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Evaluation of Key Aroma Compounds in Processed Prawns (Whiteleg Shrimp) by Quantitation and Aroma Recombination Experiments Veronika Mall, and Peter Schieberle J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b00636 • Publication Date (Web): 10 Mar 2017 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on March 13, 2017

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Evaluation of Key Aroma Compounds in Processed Prawns (Whiteleg Shrimp) by Quantitation and Aroma Recombination Experiments

Veronika Mall and Peter Schieberle#

Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Lebensmittelchemie, Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, D85354 Freising, Germany

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Corresponding Author Prof. Dr. Peter Schieberle Phone: +49 8161 71 2932 Fax: +49 8161 71 2970 E-mail: [email protected]

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ABSTRACT. In our previous study on the aroma compounds of heated prawn meat,

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the main odorants in blanched (BPM) and fried prawn meat (FPM), respectively,

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were characterized by means of gaschromatography/olfactometry and aroma extract

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dilution analysis. In this follow-up study, these aroma compounds were quantified by

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means of stable isotope dilution assays and odor activity values (OAV; ratio of

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concentration to odor detection threshold) were calculated. Results revealed 2-

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acetyl-1-pyrroline and (Z)-1,5-octadien-3-one as the most potent odor-active

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compounds in both prawn samples. In FPM, as compared to BPM, higher OAVs

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were determined for 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, 2-acetyl-2-thiazoline, 3-methylbutanal, 3-

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(methylthio)propanal, phenylacetaldehyde, 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2(5H)-furanone,

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4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone,

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trimethylpyrazine. Aroma recombination experiments corroborated that the overall

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aroma of the blanched as well as the fried prawn meat, respectively, could well be

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mimicked by the set of key odorants quantitated in this study.

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KEYWORDS. stable isotope dilution assay; odor activity value; aroma recombinate;

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crustaceans,

prawns;

2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine

litopenaeus

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INTRODUCTION

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Crustaceans and among them, in particular prawns have become quite popular

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in the last decades as healthy and delicious food. In order to characterize the aroma

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compounds eliciting the desirable aroma of heated prawn meat, the main odorants of

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blanched (BPM) and fried prawn meat (FPM) were recently identified by us based on

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results from aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA).1 Following this approach, forty-

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three or forty-five odorant compounds respectively were found in BPM and FPM with

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2-acetyl-1-pyrroline,

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2-aminoacetophenone featuring the highest flavor dilution (FD) factors in both

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samples. Among the set of fifteen compounds only occurring after heat treatment in

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FPM were 2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine and trimethylpyrazine, γ-octalactone and

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γ-nonalactone as well as 2,6-dimethoxyphenol.1

(Z)-1,5-octadien-3-one,

3-(methylthio)propanal

and

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AEDA is a useful screening method to locate aroma-active compounds in a bulk

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of odorless volatiles. Ranking the odorants by means of FD factors gives an idea on

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the impact of each aroma compound on the overall aroma of the investigated food

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sample. However, as the odorants are completely vaporized during the procedure

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and, thus, matrix effects are not taken into account, quantitation of the aroma

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compounds and calculation of odor activity values should always follow this

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screening approach.2,3

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Until now, only few investigations exist aiming at quantitating the aroma

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compounds of crustacean meat. In spiny lobster, American lobster and mangrove

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crab, respectively, quantitation of odorants was carried out using internal standards,

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and the OAVs of several odorants were calculated using odor thresholds available

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from earlier publications.4-6 In these studies the highest OAVs were found for 2-

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acetyl-1-pyrroline, 2,3-butanedione, trimethylamine, 3-(methylthio)propanal, (Z)-4-

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heptenal and 3-methylbutanal. However, exact quantitation methods using e.g. stable

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isotope labeled isotopologues as internal standards have not yet been applied on the

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aroma compounds of crustacean meat. Therefore, the aim of this study was to

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continue our recent investigation1 on the key aroma compounds of blanched and

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fried prawn meat with their quantitation by means of stable isotope dilution assays

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and subsequent calculation of OAVs. Following, aroma recombination experiments3

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should allow the unequivocal characterization of the main odorants provoking the

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desired roasted and fishy odor of heated prawn meat.

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MATERIALS AND METHODS

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Material. Frozen whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), raw with head and

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carapace, were purchased at a local supermarket. After thawing, the prawns were

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cooked in unsalted water for one min. The carapace was removed, the meat was

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frozen with liquid nitrogen and minced to a fine powder. In a second set of

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experiments, thawed prawns were pan-fried at 160 °C without addition of fat. After six

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min of evenly frying both sides, the prawns were cooled and their carapace was

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removed. Then, the meat was frozen with liquid nitrogen and minced to a fine

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powder.

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Chemicals. The following chemicals were obtained from the sources given in

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parentheses. Dichloromethane, diethyl ether, ethanol, (99 %), sodium hydroxide,

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anhydrous sodium sulfate (Merck, Darmstadt, Germany); thiourea (Fluka, Neu-Ulm,

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Germany); [2H3]-methyl iodide, rhodium on alumina, methanol-d, deuterium oxide,

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palladium on barium sulfate (5%) (Sigma-Aldrich Chemie, Taufkirchen, Germany).

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Dichloromethane and diethyl ether were freshly distilled before use.

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Reference Odorants. These were purchased from commercial sources or were synthesized as reported recently.1 ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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Isotopically Labeled Internal Standards. The isotopically labeled internal

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standards, either labeled with deuterium or carbon-13, were synthesized as

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previously described: [2H2–5]-2-acetyl-1-pyrroline,7 [2H4]-2-acetyl-2-thiazoline,8 [2H2-4]-

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2-aminoaceto-phenone,9 [2H2]-butanoic acid,10 [2H2–7]-(E,E)-2,4-decadienal,11 [2H2]-γ-

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decalactone,12 [2H2]-decanoic acid,13 [2H3–4]-2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine,8 [2H3]-5-

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ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone,14

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furanone,14

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methoxybenzaldehyde,16

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[2H2]-3-methylbutanoic

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2,4-nonanedione,19

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[2H2]-(E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal,11 [13C2]-(E,E,Z)-2,4,6-nonatrienal,22 [2H2]-(Z)-1,5-octadien-

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3-one,11

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acetaldehyde,24 [2H3]-trimethylpyrazine.25 [2H2]-(Z)-4-Heptenal was obtained from

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Aromalab

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[2H5-8]-2,6-dimethoxyphenol were made available by introducing deuterium via H/D

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exchange to the unlabeled reference compound.26

[13C2]-3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2(5H)-

[13C2]-4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone,15 [2H3]-2-methoxyphenol,8 acid,17

[2H2]-1-octen-3-one,11

AG

(Planegg,

[2H2]-3-methyl-butanal,17

[2H6–8]-3-methylindole,18

[2H3]-3-(methylthio)propanal,20

[2H3]-3-methyl-

[2H3]-(E,E)-2,4-nonadienal,21

[13C2]-2,3-pentanedione,23

Germany).

[2H3]-4-hydroxy-3-

[13C2]-phenyl-

[2H1-3]-Benzothiazole

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Synthesis of [2H3]-2-Acetylpyridine. [2H3]-2-Acetylpyridine was synthesized

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according to the route outlined previously.27 2-Acetylpyridine (0.1 g; 0,83 mmol) was

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added to a solution of 1,5,7-triazybicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (11.5 mg; 0083 mmol) in

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chloroform-d (3 mL) which was let stir for 12 h at room temperature. The H-D-

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exchange was quenched by the addition of hydrochloric acid (1 mL; 1 mol/L). The

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organic layer was then washed with water (2 x 2 mL) and saturated brine (1 mL)

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before drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate and purifying by means of SAFE-

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distillation. Stabilization tests showed that this standard should only be used in

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neutral conditions to avoid H-D-exchange.

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Synthesis of [2H1-3]-Benzothiazole. A mixture of benzothiazole (0,135 g; 1 mmol),

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palladium on barium sulfate (5%; 0,25 g, equates 12,5 mg Pd) and deuterium oxide

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(1,5 mL) were placed in a small autoclave, sealed and heated at 160 °C for seven d

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in an aluminum heating block. Afterwards, the content of the autoclave tube was

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filtered through a glass frit (G4), washed with deionized water (3 x 2 mL) followed by

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diethyl ether (3 x 2 mL). After separation, the aqueous phase was extracted with

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diethyl ether (3 x 25 mL) and the organic layers, containing the deuterated reaction

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product were combined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate.27

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Synthesis of [2H5–8]-2,6-Dimethoxyphenol. A mixture of 2,6-dimethoxyphenol

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(0,154 g; 1 mmol), palladium on barium sulfate (5%; 0,25 g, equates 12,5 mg Pd)

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and deuterium oxide (1,5 mL) were placed in a autoclave, sealed and heated at 160

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°C for seven d in an aluminum heating block. Purification of the raw product was

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carried out as described above.27

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Synthesis of [2H3]-Methanethiol. A mixture of [2H3]-methyl iodide (2.68 g;

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19 mmol) and thiourea (1.52 g; 20 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol/ water (1:1, by

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vol.; 20 mL) and refluxed for 12 h. Afterwards, 100 µL of the reaction mixture was

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added to an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (2 mol/L; 200 µL) in a gas tight

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vessel sealed with a septum. After 20 min, defined headspace volumes were

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withdrawn with a gas tight syringe and subjected to headspace-HRGC/MS (Figure 1).

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Because of its high volatility, the isotopically labeled internal standard [2H3]-

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methanethiol was synthesized freshly on the day of analysis.

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Quantitation of Odorants. Freshly prepared, powdered fried or blanched prawn

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meat was mixed with diethyl ether and spiked with defined amounts of the labeled

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internal standards depending on the respective amount of the analyte present in the

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sample which had been estimated in a preliminary experiment. The mixture was

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and subsequent concentration via vigreux column and microdistillation to 200 µL.1

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For the quantitation of 3-(methylthio)propanal and 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2(5H)-

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furanone, the extract was divided into acidic and neutral/basic fraction prior to

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analysis to avoid coelution of compounds.1

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The samples were subjected to either HRGC/MS or two-dimensional HRGC-

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HRGC/MS and the intensities of the respective ions given in Table 1 were monitored.

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Concentrations were calculated from the relative abundances of ions selected for

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analyte and internal standard. The data obtained were corrected by calibration

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factors which were determined by analyzing mixtures of defined amounts of the

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unlabeled aroma compound and the corresponding labeled standard in ratios ranging

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from 5:1 to 1:5.

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High Resolution Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (HRGC/MS). The

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system described in the following was used for the quantitation of 2- and

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3-methylbutanoic acid and decanoic acid. A Varian 3800 gas chromatograph

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(Agilent, Waldbronn, Germany) was combined with an ion trap detector type Saturn

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2000 (Agilent). The samples were injected cold-on-column on a DB-FFAP capillary

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(30 m × 0.25 mm i.d.; 0.25 µm film thickness) (J&W Scientific, Folsom, CA) with a

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starting temperature of 40 °C (held isothermally for 2 min), followed by a temperature

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gradient of 6 °C/min up to 230 °C (held isothermally for 5 min). The characteristic

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ions were monitored in the chemical ionization mode (MS-CI) with methanol as

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reactant gas.

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Two-Dimensional

High

Resolution

Gas

Chromatography/Mass

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Spectrometry (HRGC-HRGC/MS). For the quantitation of all other odorants (except

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methanethiol, trimethylamine and ammonia), two-dimensional HRGC-HRGC/MS was

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applied using a Trace 2000 series gas chromatograph (Thermo Fisher Scientific,

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(MCSS) (Fisons Instruments, Mainz-Kastel, Germany) and linked to a second gas

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chromatograph CP 3800 (Agilent) coupled with an ion trap mass spectrometer Saturn

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2000 (Agilent). Samples were injected cold-on-column and after chromatography on

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the first capillary, the analyte of interest and the internal standard were transferred

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into a cold trap (-100 °C) by means of the MCSS system. By heating the trap, the

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sample was transferred to the second capillary. Analytes were determined by means

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of MS-CI with methanol as the reactant gas. In the first oven, a fused silica capillary

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DB-FFAP (30 m × 0.32 mm i.d.; 0.25 µm film thickness) (J&W Scientific) was used in

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combination with a DB-1701 (30 m × 0.25 mm i.d.; 0.25 µm film thickness) (J&W

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Scientific) in the second oven. The oven temperature was held at 40 °C for 2 min,

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then raised at 6°C/min to 230 °C and finally held for another 5 min. The cut time

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intervals in the first dimension were determined by injection of the reference

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compounds in a previous experiment.

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Quantitation of Methanethiol by Means of Static Headspace Analysis.

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Methanethiol was determined by means of SIDA of static headspace samples using

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a headspace-HRGC/MS as described previously.29 The freshly prepared fried or

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blanched prawn meat (20 g), was ground and put in a headspace vial (100 mL)

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sealed with an airtight septum. The sample was spiked with a defined volume of the

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labeled [2H3]-methanethiol (200 – 1000 µL= 0.04 – 0.21 µg) by injection through the

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septum using a gastight syringe. After equilibration while stirring for 30 min at 40 °C

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the sample was subjected to HS-HRGC/MS using a Trace GC Ultra (Thermo Fisher

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Scientific) connected to an ion trap detector Varian 2100 T (Agilent). The headspace

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sample was injected with a gas tight syringe. The gas chromatograph featured a Cold

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Trap 915 (Thermo Fisher Scientific), cooled with liquid nitrogen, where the volatile

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aroma compounds were trapped and co-injected air could be purged. A DB-5 thick

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was held at a starting temperature of 0 °C for 2 min, before rising the temperature at

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6 °C/min up to 100 °C, followed by a temperature gradient of 40 °C/min up to 240 °C

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(held for 5 min).

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Differentiation of 2- and 3-Methylbutanoic Acid. The differentiation of

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2-methylbutanoic acid and 3-methylbutanoic acid was carried out by means of mass

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spectrometry in the EI mode as described previously.30 Using [2H2]-3-methylbutanoic

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acid as internal standard, the total of both isomers was quantitated by monitoring

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mass trace m/z 85 and the standard ion m/z 87. Since 3-methylbutanoic acid

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features a much lower odor threshold of 490 µg/kg compared to 2-methylbutanoic

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acid (2200 µg/kg),31 a differentiation is crucial for their contribution to the overall

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aroma. Thus, the isomer ratio was determined by means of HRGC/MS using the

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characteristic fragments obtained by electron impact ionization (MS-EI; m/z 60 for

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3-methylbutanoic acid and m/z 74 for 2-methylbutanoic acid, respectively) to be

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45% 3-methylbutanoic acid and 55% 2-methylbutanoic acid.

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Ion Chromatography. Determination of the amount of trimethylamine was

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carried out by use of an ion chromatography system ICS-2000 with an AS

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autosampler (Dionex, Sunnyvale, USA). Freshly prepared blanched or fried prawn

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meat (50 g), respectively, was minced, mixed with double distilled water (80 mL),

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stirred for 2 h and then subjected to a careful SAFE distillation.28 The aqueous

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distillate obtained was then filled up to 100 mL in a measuring flask with doubly

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distilled water and directly subjected to ion chromatography. The stationary phase

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was a cation exchange column IonPac CS18 250 × 2 mm (Dionex) with a precolumn

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IonPac CG18 50 × 2 mm (Dionex), heated to 40 °C. An aqueous solution of methane

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sulfonic acid was generated by the eluent generator and used as mobile phase with a

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flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The following gradient was used for optimum detection of

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mM methanesulfonic acid for 10 min, raising the concentration to 10 mM in the

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following 5 min, and again to 15 mM in the following 10 min. After the run, the

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concentration was lowered to 3 mM to reach the starting conditions again. Analytes

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were detected by means of suppressed conductivity detection (data collection rate

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5.0 Hz) using the integrated conductivity detector and an electrolytic suppressor cell

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(Dionex CSRS 300 2mm), running in auto-recycling mode with a suppression current

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of 14 mA. Since ion chromatography featured good linearity, quantitation was carried

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out by means of external calibration. Aqueous solutions of trimethylamine with

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increasing concentrations (0.4 – 10 mg/L) were subjected to ion chromatography and

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correlated to the peak areas.

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Enzymatic Assay. For the determination of free ammonia in processed prawn

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meat, an enzymatic bio analysis kit (Boehringer Mannheim/R-Biopharm, Darmstadt,

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Germany) was used. The reaction of 2-oxogutarate and ammonia in the presence of

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glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and reduced nicotine-amide-adenine dinucleotide

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(NADH) was used for the assay. The amount of the oxidized NAD+, stoichiometric to

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the amount of free ammonia was determined photometrically.

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Sensory Evaluation. Sensory analyses were carried out in a sensory room

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designed for this purpose with individual sections for each panelist. The room

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temperature was adjusted to 20 – 25 °C and analyses were carried out in tinted light.

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Sensory analyses were carried out by a trained panel consisting of 15 to 21 panelists

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(male and female, age 24 to 41), who had participated in weekly sensory sessions to

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train their ability to recognize and describe different aroma qualities.

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Aroma Profile Analyses. The following reference substances were used as

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aroma descriptors: metallic ((Z)-1,5-octadien-3-one), seasoning-like (3-hydroxy-4,5-

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dimethyl-2(5H)-furanone), roasted, popcorn-like (2-acetyl-1-pyrroline), cucumber-like

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like

(4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone),

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potato-like

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(3-(methylthio)propanal), and fishy, rotten (trimethylamine). The odor attribute sea

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breeze-like was rated without a reference substance. For the aroma evaluation of

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fried and blanched prawn meat, respectively, the samples were freshly prepared (20

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g) and kept in glass vessels at 60 °C in a water bath before evaluation. For aroma

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profile analyses, the intensities of the respective aroma qualities were ranked on a

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scale from 0 to 3 (0 = not perceivable, 3 = very high intensity) in steps of 0.1.

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Determination of Odor Thresholds. Odor thresholds in water were determined

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following a previously published protocol.31 For evaluation of the impact of the basic

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compounds trimethylamine and ammonia, their thresholds were determined in a

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phosphate buffer solution adjusted to the natural pH 6.9 of processed prawn meat

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following the same protocol.

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Aroma Recombination Experiments. Aroma models of blanched and fried prawn

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meat, respectively, were prepared containing all odorants with odor activity values ≥

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1 in their actual concentrations in an aqueous matrix adjusted to the natural pH 6.9 of

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prawn meat by means of phosphate buffer. Exceptions were trimethylamine and

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2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which were added in their 3 fold and 5 fold concentration to the

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aroma models, respectively, on the basis of preliminary sensory experiments (Tables

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2 and 3).

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The aroma model and the freshly prepared food sample were each placed in

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closed glass vessels (20 g each) and presented to the panelists who were asked to

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evaluate the recombinate in the same way as described above for the aroma profile

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analysis. Additionally, the panelists were asked to rate the overall similarity of the

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model to the original sample on a scale from 0 to 3 (0 = no similarity, 1 = slightly

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similar, 2 = the food sample can be recognized, 3 = high similarity) in steps of 0.1.

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Omission Experiments. In further mixtures of blanched and fried prawn meat

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odorants, several compounds were omitted and the models were again presented to

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the sensory trained panel (Table 3).

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Triangle Test. Triangle tests were carried out according to ISO 4120:2004.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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Quantitation of Key Aroma Compounds in Blanched (BPM) and Fried (FPM)

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Prawn Meat. In our previous study,1 by application of aroma extract dilution analysis

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(AEDA) and subsequent identification experiments 43 or 45 odor-active compounds,

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respectively, were found in BPM and FPM. These odorants featuring high FD factors

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in our previous study were now selected for stable isotope dilution assays (Table 1).

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Additionally, an enzymatic assay to determine the content of free ammonia and an

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ion chromatographic assay for the quantitation of trimethylamine were carried out.

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Thus, 35 or 36 odorants, respectively, were quantitated in BPM and FPM.

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Application of stabile isotope dilution assays to the processed prawn meat

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samples revealed decanoic acid (BPM: 240 µg/kg; FPM: 810 µg/kg) and butanoic

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acid (BPM: 450 µg/kg; FPM: 610 µg/kg) with the highest amounts in both samples

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(Table 2). Compounds determined in concentrations ranging from 100 to 10 µg/kg

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were 2- methylbutanoic acid (BPM: 34 µg/kg; FPM: 30 µg/kg) and 3-methylbutanoic

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acid (BPM: 28 µg/kg; FPM: 50 µg/kg), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (BPM: 28

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µg/kg; FPM: 32 µg/kg), 5-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone (BMP: 17 µg/kg;

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FPM: 9.8 µg/kg) and the isomers of methylbutanal (2-methylbutanal: BMP: 13 µg/kg;

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FPM: 25 µg/kg; 3-methylbutanal: BMP: 12 µg/kg; FPM: 23 µg/kg).

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On the other hand, some aroma-active compounds were found in very small

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amounts (