Hoshyar, Reyhane, Bathaie, Seyede Zahra, Etemadikia, Batool (2010). Quantitative and comparative analysis of major metabolites (crocin, picrocrocin and safranal) in different packages of Iranian saffron by HPLC. , 13(2), 63-71.
Reyhane Hoshyar; Seyede Zahra Bathaie; Batool Etemadikia. "Quantitative and comparative analysis of major metabolites (crocin, picrocrocin and safranal) in different packages of Iranian saffron by HPLC". , 13, 2, 2010, 63-71.
Hoshyar, Reyhane, Bathaie, Seyede Zahra, Etemadikia, Batool (2010). 'Quantitative and comparative analysis of major metabolites (crocin, picrocrocin and safranal) in different packages of Iranian saffron by HPLC', , 13(2), pp. 63-71.
Hoshyar, Reyhane, Bathaie, Seyede Zahra, Etemadikia, Batool Quantitative and comparative analysis of major metabolites (crocin, picrocrocin and safranal) in different packages of Iranian saffron by HPLC. , 2010; 13(2): 63-71.

Quantitative and comparative analysis of major metabolites (crocin, picrocrocin and safranal) in different packages of Iranian saffron by HPLC

Pathobiology Reserach
Article 7, Volume 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 63-71    PDF (497.47 K)
Authors
Reyhane Hoshyar1; Seyede Zahra Bathaie* 2; Batool Etemadikia3
1Ph.D. Student, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
3B.Sc., Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Objective: Saffron is the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus L. which has various therapeutic properties in addition to its use as a spice. More than 80% of the world present production of saffron which is about 190 tons is produced in Iran. To compare the quality of saffron' from different parts of the world, researcher used one sample from each country. Since cultivation of saffron is done in different geographical areas of Iran, it seems that the results of these studies, using only one sample of Iranian saffron, are not consistent with the scientific and statistical rules. More over the results of therapeutical studies using saffron extracts from different sources with different concentrations of effective elements would not give reproducible results. As an affirmative reason, here we compared the saffron’s important components, crocin, picrocrocin and safranal, from different packages produced by some companies.
Materials and Methods: Five certified saffron packages, prepared by different companies named: Ehteshamiyeh, Tarvand, Abbaszadeh, Sabagh and Novin-Saffron were analyzed using HPLC with an UV/Vis detector. To avoid the conflict of inerest, these samples were randomly labeled as 1 to 5.
Results: Results indicated that all of the samples contained these ingredients at the standard levels, but the highest level of crocin as a carotenoid was seen in the sample 3, and sample 1 and 2 contained the highest concentrations of monoterpene aldehydes, picrocrocin and safranal, respectively.
Conclusion: According to the obtained results and the vast area under the saffron cultivation with various climates, it is confirmed that one sample of saffron is not a measure of all of the Iranian saffron. Our research is continuing.
Keywords
HPLC; Crocus sativus L; Crocin; Picrocrocin; Safranal
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