FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 71-73.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201205016

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An Investigation into the Stability of Crocin-1

FU Xiao-mei,WANG Zheng-tao   

  1. 1. College of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China; 2. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; 3. College of Pharmacognosy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
  • Online:2012-03-15 Published:2012-03-03

Abstract:  The effects of pH, temperature, sunlight, UV light and initial concentration on the stability of crocin-1 were studied by chemical kinetics. The results suggested the degradation reaction of crocin-1 in solution could be fitted by pseudo-first-order reaction. The stability of crocin-1 was effect by pH, temperature, sunlight, UV light and initial concentration. Crocin-1 was sensitive to temperature, and is prone to degradation. The activation energy of croin-1 in solution was 45.36 kJ/mol.

Key words: crocin-1, stability, chemical kinetics

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