文摘
In this study, we performed NMR-based metabolic profiling of major rice wines (Japanese sake, Chinese Shaoxing wine, and Korean makgeolli). In the 1H NMR spectra, the rice wines showed broad resonances in the region of about 7.9鈥?.0 ppm. These resonances showed many and complex correlations with approximately 0.5鈥?.5 ppm in the F2-selective TOCSY (total correlation spectroscopy) spectra, and these correlations were attributed mainly to peptides. These spectral patterns were characteristic of individual rice wines, and the combination of F2-selective TOCSY spectra and principal component analysis enabled us to classify the rice wine species. Furthermore, it also provided information about raw materials, namely, what type of koji (rice koji or wheat koji) was used. These spectra may be useful as a new 鈥渇ingerprint鈥?for quality control or food authentication.
Keywords:
NMR; TOCSY; selective excitation; metabolic profiling; rice wine; peptide