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Chemical residues, contaminants , oxidation products, anti-oxidant molecules, etc..can be analysed at CENTA-IRTA

 

Residues and Contaminants

• Pesticides

• Hormones and other anabolic substances

• Anti-infectious and anti-parasitic agents (antibiotics, pyrethroids, coccidiostatics, etc.)

• Tranquilizers and anti-inflammatory agents

• Heavy metals

• Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH), PAHs

• Additives (colourants, preservatives, ...)

• PCBs...

 

Oxidation Products

• Cholesterol oxides

• Oxidized triglycerides

• TBARs, IP, ...

• Hexanal, Nonanal and profile of volatiles related to oxidation

• Lipid and protein oxidation

• Transition metals

•  4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal

 

Antioxidant molecules

• Inorganic and synthetic antioxidants; Nitrite, Carbon monoxide, BHA, BHT, TBHQ.

• Polyphenols, flavonolids, procyanidins and phenolic acids.

• Hydrosoluble antioxidants: glutathione, ascorbic acid, bilirrubin, uric acid and carnosine.

• Antioxidant enzymes: superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, etc.

• Lipid soluble antioxidants:

 

Nitrosamines

 

Applications  

• Determination of abiotic shelf life (oxidative stability) in oils and fats, meat and meat products, fish and fish products, ready to eat and ready to cook meals, etc.

• Development and application of validated procedures of biosensor analysis.

• Determination of the effect of new technologies on oxidative susceptibility.

• Contaminants in tissues and foods of animal and vegetal origin.

• Assessment of veterinary drug residues (including in vivoobtained matrices as animal hair, urine, etc.)

 

 

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