FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (15): 52-56.

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Effect of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Density on Absorption Coefficient of All-trans Lycopene

  

  • Received:2011-07-04 Revised:2012-05-11 Online:2012-08-15 Published:2012-09-07
  • Contact: Bodi HUI E-mail:bodi_hui@ygi.edu.cn

Abstract: Objective: To assess the effect of varying carbon dioxide density on absorption coefficient (A1cm) of all-trans lycopene through exploring the correlation between carbon dioxide density in supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) and peak areas of all-trans lycopene fractions. Methods: Supercritical CO2 fluid chromatography was carried out on a Diamonsil C8 (250mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm, ) at a pressure ranging from 11.5 to 17.5 MPa, and a temperature ranging from 35—55 ℃. The detection wavelength was 453 nm, and 20 μL sample was injected for SFC chromatography. Results: Peak area of all-trans lycopene at the maximum absorption wavelength in supercritical carbon dioxide fluid chromatography revealed a variation and was linearly positive correlated with the density of carbon dioxide. Conclusion: Absorption coefficient of all-trans lycopene is positively correlated with the density of supercritical carbon dioxide.

Key words: all-trans lycopene, supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), supercritical carbon dioxide, density, absorption coefficient (A1cm)