes, originating the sulphated or methyl-sulphated forms which are more likely to be absorbed by the organism. Figure 41 shows the metabolic pathway of hydroxytyrosol proposed by D’angelo et al (2001) with some variations, indicating in bold the metabolites identified in the plasma samples after the ingestion of olive oil. OH Hydroxytyrosol sulphate O O S O Sulphoconjugated derivative OH OH SULT OH OH OH SULT O CH3 Hydroxytyrosol (4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethanol) OH Alcohol dehydrogenase MOPET COMT (3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol) DOPAC reductase OH Aldehyde reductase OH O OH OH OH OH Aldehyde dehydrogenase COMT (4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetaldehyde) DOPAC HO O SULT MOPAL O DOPAL (3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde) O (3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid) OH O SULT O O Sulphoconjugated derivatives CH3 S CH3 OH Homovanillic acid O O (4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetic acid) HO CH3 O SULT HO O Homovanillic acid sulphate Homovanillic acid derivative Figure 41. Metabolic pathways of hydroxytyrosol (adapted from D’Angelo et al., 2001). The chemical structures in bold were identified in the plasma samples after olive oil ingestion. SULT: sulphotransferase; COMT: cathecol-O-methyltransferase. Similarly to the metabolic pathway described in hydroxytyrosol, the analysis of the plasma samples revealed the existence of some methylated metabolites that probably 259 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido originated from tyrosol. Thus peaks 9, 13 and 18 in Table 33 could be formed from tyrosol, with an analogous chemical structure to the one obtained as a result of the activity of COMT on hydroxytyrosol. Peak 9 is equivalent to MOPET sulphate, peak 13 is equivalent to the homovanillic sulphate and peak 18 was the result of the glucuronidation of the analogue structure of MOPET in tyrosol. O OH S O O O 4-methoxyphenylethanol glucuronide Tyrosol sulphate OH O O O 4-methoxyphenylethanol sulphate OH SULT Tyrosol Alcohol dehydrogenase OH 4-methoxyphenylethanol Methylation OH OH O CH3 Aldehyde reductase OH 4-methoxyphenylacetaledhyde Aldehyde dehydrogenase O OH CH3 SULT OH S 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid HO O Methylation O O SULT CH3 O SULT O S O Sulphoconjugated derivatives OH HO SULT HO O O 4-methoxyphenylacetic acid 4-methoxyphenylacetic acid sulphate Figure 42. Proposed metabolic pathways of tyrosol. The chemical structures in black were identified in the plasma samples after olive oil ingestion. SULT: sulphotransferase. These results contrast to those obtained by Garcia-Villalba et al. (2010) who did 260 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido not identify methyl conjugates metabolites from tyrosol in urine samples after the ingestion of 50 mL of virgin olive oil. They attributed this to the lack of activity of COMT on this compound due to the need for an ortho diphenolic structure of this enzyme. The appearance of the methylated compounds in the plasma samples in the present study could suggest the presence of enzymatic activity able to methylate tyrosol. Thus, Figure 42 shows the proposed metabolic pathways that tyrosol could undergo in the organism, highlighting in bold the metabolites identified in the plasma samples after consumption of the virgin olive oil. Based on the pathway described by D’Angelo et al. (2001), we hypothesized that tyrosol could also be affected by the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde reductase although the metabolites produced by the activity of these enzymes were not found. This could be due to the high instability of these compounds and the possible preference for methylation. 3.3. Pharmacokinetic parameters of phenol metabolites The concentration of the phenolic compounds and their metabolites in the plasma samples was monitored 0, 60, 120, 240 and 300 min after the ingestion of the olive oil and the difference between their bioavailability depending on the olive oil consumed (control or phenol-enriched) was evaluated. In general, the data revealed that the amount of phenolic metabolites in the plasma samples obtained after the ingestion of the phenol-enriched olive oil was higher than that obtained after intake of the control olive oil (without phenol enrichment). Tables 34 and 35 show the pharmacokinetic parameters obtained after analyzing the chromatographic results with the PK functions software. This software allows us to tentatively determine the value of the maximum concentration of the compounds in the plasma (Cmax) and the area under the curve in the interval of study (AUC). As can be seen in Table 34, almost all the identified compounds that are involved in the hydroxytyrosol pathway reached higher concentrations in plasma samples obtained after the ingesta of phenol-enriched olive oil compared with the values obtained after the intake of control oil. This suggests that, effectively, the enrichment of the olive oil with the phenol extract successfully produced an increase in the concentration of these compounds in plasma after oil consumption. This is desirable as a way to achieve a concentration of phenol metabolites in plasma able to produce a real effect in the organism. However, the variability of the results between the different volunteers was very high, as can be seen in the AUC range. This is because the bioavailability of phenolic compounds not only depends on their concentration in the oil, but is also affected by each individual’s characteristic parameters, such as their 261 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido enzymatic activity and habitual diet. Thus, despite the mean values being higher after consuming phenol-enriched olive oil, only the concentration of hydroxytyrosol sulphate was statistically higher than in the control. Table 34. Pharmacokinetic parameters for the metabolites derived from the secoiridoids in plasma samples after the intake of either control or enriched olive oil. Phenolic compound Hydroxytyrosol sulphate Homovanillic acid derivative Homovanillic acid sulphate 3,4-DHPEA-EDA glucuronide 3,4-DHPEA-EA derivative 3,4-DHPEA-EA derivative glucuronide Tyrosol sulphate 4-methoxy-phenylacetic acid sulphate 4-methoxy-phenylethanol sulphate 4-methoxy-phenylethanol glucuronide Oil Cmax AUC AUC range (µ µmoles/L) (µ µmoles*min/L) (µ µmoles*min/L) Control 0.53 111 50-238 Enriched 0.76 159 93-287 Control 0.47 132 80-246 Enriched 0.32 80 63-102 Control 0.67 177 83-330 Enriched 0.75 169 55-282 Control 0.24 58 26-127 Enriched 0.20 54 26-111 Control 0.33 75 5-235 Enriched 0.48 98 7-245 Control 0.03 6 2-14 Enriched 0.22 34 3-96 Control 0.92 228 59-601 Enriched 0.87 240 73-538 Control 3.11 840 249-1,891 Enriched 2.18 565 46-2,024 Control 2.32 617 119-1,256 Enriched 2.25 611 106-2,054 Control 0.03 7 2-9 Enriched 0.03 6 3-9 p< 0.05 n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. On the other hand, although in all the cases an increase in the concentration of the peaks for the tyrosol metabolites was detected after consumption of both control and phenol-enriched oils, no significant differences between these oils were observed. In addition, the mean values were very similar, suggesting that the bioavailability of these compounds was not affected by the phenol enrichment. 262 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido Table 35. Pharmacokinetic parameters for the metabolites derived from the phenolic acids and the lignans in plasma samples after the intake of either control or enriched olive oil. Phenolic compound Apigenin glucuronide Hydroxybenzoic acid Hydroxyfenilacetic acid Vanillic acid Vanillic acid sulphate Caffeic acid Caffeic acid sulphate Coumaric acid sulphate Vanillin Vanillin sulphate Vanillin glucuronide Ferulic acid derivative Ferulic acid derivative sulphate Ferulic acid glucuronide Oil Cmax AUC AUC range (µ µmoles/L) (µ µmoles*min/L) (µ µmoles*min/L) Control 0.06 16 8-35 Enriched 0.06 16 8-36 Control 1.63 438 128-933 Enriched 1.84 470 72-923 Control 4.28 1134 185-2,454 Enriched 4.99 1316 172-2,507 Control 5.39 1254 824-1,821 Enriched 2.42 538 368-700 Control 0.63 137 32-416 Enriched 0.75 174 75-232 Control 3.28 798 284-1,885 Enriched 4.69 959 355-2,094 Control 0.88 226 19-477 Enriched 2.51 357 32-1,818 Control 0.83 222 63-533 Enriched 1.16 271 89-750 Control 1.25 126 19-245 Enriched 2.10 302 42-1,014 Control 9.61 2693 718-6,563 Enriched 20.94 5161 1,711-10,800 Control 0.42 105 46-327 Enriched 0.26 61 31-172 Control 0.26 70 49-131 Enriched 0.21 51 39-71 Control 4.20 919 154-3,245 Enriched 5.71 1257 454-2,575 Control 0.50 119 19-214 Enriched 0.70 189 23-413 n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. p< 0.05 n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. 263 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido Regarding the metabolites originated from phenolic acids, it could be considered that the compounds that appeared in basal conditions are fermentation products, generated through the effect of the human gut microbiota on the dietary fiber and some phenolic compounds, such as flavonoids, in the habitual diet of the volunteers (Aura et al., 2008). Once the olive oil has been ingested, the increase in the concentration of the phenolic acid metabolites in the plasma over time could be partly attributed to the absorption of this fraction included in the olive oil. However, the enrichment of the olive oil with the phenolic extract also increases the concentration of the flavonoid group and it is possible that this could generate a further increase in the concentration of the phenolic acid metabolites once the human gut microbiota act on them. Therefore, in addition to the direct effect on the content of the phenolic acid metabolites observed in the plasma during the period of study it is possible that an indirect increase occurs through the fermentation of the flavonoids in the colon. Nevertheless, further studies would be needed to confirm this. It is also remarkable that a certain shift of the time when the maximum concentration of some of the identified metabolites was reached was observed as a consequence of the phenol-enrichment of the oil. As an example, Figure 43 shows the graphic evolution of the concentration of some metabolites from the different phenolic groups identified in the plasma after the intake of both the control and enriched olive oil: hydroxytyrosol sulphate (phenyl alcohol), 3,4-DHPEA-EA derivative glucuronide (secoiridoid), apigenin glucuronide (flavonoid) and ferulic acid glucuronide (phenolic acid). After consumption of the control olive oil, the maximum concentration of these peaks was reached at 60 min. However, consumption of the phenol-enriched olive oil shifted this maximum to 120 min. This could be due to the higher concentration leading to a certain saturation of the mechanisms involved in the absorption and transport of these compounds in the human organism. Therefore, the phenol-enriched oil needs more time to reach the maximum concentration in the plasma. In addition to this change in the time to reach the highest concentration, there was a general quantitative increment in the value of these metabolites in the plasma after the ingesta of the phenol-enriched olive oil compared with the one obtained after consumption of the control oil. This is of great importance and points to the suitability of phenol-enrichment of the oil as a means of increasing the amount of these desirable compounds in the organism, which is necessary to produce a real effect on the development of some types of cancers, such as colon cancer (Colomer and Menendez, 2006). 264 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido 0.8 0.25 µmoles/L a µmoles/L 0.6 0.4 0.2 b 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.05 0 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 50 100 min c 0.07 0.06 µmoles/L µ moles/L 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0 0 50 100 150 min 200 250 300 150 min 200 250 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 300 d 0 50 100 150 200 250 min Figure 43. Pharmacokinetics of (a) hydroxytyrosol sulphate, (b) 3,4-DHPEA-EA derivative glucuronide, (c) apigenin glucuronide and (d) ferulic acid glucuronide in human plasma after the intake of control ( ) and phenol-enriched olive oil ( ). Analyzing the pharmacokinetic parameters of the different groups of phenolic compounds under study their different pattern of absorption could be evaluated. To start with, the time when the maximum concentration is reached suggests that their absorption occurs approximately in the small intestine after being subjected to the strong metabolism of the organism. Thus, hydroxytyrosol sulphate (and by extension the other phenyl alcohols metabolites) could come from the high spectra of secoiridoid derivatives in the oil by hydrolysis in the stomach (phase I metabolism) and later conjugation by action of the sulphotransferases (phase II). As was reported in our previous study (Suarez et al., 2010) after simulated in vitro digestion of virgin olive oil there was a significant increment in hydroxytyrosol in the stomach (rising by approximately 70%) due to the acidic conditions of the media (pH 2). This can be related to the high proportion of phenyl alcohols conjugated as their different metabolites that appeared in the plasma. The absorption of phenolic acid metabolites seems to follow the same pattern. On the other hand, the appearance of 3,4-DHPEA-EA derivative and its glucuronide form seems to suggest that some of the secoiridoids in the oil are able to resist the strong conditions of the digestion process and reach the blood stream in a 265 300 Publicación 7: Fenoles plasma aceite enriquecido chemical form higher than hydroxytyrosol. This is of great importance due to the healthy effects that these compounds could exert (Paiva-Martins et al., 2009). The non-identification of any metabolic form derived from lignans in the plasma could be due to their degradation by the colonic flora of the gut and further transformation into enterodiol and enterolactona. This process is believed to take place in the period of 8-10 hours after ingestion (Kuijsten et al., 2005). 4. Conclusions The enrichment of the olive oil with an olive-cake extract increased the amount of the phenolic compounds in the resulting oil and had a direct influence on their bioavailability. The in vivo study showed that the concentration of almost all the compounds was higher in the plasma samples from the phenol-enriched olive oil than after ingestion of the control oil, demonstrating the suitability of the enrichment. In general, a displacement of the time to reach the maximum concentration is observed in the samples, which indicates that more time is needed to absorb the higher phenolic content. However, the inter-individual variability in the concentration of the plasma phenol metabolites means it is difficult to show statistically significant differences between the control (virgin olive oil) and enriched olive oils. 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