Saffron Samples of Different Origin: An NMR Study of Microwave-Assisted Extracts
Anatoly P. Sobolev,
Simone Carradori,
Donatella Capitani,
Silvia Vista,
Agata Trella,
Federico Marini,
Luisa Mannina
Affiliations
Anatoly P. Sobolev
Institute of Chemical Methodologies, Magnetic Resonance Laboratory "Annalaura Segre", National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
Simone Carradori
Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Donatella Capitani
Institute of Chemical Methodologies, Magnetic Resonance Laboratory "Annalaura Segre", National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
Silvia Vista
Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Agata Trella
Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Federico Marini
Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Luisa Mannina
Institute of Chemical Methodologies, Magnetic Resonance Laboratory "Annalaura Segre", National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
An NMR analytical protocol is proposed to characterize saffron samples of different geographical origin (Greece, Spain, Hungary, Turkey and Italy). A microwave-assisted extraction procedure was developed to obtain a comparable recovery of metabolites with respect to the ISO specifications, reducing the solvent volume and the extraction time needed. Metabolite profiles of geographically different saffron extracts were compared showing significant differences in the content of some metabolites.
