Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 57, Issue 3, Pages 991-995Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf802799w
Keywords
Thiol precursors; S-glutathionyl conjugates; wine aroma; HPLC-MS; isolation; identification; synthesis
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The identification of 4-S-glutathionyl-4-methylpentan-2-one (glut-4-MMP) by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) experiments in a Sauvignon Blanc juice extract is described. Synthesis of an authentic reference compound enabled confirmation of the presence of glut-4-MMP in a Sauvignon Blanc juice for the first time. The juice extract was obtained by batch-wise percolation of 6 L of juice through a sintered glass funnel packed with C18 sorbent, followed by further purification using low-pressure chromatography on C18. Analysis of the juice extract revealed a chromatographic peak with the same retention time and mass spectrum as the synthetic reference compound, and spiking experiments verified the findings. The presence of glut-4-MMP in grape juice may be related to the biosynthesis of the relevant S-cysteinyl conjugate and, subsequently, to the formation of aroma-active 4-mercapto-4-methylpentan-2-one (4-MMP). This compound has a very low reported sensory threshold (3 ng/L) in wine and is partially responsible for the aromas that are important to the quality and style of some wine varieties.
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