FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (9): 388-391.

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An in-situ Analysis of Curcumin from Foodstuffs

 HUI  Bo-Di, PEI  Ling-Peng, WANG  Zheng, TANG  Xiu-Hua   

  1. College of Applied Arts and Science, Beijing Union University
  • Online:2005-09-15 Published:2011-09-20

Abstract: In this study, a bathochromic spectral shift of curcumin in alcohol under alkali condition was observed. The spectral character of curcumin before the bathochromic shift was consequently compared with that after the shift. Curcumin from foods was able to be identified based on this observation. Additionally, an attempt was also made in this study to quantify curcumin by visible spectroscopy at maximum absorption wavelength determined after bathochromic shift. Those efforts established a solid base to develop an in-situ analytical protocol of curcumin from foods.

Key words: Curcumin, bathochromic shift, in-situ analysis