Copper Complexing Capacity and Trace Metal Content in Common and Balsamic Vinegars: Impact of Organic Matter

Karavoltsos, Sotirios; Sakellari, Aikaterini; Sinanoglou, Vassilia J.; Zoumpoulakis, Panagiotis; Plavšić, Marta; Dassenakis, Manos; Kalogeropoulos, Nick (2020) Copper Complexing Capacity and Trace Metal Content in Common and Balsamic Vinegars: Impact of Organic Matter. Molecules, 25 (861). pp. 2-17. ISSN 1420-3049

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Abstract

Complex formation is among the mechanisms affecting metal bioaccessibility. Hence, the quantification of organic metal complexation in food items is of interest. Organic ligands in solutions of environmental and/or food origin function as buffering agents against small changes in dissolved metal concentrations, being able to maintain free metal ion concentrations below the toxicity threshold. Organic matter in vinegars consists of bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols, Maillard reaction endproducts, etc., capable of complexing metal ions. Furthermore, transition metal ions are considered as micronutrients essential for living organisms exerting a crucial role in metabolic processes. In this study, differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV), a sensitive electrochemical technique considered to be a powerful tool for the study of metal speciation, was applied for the first time in vinegar samples. The concentrations of Cu complexing ligands (LT) in 43 vinegars retailed in Greece varied between 0.05 and 52 microM, with the highest median concentration determined in balsamic vinegars (14 microM), compared to that of common vinegars (0.86 microM). In 21% of the vinegar samples examined, LT values were exceeded by the corresponding total Cu concentrations, indicating the presence of free Cu ion and/or bound within labile inorganic/organic complexes. Red grape balsamic vinegars exhibited the highest density of Cu ligands per mass unit of organic matter compared to other foodstuffs such as herbal infusions, coffee brews, and beers. Among the 16 metals determined in vinegars, Pb is of particular importance from a toxicological point of view, whereas further investigation is required regarding potential Rb biomagnification.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	copper complexation ; organic ligands ; trace metals ; vinegars
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Division for Marine and Enviromental Research
Depositing User:	Marta Plavšić
Date Deposited:	27 Mar 2020 10:02
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/5386
DOI:	10.3390/molecules25040861

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