title: Study of polyphenols in grape berries by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.
abstract: Several polyphenols have been tested in grape berries from Spain. The flavonoid content is important because of the pharmacological properties of these compounds, whereas resveratrol has been proved to be an antifungal, antiinflammatory and an anticarcinogenic compound. A reversed-phase HPLC method has been developed and applied to determine resveratrol, quercetine, quercitrine and rutine content in several grape berries samples in a single analysis. Covering the grapes with a preservative paper yields a healthier product, but one which has a lower polyphenol content than unprotected grapes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Palomino
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gómez-Serranillos
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Slowing
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carretero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villar
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D005419:Flavonoids; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis*; D011108:Polymers / Q000032:analysis*; D059808:Polyphenols; D019685:Rosales / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; D010636:Phenols; D011108:Polymers; D059808:Polyphenols