Microwave-assisted Derivatization of Fatty Acids for Its Measurement in Milk Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Fatty acid (FA) profiling of milk has important applications in human health and nutrition. Conventional methods for the saponification and derivatization of FA are time-consuming and laborious. We aimed to develop a simple, rapid, and economical method for the determination of FA in milk. We applie...

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Published in:Analytical Sciences 2018/05/10, Vol.34(5), pp.575-582
Main Authors: SHRESTHA, Rojeet, MIURA, Yusuke, HIRANO, Ken-ichi, CHEN, Zhen, OKABE, Hiroaki, CHIBA, Hitoshi, HUI, Shu-Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry
Economic conditions
Fats
Fatty acids
High performance liquid chromatography
Human nutrition
Hydrazides
Irradiation
Liquid chromatography
microwave-assisted derivatization
Microwave-assisted saponification
Milk
milk fats
Nutrition
Reproducibility
Sample preparation
Sensitivity analysis
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Summary:Fatty acid (FA) profiling of milk has important applications in human health and nutrition. Conventional methods for the saponification and derivatization of FA are time-consuming and laborious. We aimed to develop a simple, rapid, and economical method for the determination of FA in milk. We applied a beneficial approach of microwave-assisted saponification (MAS) of milk fats and microwave-assisted derivatization (MAD) of FA to its hydrazides, integrated with HPLC-based analysis. The optimal conditions for MAS and MAD were determined. Microwave irradiation significantly reduced the sample preparation time from 80 min in the conventional method to less than 3 min. We used three internal standards for the measurement of short-, medium- and long-chain FA. The proposed method showed satisfactory analytical sensitivity, recovery and reproducibility. There was a significant correlation in the milk FA concentrations between the proposed and conventional methods. Being quick, economic, and convenient, the proposed method for the milk FA measurement can be substitute for the convention method.
ISSN:0910-6340
1348-2246
DOI:10.2116/analsci.17P557