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Oxidative vs. Non-oxidative Decarboxylation of Amino Acids: Conditions for the Preferential Formation of Either Strecker Aldehydes or Amines in Amino Acids/Lipid-derived Reactive Carbonyls Model Systems Rosario Zamora, M. Mercedes León and Francisco J. Hidalgo* Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Carretera de Utrera km 1, Campus Universitario – Edificio 46, 41013-Seville, Spain
Corresponding author: Francisco J. Hidalgo Instituto de la Grasa, CSIC Carretera de Utrera, km 1 Campus Universitario – Edificio 46 41013-Seville Spain
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ABSTRACT: Comparative formation of both 2-phenylethylamine and
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phenylacetaldehyde as a consequence of phenylalanine degradation by carbonyl
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compounds was studied in an attempt to understand if the amine/aldehyde ratio can be
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changed as a function of reaction conditions. The assayed carbonyl compounds were
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selected because of the presence in the chain of both electron donating and electron
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withdrawing groups and included alkenals, alkadienals, epoxyalkenals, oxoalkenals, and
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hydroxyalkenals, as well as lipid hydroperoxides. The obtained results showed that 2-
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phenylethylamine/phenylacetaldehyde ratio depended on both the carbonyls and the
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reaction conditions. Thus, it can be increased by using electron donating groups in the
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chain of the carbonyl compound, small amounts of carbonyl compound, low oxygen
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content, increasing the pH, or increasing the temperature at pH 6. Opposed conditions
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(use of electron withdrawing groups in the chain of the carbonyl compound, large
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amounts of carbonyl compound, high oxygen contents, low pH values, and increasing
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temperatures at low pH values) would decrease 2-phenylethylamine/phenylacetaldehyde
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ratio and the formation of aldehydes over amines in amino acid degradations would be
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favored.
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KEYWORDS: Amino acid degradation; Biogenic amines; Lipid oxidation; Maillard
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reaction; Reactive carbonyls; Strecker aldehydes; Strecker-type degradation
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INTRODUCTION
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Nonenzymatic browning reactions have important consequences on the nutritional
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and sensory properties of foods: both positive, like the formation of important taste and
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aroma compounds or the pleasant browning produced in some cooked foods; and
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negative, such as the loss of essential amino acids or the formation of potentially toxic
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compounds.1–6 Many of these consequences are related to amino acid degradations.
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Among them, the Strecker degradation of amino acids is a source of important volatile
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constituents of food flavors, including Strecker aldehydes, pyrazines, pyridines,
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pyrroles, and oxazoles, among other compounds.7 On the other hand, production of
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amines by amino acid degradation in the presence of reactive carbonyl compounds –
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which was firstly described by Schieberle’s group in the Maillard reaction8 and then
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extended to lipid-derived reactive carbonyls–9,10 is a cause of concern both because of
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their potential toxicity and their involvement in the formation of vinylogous derivatives
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of amino acids such as acrylamide.11,12
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Strecker aldehydes and amines are produced simultaneously in food products by
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parallel pathways that compart key intermediates. A detailed discussion of the pathways
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involved in the amino acid degradation produced by lipid-derived reactive carbonyls has
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been described by Hidalgo and Zamora.13 Figure 1 schematizes the main intermediates
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and pathways involved, including also the described conversion of amines into Strecker
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aldehydes through the corresponding imines.14 As can be observed, the reaction
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produces in a first step the imine, which is then decarboxylated. This decarboxylation
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can be better understood from the zwitterionic form of the α-iminocarbonyl compound.
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The distribution of the electronic density in the azomethine ylide produced after the loss
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of carbon dioxide will determine the product formed. This has important consequences
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the formation of flavors or the formation of amines, which eventually can be later
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transformed into vinylogous derivatives of amino acids.
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In an attempt to determine if the Strecker aldehyde/amine ratio in food products can
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be changed as a function of reaction conditions, this study analyzes the formation of 2-
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phenylethylamine and phenylacetaldehyde in the reaction of phenylalanine with
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different lipid-derived reactive carbonyls as a function of pH, concentration of the
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carbonyl compound, water activity, amount of oxygen in the reaction atmosphere, time,
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and temperature. This study also includes the formation of benzaldehyde because this
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aldehyde is produced by phenylacetaldehyde degradation.15 Therefore, its determination
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will provide a better understanding of the formation and fate of phenylacetaldehyde. To
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the best of our knowledge this is the first study suggesting that the Strecker
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aldehyde/amine ratio can be changed as a function of the reactive carbonyls involved
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and the reaction conditions. Furthermore, the produced changes in Strecker
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aldehyde/amine ratio can be mostly understood on the basis of their formation pathway.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
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Chemicals. Different hydroperoxides and lipid-derived reactive carbonyls from ω–3
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and ω–6 fatty acids were employed in these studies. 13-Hydroperoxyoctadeca-9,11-
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dienoic acid (LOOH), methyl 13-hydroperoxyoctadeca-9,11-dienoate (LOOMe), and
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methyl 13-hydroperoxyoctadeca-9,11,15-trienoate (LnOOMe) were prepared by
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oxidation of the corresponding fatty acids with lipoxygenase and later esterification
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with diazomethane following a previously described procedure.16,17 2-Octenal (OC) and
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2,4-alkadienals [2,4-heptadienal (HD) and 2,4-decadienal (DD)] were purchased from
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Aldrich (Milwaukee, WI). 4,5-Epoxy-2-alkenals [4,5-epoxy-2-heptenal (EH) and 4,5-
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epoxy-2-decenal (ED)] were prepared by epoxidation of 2,4-alkadienals (2,4-
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Oxo-2-alkenals [4-oxo-2-hexenal (OH) and 4-oxo-2-nonenal (ON)] were synthesized
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from 2-alkylfurans (2-ethylfuran and 2-pentylfuran, respectively) with N-
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bromosuccinimide.20,21 4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal was prepared according to the procedure
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of Gardner et al.22All other chemicals were purchased from Aldrich, Sigma (St. Louis,
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MO), Fluka (Buchs, Switzerland), or Merck (Darmstadt, Germany) and were analytical
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grade.
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Phenylalanine/oxidized lipid reaction mixtures. Model reactions were carried out
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analogously to the procedure of Zamora and Hidalgo,23 which was modified. Briefly,
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mixtures of phenylalanine and the lipid derivative (10 µmol of each) were singly
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homogenized with 50-70 mesh sand (600 mg) (Aldrich), 30 µL of 0.3 M buffer, and 80
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µL of water. Samples were heated under controlled atmosphere in closed test tubes at
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the indicated times and temperatures, usually 1 h at 140 ºC. After cooling (5 min at
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room temperature and 15 min at –30 ºC), 20 µL of internal standard (24.09 mg of
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ethylpyridine in 50 mL of methanol) and 1 mL of methanol-water (80:20) were added.
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The mixture was stirred for 1 min and centrifuged for 10 min at 2000 × g. Seven
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hundred microliters of the obtained supernatant were transferred to a new test tube and
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reduced with 1 mg of sodium borohydride for 30 min. After this time, 500 µL of
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acetone were added and the test tube was stirred and centrifuged for 10 min at 2000 × g.
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The produced compounds were determined by GC–MS. The ions monitored for the
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quantitation of the different analytes were: [C7H8N]+ = 106 for the internal standard,
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[C7H7]+ = 91 for the 2-phenylethylamine, [C8H10O]+ = 122 for the phenylacetaldehyde
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(determined as 2-phenylethanol), and [C7H8O]+ = 108 for the benzaldehyde (determined
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as benzyl alcohol).
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GC-MS analyses. GC-MS analyses were conducted with a Hewlett-Packard 6890
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A fused-silica CAM capillary column (30 m × 0.25 i.d.; coating thickness, 0.25 µm)
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was used, and 1 µL of sample was injected in the pulsed splitless mode. Working
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conditions were as follows: carrier gas, helium (1 mL/min at constant flow); injector,
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250 ºC; oven temperature programmed from 80 ºC (4 min) to 120 ºC at 2 ºC/min and
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then to 220 ºC at 15 ºC/min; transfer line to MSD, 280 ºC; ionization EI, 70 eV; ion
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source temperature, 230 ºC; mass range, 28–550 amu.
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Determination of 2-phenylethylamine, phenylacetaldehyde, and benzaldehyde
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contents. Quantitation of 2-phenylethylamine, phenylacetaldehyde (as 2-
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phenylethanol), and benzaldehyde (as benzyl alcohol) was carried out by preparing
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standard curves of these compounds in the 600 mg of sand containing 80 µL of water
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and 30 µL of sodium phosphate buffer, pH 6, and following the whole procedure
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described above (without heating). Ten different concentration levels of the determined
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compounds were used (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7.5, and 10 µmol). 2-Phenylethylamine,
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phenylacetaldehyde, and benzaldehyde contents were directly proportional to the
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analyte/internal standard area ratio (r = 0.998, p< 0.0001). The coefficients of variation
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were less than 8%.
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Statistical analysis. All data given are mean ± SD values of, at least, three
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independent experiments. Statistical comparisons among different groups were made
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using analysis of variance. When significant F values were obtained, group differences
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were evaluated by the Tukey test.24 Statistical comparisons were carried out using
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Origin v. 7.0 (OriginLab Corporation, Northampton, MA). The significance level is p
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< 0.05 unless otherwise indicated.
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
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Formation of 2-phenylethylamine, phenylacetaldehyde, and benzaldehyde in
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phenylalanine/lipid oxidation product reaction mixtures.When mixtures of
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phenylalanine and lipid oxidation products were heated together, the formation of 2-
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phenylethylamine, phenylacetaldehyde and benzaldehyde was observed. The amount of
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the formed compounds depended on the reaction conditions and the lipid oxidation
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product involved. Table 1 shows the formation of these three compounds in the
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presence of different lipid oxidation products at two pH values (3 and 6) and in the
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presence of either nitrogen or air.
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As can be observed, phenylalanine was converted into 2-phenylethylamine with a
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reaction yield of 0–3%, which depended on the lipid involved, the pH of the reaction
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and the presence, or not, of oxygen. The highest yields were observed when the reaction
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was carried out in the presence of alkadienals. These compounds produced about 3% of
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the amine when the reaction was carried out under nitrogen and this yield was reduced
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to 1% or less when the reaction was carried out under air. Other good producers of 2-
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phenylethylamine were the assayed hydroperoxides. These compounds produced the
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amine with a yield of 1.4–2.6% at pH 3 and this yield was independent of the presence
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or not of oxygen. The yield decreased to about 1% at pH 6 in the presence of nitrogen
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and to about 0.2–0.8% in the presence of air at this pH. Other assayed lipids were worse
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producers of the amine and the obtained yields were usually lower than 1% with the
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exception of 2-octenal (1.5% at pH 3 under air and 2.4% at pH 6 under nitrogen) and
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4,5-epoxy-2-decenal (1.2% at pH 3 under air and 1.3% at pH 6 under nitrogen).
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Differently to 2-phenylethylamine, phenylacetaldehyde was produced to a higher
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extent under air than under nitrogen. At pH 3 under air many lipids produced more than
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10% of phenylacetaldehyde, including hydroperoxides (11–16%), alkadienals (8–13%),
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These yields decreased to less than 4% when the reaction was carried out under
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nitrogen. Phenylacetaldehyde was produced with a reaction yield of 2–5% at pH 6 under
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air and this yield decreased to < 2.5% when the reaction was carried out under nitrogen
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at this pH.
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A behavior similar to that of phenylacetaldehyde was also observed for
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benzaldehyde, which is in agreement with the production of benzaldehyde from
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phenylacetaldehyde as its main formation pathway.15 Nevertheless, benzaldehyde was
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produced to a lower extent than phenylacetaldehyde and there were not too much
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differences among the different lipid oxidation products. Thus, benzaldehyde was
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produced with a yield of 1–7% at pH 3 under air, and this yield decreased to 0.5–0.8%
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when the reaction was carried out under nitrogen at this pH. Analogously, benzaldehyde
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was produced with a yield of 1–4% at pH 6 under air, and this yield decreased to 0–
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0.3% when the reaction was carried out under nitrogen at this pH.
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All these changes, and mainly the changes in the produced 2-
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phenylethylamine/phenylacetaldehyde ratios, can be understood on the basis of the
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reaction pathway schematized in Figure 1. The obtained results showed that alkenals,
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alkadienals, hydroxyalkenals, and the linoleic acid hydroperoxide, but not the
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hydroperoxide methyl esters, were the compounds that produced the highest 2-
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phenylethylamine/phenylacetaldehyde ratios at both pH 3 and pH 6 under nitrogen.
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However, there was not a clear difference among the different lipid oxidation products
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when the reaction was carried out under air. This behavior is likely related to the role of
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the chain in the charge distribution of the azomethine ylide shown in Figure 1. Thus,
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under nitrogen, the presence of electron withdrawing groups in the chain, such in
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oxoalkenals or epoxyalkenals, favored a charge distribution closer to mesomer b and,
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donating groups in the chain such as alkoxyl or carbon-carbon double bonds, favored a
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charge distribution closer to mesomer a, and, therefore, the formation of the amine. In
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the presence of oxygen, double bonds are expected to be oxidized and converted into
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electron withdrawing groups. Therefore, under air, there was not a so clear difference
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among the different assayed carbonyl compounds.
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In order to carry out a detailed study of the effect of reaction conditions on the
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formation of these amino acid degradation products, 2,4-decadienal was selected as the
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lipid oxidation product because it is a good producer of both 2-phenylethylamine and
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phenylacetaldehyde and the mechanism by which these two compounds are produced
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has been previously studied.9,25
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Effect of the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere on the formation of 2-
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phenylethylamine, phenylacetaldehyde, and benzaldehyde in phenylalanine/2,4-
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decadienal reaction mixtures. As expected according to the data shown in Table 1, 2-
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phenylethylamine on one hand, and phenylacetaldehyde and benzaldehyde on the other,
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exhibited oppositing effects in relation to the presence of oxygen at both pH 3 and 6
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(Figures S1A and S1B, respectively, of the Supporting Information). 2-
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Phenylethylamine formation was very sensitive to the presence of oxygen, and, at pH 6,
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> 20% of oxygen completely inhibited its formation. At pH 3, although oxygen
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inhibited its formation, small amounts of 2-phenylethylamine were also produced in a
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100% atmosphere of oxygen. On the contrary, the amount of both phenylacetaldehyde
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and benzaldehyde usually increased as a function of the oxygen content in the
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atmosphere. Thus, at pH 3, the amount of both phenylacetaldehyde and benzaldehyde
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increased rapidly from 0–20% oxygen and then the amount phenylacetaldehyde
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phenylacetaldehyde and benzaldehyde increased rapidly from 0–20% oxygen and then
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increased to a lower extent at a higher oxygen content. Therefore, the presence of
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formation of the aldehyde (Figure 2A).
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As discussed above, in the presence of oxygen, double bonds should be oxidized and
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converted into electron withdrawing groups, consequently favoring a charge distribution
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closer to mesomer b and, then, the formation of the aldehyde. This effect was so
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important that the amount of phenylacetaldehyde increased by 4–5 times in relation to
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the amount of this compound produced in the absence of air (Table 1). This effect was
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also observed in the formation of benzaldehyde, although this compound was more
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dependent on oxygen and it increased about 5–6 times in relation to the amount of this
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compound produced in the absence of air at pH 3, and about 9–10 times in relation to
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the amount of this compound produced in the absence of air at pH 6. This higher
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dependence of benzaldehyde in the presence of air suggests an oxidative formation
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pathway for this last compound.
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Effect of reaction pH on the formation of 2-phenylethylamine,
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phenylacetaldehyde, and benzaldehyde in phenylalanine/2,4-decadienal reaction
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mixtures. 2-Phenylethylamine formation did not exhibit big changes as a function of
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reaction pH (Figure S2A of the Supporting Information), although it seemed to increase
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linearly (r = 0.85, p = 0.0017) as a function of pH from 2.3% at pH 2.15 to 2.8% at pH
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9. On the contrary, phenylacetaldehyde concentration decreased linearly (r –0.998, p
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10 µmol. Something similar occurred at pH 6 (Figure S3B of the Supporting
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Information). 2-Phenylethylamine concentration increased rapidly from 0 to 4 µmol of
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2,4-decadienal and later remained unchanged. On the contrary, phenylacetaldehyde and
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benzaldehyde concentrations increased linearly (r > 0.94, p< 0.006) as a function of the
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amount of 2,4-decadienal added between 0 and 10 µmol. An explanation for this
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different behavior of the amine and the aldehydes as a function of the concentration of
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the carbonyl compound can be explained on the basis of the pathway shown in Figure 1.
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The formation of the amine is accompanied by the recovery of the initial reactive
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carbonyl. Therefore, small amounts of the reactive carbonyl will produce the amine and
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the reactive carbonyl will be recovered for producing more amine (the process is
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benzaldehyde is accompanied by the destruction of the reactive carbonyl. Therefore,
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higher amounts of reactive carbonyls will increase the formation of the Strecker
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aldehyde.
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Considering the 2-phenylethylamine/phenylacetaldehyde ratio (Figure 2C), an
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increase in the amount of the carbonyl compound reduced linearly (r < –0.94, p < 0.015)
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this ratio at the two pH values studied. This is likely a consequence of both, the catalytic
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nature of the formation of the amine from reactive carbonyls described above, and the
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conversion of the amine into the aldehyde shown in Figure 1, a conversion favored at
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higher concentrations of the lipid-derived carbonyl.14
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Effect of amount of water added on the formation of 2-phenylethylamine,
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phenylacetaldehyde, and benzaldehyde in phenylalanine/2,4-decadienal reaction
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mixtures. The effect of the water added was different at pH 3 and 6. At pH 3 (Figure
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S4A of the Supporting Information), both 2-phenylethylamine and phenylacetaldehyde
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were produced to a higher extent when 70–80 µL of water were added. An increase in
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the amount of water decreased the amount of both compounds, and 2-phenylethylamine
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formation seemed to be more sensitive to the presence of large amounts of water than
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phenylacetaldehyde. Benzaldehyde formation also decreased when amount of water
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increased and there was not a maximum like the one observed for 2-phenylethylamine
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or phenylacetaldehyde. At pH 6 (Figure S4B of the Supporting Information), 2-
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phenylethylamine was produced to a higher extent with 0–50 µL of water and decreased
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afterwards. On the contrary, the amount of phenylacetaldehyde produced increased with
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the addition of water from 0 to 120 µL and remained stable afterwards. Finally, the
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amount of benzaldehyde seemed to increase slightly when the amount of water
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Therefore, and different to the other analyzed factors, the amount of water added did
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not always have the same consequences on the 2-phenylethylamine/phenylacetaldehyde
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ratio (Figure 2D). Thus, this ratio remained more or less unchanged at pH 3 but it
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decreased exponentially at pH 6, a behavior that cannot seem to be easily understood
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only on the basis of the reaction pathway shown in Figure 1.
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Effect of reaction time and temperature on the formation of 2-phenylethylamine
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and phenylacetaldehyde in phenylalanine/2,4-decadienal reaction mixtures. The
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amount of 2-phenylethylamine formed increased linearly (r > 0.98, p < 0.01) as a
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function of time at the different assayed temperatures when phenylalanine was heated in
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the presence of 2,4-decadienal at both pH 3 (Figure S5A of the Supporting Information)
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and 6 (Figure S6A of the Supporting Information). Reaction rates at the different
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assayed temperatures were calculated using the equation
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[2-phenylethylamine] = [2-phenylethylamine]0 + kt
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where [2-phenylethylamine]0 represents the intercept, k is the rate constant, and t is the
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time. These rate constants were used in an Arrhenius plot for calculation of activation
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energy (Ea) of 2-phenylethylamine formation from phenylalanine in the presence of 2,4-
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decadienal at pH 3 (Figure 3A) and 6 (Figure 3B). The values obtained for Ea were 51
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kJ/mol at pH 3 and 65 kJ/mol at pH 6.
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Analogously, the amount of phenylacetaldehyde formed also increased linearly (r >
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0.98, p < 0.01) as a function of the time at the different assayed temperatures when
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phenylalanine was heated in the presence of 2,4-decadienal at both pH 3 (Figure S5B of
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the Supporting Information) and 6 (Figure S6B of the Supporting Information).
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Reaction rates at the different assayed temperatures were also calculated using an
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constants were used in an Arrhenius plot for calculation of Ea of phenylacetaldehyde
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formation from phenylalanine in the presence of 2,4-decadienal at pH 3 (Figure 3A) and
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6 (Figure 3B). The values obtained for Ea were 74 kJ/mol at pH 3 and 40 kJ/mol at pH
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6.
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Differently to 2-phenylethylamine and phenylacetaldehyde, benzaldehyde was
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produced to very low extent under the assayed conditions and it was not possible to
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determine its formation Ea.
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2-Phenylethylamine/phenylacetaldehyde ratios were more or less constant at each
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temperature but decreased with temperature at pH 3 (Figure 4A) and increased with
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temperature at pH 6 (Figure 4B), which might be related to the easiness of conversion
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of the amine into the aldehyde at the different pHs and temperatures.
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All these data, as well as all other data obtained in this study suggests that 2-
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phenylethylamine/phenylacetaldehyde ratio can be modified as a function of reaction
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conditions. Thus, it can be increased by using electron donating groups in the chain of
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the carbonyl compound, small amounts of carbonyl compound, low oxygen content,
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increasing the pH, or increasing temperature at pH 6. Contrary conditions (use of
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electron withdrawing groups in the chain of the carbonyl compound, large amounts of
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carbonyl compound, high oxygen contents, low pH values, and increasing temperatures
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at low pH values) would decrease 2-phenylethylamine/phenylacetaldehyde ratio and the
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formation of aldehydes over amines in amino acid degradations would be favored.
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AUTHOR INFORMATION
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Corresponding author
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*Telephone: +34 954 611 550. Fax: +34 954 616 790. E-mail:
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Funding
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This study was supported in part by the European Union (FEDER funds) and the Plan
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Nacional de I + D of the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain (project
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AGL2012-35627).
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Notes
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The authors declare no competing financial interest.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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We are indebted to José L. Navarro for technical assistance.
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ASSOCIATED CONTENT
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Supporting Information
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Figures S1–S6. This material is free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org
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FIGURE LEGENDS Figure 1. Reaction pathway for the formation of 2-phenylethylamine and phenylacetaldehyde by phenylalanine degradation in the presence of lipid-derived reactive carbonyls. Benzaldehyde is also produced, mostly by phenylacetaldehyde degradation under oxidative conditions. Figure 2. Effect of: (A) oxygen content in the reaction atmosphere; (B) pH; (C) aldehyde concentration; and (D) water on the 2-phenylethylamine/phenylacetaldehyde (PEA/PAC) ratio produced by phenylalanine degradation in the presence of 2,4decadienal in sodium citrate buffer, pH 3 () and sodium phosphate buffer, pH 6 (). Samples were heated for 1 h at 140 ºC. Figure 3. Arrhenius plot for 2-phenylethylamine () and phenylacetaldehyde () formation by phenylalanine (Phe) degradation in the presence of 2,4-decadienal. Equimolecular mixtures of both compounds (10 µmol of each) were heated under nitrogen for 1 h in: (A) sodium citrate buffer, pH 3; and (B) sodium phosphate buffer, pH 6. Figure 4. Effect of time and temperature on the 2phenylethylamine/phenylacetaldehyde (PEA/PAC) ratio produced by phenylalanine degradation in the presence of 2,4-decadienal in: (A) sodium citrate buffer, pH 3; and (B) sodium phosphate buffer, pH 6. Equimolecular mixtures of both compounds (10 µmol of each) were heated under nitrogen at the indicated times and temperatures. The temperatures assayed were: 100 (), 120 (), 140 (), 160 ºC (), and 170 ºC ().
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Table 1. 2-Phenylethylamine, phenylacetaldehyde and benzaldehyde produced in mixtures of phenylalanine with lipid oxidation productsa
lipid Phe LOOH LOOMe LnOOMe OC HD DD EH ED OH ON HN
2-phenylethylamine pH 3 nitrogen air 0.00 ± 4.83 ± 0.00 f 1.22 e 25.95 ± 25.89 ± 2.18 a,b 3.00 a 20.99 ± 13.77 ± 2.88 b,c 2.90 b,c 16.05 ± 14.67 ± 3.62 c,d 3.34 b,c 8.87 ± 15.00 ± 0.83 d,e 2.80 b 25.30 ± 7.95 ± 5.77 a,b 0.55 d,e 30.99 ± 11.23 ± 3.37 a 2.03b,c,d,e 4.24 ± 8.50 ± 1.42 e,f 0.69b,c,d,e 6.56 ± 12.36 ± 1.78 e,f 1.31 b,c,d 0.20 ± 8.18 ± 0.10 f 1.05 c,d,e 0.10 ± 7.07 ± 0.04 f 1.70 d,e 5.46 ± 5.48 ± 1.39 e,f 1.48 e
pH 6 nitrogen 5.71 ± 1.01 b,c 11.56 ± 1.12 b 10.60 ± 0.87 b 11.25 ± 2.07 b 23.98 ± 4.53 a 27.63 ± 4.59 a 27.22 ± 5.02 a 8.12 ± 0.84 b,c 13.63 ± 1.69 b 1.76 ± 0.56 c 0.83 ± 0.23 c 8.58 ± 0.61 b,c
air 0.83 ± 0.31 d 7.55 ± 1.22 a 3.58 ± 1.18 b 2.15 ± 0.40 b,c,d 2.74 ± 0.22 b,c 3.18 ± 0.71 b,c 3.95 ± 0.56 b 3.78 ± 0.70 b 3.57 ± 0.65 b 3.35 ± 0.33 b 1.18 ± 0.20 c,d 0.64 ± 0.12 d
phenylacetaldehyde pH 3 nitrogen air 0.45 ± 3.87 ± 0.19 e 0.46 g 20.75 ± 104.52 ± 5.50 c,d 6.85 b,c 33.30 ± 160.54 ± 3.46 a,b 32.76 a 42.17 ± 118.08 ± 9.83 a 7.43 b,c 3.34 ± 30.96 ± 0.26 e 5.03 f,g 18.80 ± 81.96 ± 4.01 c,d 9.88 c,d,e 21.07 ± 126.82 ± 6.37 c,d 13.58 a,b 28.10 ± 102.81 ± 5.33 b,c 9.91 b,c,d 28.12 ± 122.60 ± 1.19 a,b,c 5.20 b 29.18 ± 43.46 ± 1.81 a,b,c 3.48 e,f 11.25 ± 66.02 ± 2.12 d,e 2.09 d,e 0.00 ± 11.46 ± 0.00 e 2.04 f,g
pH 6 nitrogen 0.00 ± 0.00 e 5.55 ± 0.83 c,d 14.26 ± 0.80 b 14.72 ± 3.36 b 2.69 ± 0.16 d,e 2.49 ± 0.74 d,e 3.93 ± 0.95 d,e 6.37 ± 2.03 c,d 24.21 ± 2.20 a 12.74 ± 3.02 b 7.72 ± 1.15 c 0.24 ± 0.06 e
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benzaldehyde pH 3 nitrogen air 2.27 ± 6.02 ± 0.18 a 0.92 f 6.37 ± 60.57 ± 1.32 a,b 4.71 a,b 6.33 ± 69.87 ± 1.43 a,b 8.70 a 5.49 ± 51.40 ± 0.59 a,b,c 4.52 b,c 5.52 ± 20.54 ± 0.43 a,b,c 5.62 d,e 6.88 ± 19.48 ± 1.61 a,b 1.11 d,e,f 7.79 ± 47.55 ± 1.64 a 6.60 c 5.52 ± 24.53 ± 1.10 a,b,c 4.03 d,e 5.56 ± 30.27 ± 0.74 a,b,c 0.43 d 6.92 ± 13.41 ± 0.83 a,b 1.52 e,f 5.51 ± 16.46 ± 1.34 a,b,c 1.52 d,e,f 4.56 ± 14.56 ± 0.50 b,c 3.51 e,f
pH 6 nitrogen 0.00 ± 0.00 e 1.69 ± 0.51a,b,c,d 3.14 ± 0.41 a 2.94 ± 0.78 a,d 0.54 ± 0.21 b,e 1.60 ± 0.43 b,c,d 2.23 ± 0.38 a,c,d 1.14 ± 0.24 b,c,e 2.67 ± 0.75 a,d 2.87 ± 0.85 a 1.93 ± 0.62 a,c,d 0.00 ± 0.00 e
air 3.43 ± 1.33 f 18.99 ± 3.92 c,d 34.62 ± 0.49 a 27.90 ± 5.15 a,b 10.89 ± 1.81 d,e,f 12.42 ± 0.19 c,d,e 19.71 ± 1.79 b,c 11.23 ± 2.23 e 15.31 ± 3.45 c,d,e 16.89 ± 1.78 c,d,e 14.08 ± 2.15 c,d,e 11.99 ± 2.73 d,e
Values are mean ± SD values (in nmol/µmol of phennylalanine) of, at least, three independent experiments. Means with the same letters (b-g) in the same column are not significantly different (p < 0.05). Abbreviations: DD, 2,4-decadienal; ED, 4,5-epoxy-2-decenal; EH, 4,5-epoxy-2-heptenal; HD, 2,4-heptadienal; HN, 4,-hydroxy-2-nonenal; LnOOMe, methyl 13-hydroperoxyoctadeca-9,11,15-trienoate; LOOH, 13-hydroperoxyoctadeca-9,11-dienoic acid; LOOMe, methyl 13-hydroperoxyoctadeca-9,11-dienoate; OC, 2-octenal; OH, 4-oxo-2-hexenal; ON, 4-oxo-2-nonenal; Phe, phenylalanine
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