Effect of flavonols on wine astringency and their interaction with human saliva

[EN] The addition of external phenolic compounds to wines in order to improve their sensory quality is an established winemaking practice. This study was aimed at evaluating the effect of the addition of quercetin 3-O-glucoside on the astringency and bitterness of wines. Sensory results showed that...

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Autores: Ferrer-Gallego, Raúl, Brás, Natércia F., García Estévez, Ignacio, Mateus, Nuno, Rivas Gonzalo, Julián C., de Freitas, Victor, Escribano Bailón, María Teresa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/141102
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/141102
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Wine
Flavonol
Human saliva
Astringency
Fluorescence quenching
Molecular dynamic simulations
2417.17 Nutrición Vegetal
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Sumario:[EN] The addition of external phenolic compounds to wines in order to improve their sensory quality is an established winemaking practice. This study was aimed at evaluating the effect of the addition of quercetin 3-O-glucoside on the astringency and bitterness of wines. Sensory results showed that the addition of this flavonol to wines results in an increase in astringency and bitterness. Additionally, flavonol-human salivary protein interactions were studied using fluorescence spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering and molecular dynamic simulations (MD). The apparent Stern-Volmer (KsvApp) and the apparent bimolecular quenching constants (kqApp) were calculated from fluorescence spectra. The KsvApp was 12620 ± 390 M 1, and the apparent biomolecular constant was 3.94 1012 M 1 s 1, which suggests that a complex was formed between the human salivary proteins and quercetin 3-O-glucoside. MD simulations showed that the quercetin 3-O-glucoside molecules have the ability to bind to the IB937 model peptide.