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Amino Acid Analysis: Establishment of a GC-FID method for Amino Acid Analysis in Legumes
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences.
2022 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Demands for plant-based diets sufficient in all required amino acids are increasing due to health and environmental advantages. As legumes offer a complementing source of quality protein to the already heavily consumed cereals, methods for determining amino acid compositions in legumes are needed. The aim of this thesis was to establish a GC-FID method for analyzing amino acids in legumes and to apply the method to analyze six locally grown legumes: Black beans, brown beans, red kidney beans, white beans, yellow and grey peas. White bean flour was used as an inhouse control sample. Legumes were hydrolyzed with acid and alkaline treatments;hydrolysates were purified and derivatized using an amino acid analysis kit (EZ:faast, Phenomenex) and quantified with GC-FID. All legumes were rich in Asp + Asn, Glu + Gln, Lys and Leu while limited in Met, Cys and Trp. Quality control trials showed a generally good precision of the method (between day CVs were ≤ 10% for 12 of 16amino acids ) and good linearity (r2 were 0,99 or above for 16 of 19 calibration curves). Limits of detection and quantification ranged from 2-46 nmol/mL and 7-154nmol/mL, respectively, depending on the amino acid. No accuracy trial was performed. In conclusion, a rapid GC-FID method for amino acid analysis was established and amino acid compositions of locally grown legumes was tentatively determined. However, further quality control trials are required to validate the method.

Abstract [sv]

Efterfrågan av växt-baserade dieter med komplett innehåll av aminosyror ökar på grund av både hälso- och miljömässiga fördelar. Då baljväxter erbjuder en kompletterande källa till protein av hög kvalitet till cerealier, som redan konsumeras i hög grad, krävs metoder för att analysera aminosyra innehåll i baljväxter. Målet med detta arbete var att etablera en GC-FID metod för att analysera aminosyror i baljväxter och att applicera metoden för att analysera aminosyror för att analysera sex lokala baljväxter: Svarta bönor, bruna bönor, röda kidney bönor, vita bönor, gula och gråa ärtor. Mjöl på vita bönor användes som in-house kontroll prov. Baljväxterna hydrolyserades med både syra och bas behandlingar, hydrolysaterna renades och derivatiserades med ett kit för aminosyraanalys (EZ:faast, Phenomenex) och kvantifierades med GC-FID. Alla baljväxter hade höga halter av Asp + Asn, Glu + Gln, Lys och Leu men låga halter av Met, Cys och Trp. Kvalitetskontroller visade på en generellt hög precision (CV mellan dagar ≤ 10% för 12 av 16 aminosyror) och god linjäritet (r2var 0,99 eller högre för 16 av 19 kalibreringskurvor). Detektions- och kvantifierings-gränser varierade mellan 2-46 nmol / mL respektive 7 – 154 nmol / mL beroende på aminosyran. Inga tester gjordes för att bestämma metodens riktighet.Slutsatsen drogs att en snabb GC-FID metod för aminosyra analys har framtagits och indikativa värden av lokala baljväxters aminosyra innehåll fastställts. Däremot krävs flera kvalitetskontroller för att validera metoden.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 36
Keywords [en]
Amino Acids, GC-FID, Hydrolysis, Legumes
Keywords [sv]
Aminosyror, GC-FID, Hydrolys, Baljväxter
National Category
Analytical Chemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-114952OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-114952DiVA, id: diva2:1678025
Educational program
Nutrition and Food Science Programme, 180 credits
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Available from: 2022-08-23 Created: 2022-06-28 Last updated: 2022-08-23Bibliographically approved

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