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Food Research International 38 (2005) 395–402
Oxidation of caffeic acid in the presence of LL-cysteine: isolation of2-S-cysteinylcaffeic acid and evaluation of its antioxidant properties
Daniel Bassil a, Dimitris P. Makris a,b,*, Panagiotis Kefalas a
a Department of Food Quality Management and Chemistry of Natural Products, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (M.A.I.Ch.),
P.O. Box 85, 73100 Chania, Greeceb Department of Enology and Beverage Technology Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Athens, Ag. Spyridona Str.,
12210 Egaleo, Athens, Greece
Received 22 October 2004; accepted 28 October 2004
Abstract
Caffeic acid (3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid) was oxidized in wine-like model solutions (citrate buffer, pH 3.5) containing LL-cysteine,
by means of sodium periodate that mimics the mechanism of polyphenol oxidase (PPO). The reaction lead to the formation of a
LL-cysteine/caffeic acid adduct, which was isolated and tentatively identified as 2-S-cysteinylcaffeic acid (2-CCA), on the basis of
LC-MS and 1H NMR data. The antioxidant properties of 2-CCA were assessed by employing the DPPH and a ferric-reducing test,
and compared with both caffeic acid and LL-cysteine, but also with gallic acid, which was used as a reference antioxidant. The results
indicated that the adduct exhibits slightly improved antiradical activity in relation with the parent molecule (caffeic acid), but its
reducing capacity was dramatically reduced, a fact that was theoretically ascribed to its strong chelating ability.
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Keywords: Antiradical activity; Caffeic acid; LL-Cysteine; Polyphenol oxidation; Reducing power; Sodium periodate
1. Introduction
Hydroxycinnamates are phenylpropanoid metabo-
lites that occur widely in plants (Herrmann, 1989), and
plant products such as wine, tea and coffee (Clifford,
1999). There is an increasing awareness that hydroxycin-
namates and their conjugates are bioactive plant foodingredients, possessing potent in vitro antioxidant activ-
ity, which might have beneficial health impact in vivo
(Kroon & Williamson, 1999). Caffeic acid (3,4-dihydr-
0963-9969/$ - see front matter � 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Abbreviations: AAE, ascorbic acid equivalents.; 2-CCA, 2-S-cystei-
nylcaffeic acid; GRP, grape reaction product (2-S-glutathionylcaftaric
acid); TPTZ, 2,4,6-tripyridyl-s-triazine; TRE, Trolox equivalents.* Corresponding author. Tel.: +30 28210 35056; fax: +30 28210
35001.
E-mail address: [email protected] (D.P. Makris).
oxycinnamic acid) has been shown to be a a-tocopherolprotectant in LDL (Laranjinha, Vieira, Madeira, & Al-
meida, 1995), while caffeic acid conjugates such as chlor-
ogenic (caffeoylquinic) and caftaric (caffeoyltartaric)
acids were demonstrated to be more powerful antioxi-
dants in a number of different systems (Fukumoto &
Mazza, 2000; Meyer, Donovan, Pearson, Waterhouse,& Frankel, 1998).
Caffeic acid and its derivatives are good substrates of
polyphenol oxidases, and under certain conditions may
undergo oxidation in plant tissues or products of plant
origin. However, caffeic acid, due to its o-diphenol fea-
ture, is also prone to oxidation by O2 (autoxidation)
and other biologically relevant oxidants, such as peroxy-
nitrile (Kerry & Rice-Evans, 1998). The oxidation ofcaffeic acid but also other structurally similar compo-
nents has been shown to proceed via the formation of
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o-quinones, which may spontaneously react and yield a
spectrum of products (Cilliers & Singleton, 1991; Fulc-
rand, Cheminat, Brouillard, & Cheynier, 1994). These
reactions are considered to be of high significance, since
they are implicated in enzymic browning (Matheis, 1983;
Mathew & Parpia, 1971; Saltveit, 2000), but also in pro-cesses that alter both the aesthetic and nutritional status
of foods, by reacting with pigments (Cheynier, Souquet,
Kontek, & Moutounet, 1994; Kader, Irmouli, Zitouni,
Nicolas, & Metche, 1999; Kader, Nicolas, & Metche,
1999), amino acids (Friedman, 1996; Pierpoint, 1969),
and proteins (Hurrel, Finot, & Cuq, 1982; Kroll & Rawel,
2001; Rawel, Kroll, & Riese, 2000).
Caftaric acid (trans-caffeoyltartaric acid) is the mostabundant caffeic acid derivative in grapes (Singleton,
M, Zaya, & Trousdale, 1986) and wines (Makris, Psarra,
Kallithraka, & Kefalas, 2003), and upon oxidation by
the enzyme polyphenoloxidase (PPO) during grape must
processing, it forms a conjugate with the tripeptide glu-
tathione (2-S-glutathionylcaftaric acid, Fig. 1) known as
‘‘Grape Reaction Product’’ (Singleton, Salgues, Zaya, &
Trousdale, 1985; Singleton, Zaya, Trousdale, & Salgues,1984). A recent analytical report on Hellenic, varietal
red wines showed that its content might represent
7.9% of the hydroxycinnamate fraction (Arnous, Mak-
ris, & Kefalas, 2001), while in Hellenic white wines of
‘‘Appellation of Origin’’, its amount was as high as
13.1% of all hydroxycinnamates (Makris et al., 2003).
In spite of its important contribution to the polypheno-
lic profile, however, its antioxidant properties havenever been investigated, as opposed to a number of
HO
HO
O
OOH
COOH
COOHS
NH
NH2
HO O
O
NH
HO OO
Fig. 1. Chemical structure of 2-S-glutathionylcaftaric acid, an adduct
formed after oxidation of caftaric acid during grape must processing.
other wine constituents, including caffeic acid, catechin,
procyanidins, flavonols (quercetin, rutin, etc.) and
anthocyanins, for which a substantial body of informa-
tion is available. The present investigation was under-
taken in order to synthesise and isolate a structurally
similar product that arises from caffeic acid oxidationin the presence of LL-cysteine, and examine any alteration
to the antioxidant behaviour of the parent molecule
(caffeic acid) provoked by conjugation with the thiol
(LL-cysteine).
2. Materials and methods
2.1. Chemicals
Water for HPLC analyses was nanopure. Acetonitrile
(MeCN) and trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) were of HPLC
grade. Caffeic acid, LL-cysteine, Trolox�, gallic acid,
hydrogen peroxide, 2,4,6-tripyridyl-s-triazine (TPTZ)
and ascorbic acid were from Sigma Chemical Co.
(St. Louis, MO).
2.2. Oxidation with sodium periodate
The oxidation of caffeic acid with sodium periodate
was performed in a citric acid solution (5 g L�1), ad-
justed to pH 3.5 with sodium hydroxide, to simulate
conditions that may be encountered in musts and wines.
Caffeic acid was added in 49 mL of citric acid solution,in a 100-mL, round-bottom flask, and stirred by means
of a magnetic stirrer to form slurry. One milliliter of so-
dium periodate solution (60 mM) was then added drop-
wise over a 10-min period, under continuous stirring.
The final concentrations of caffeic acid and sodium
periodate in the reaction medium were 2 and 3 mM,
respectively. After the addition of sodium periodate
the reaction mixture was left under stirring and sampleswere taken at regular intervals for HPLC analysis. For
the generation of caffeic acid/LL-cysteine adduct, oxida-
tion of caffeic acid was performed as above, but an ex-
cess of LL-cysteine (4 mM) was included in the reaction
mixture. The same reactions were also performed in
MeOH, to ascertain whether reaction medium affects
product formation.
2.3. Isolation of the caffeic acid/LL-cysteine adduct
A generalized scheme of the procedures carried out
may be seen in Fig. 2. Analytically, oxidation of caffeic
acid (2 mM) in the presence of LL-cysteine (4 mM) was
carried out in 50% aqueous MeOH with an excess of so-
dium periodate (5 mM), in a 1000-mL flask (final vol-
ume of the reaction mixture 500 mL). The addition ofsodium periodate was performed as above, and the mix-
Caffeic a cid (2 m M)+ L-Cysteine ( 4 mM) in 50% MeOH
Sodium periodate(5 mM)
20 hours
MeOH removal under vacuum
Centrifugation (6000 rpm)
Clear aqueous solution
n-butanol wash (x 2)
Concentration under vacuum to approx 5 mL
Ion exchange column chromatography
Collection of fractions, monitoring composition by TLC
Fig. 2. Schematic representation of the procedures carried out for the
isolation of 2-CCA.
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ture was allowed to react for 20 h at room temperature.
MeOH was removed by evaporation in a rotary
evaporator (T 6 40 �C), and the residual aqueous solu-
tion was centrifuged at 6000 rpm to remove undisolved
material. The clear aqueous solution was washed twicewith n-butanol in a separation funnel, and then further
concentrated to approximately 5 mL under vacuum.
The concentrate was applied onto an ion exchange resin
(diethylaminoethyl cellulose) and successively washed
with: (i) 50 mL of phosphate buffer (pH 7), (ii) 50 mL
phosphate buffer (pH 5), (ii) 30 mL distilled water,
and (iv) 50 mL aqueous acetic acid (2%, pH � 3). Mon-
itoring of fraction composition was accomplished withTLC on cellulose plates, using 15% acetic acid as the
development eluent, and ninhydrine and phosphomo-
lybdic acid (5% in ethanol) as visualization agents.
2.4. HPLC analysis
The equipment used was an HP 1090 liquid chromato-
graph, coupled with anHP 1090 diode array detector and
controlled byAgilent ChemStation software. The column
was a LiChrospher RP-18, 5 lm, 250 · 4 mm (Merck),
protected by a guard column packed with the same mate-
rial. Both columns were maintained at 40 �C. Eluent (A)was 0.1% aqueous trifluoroacetic acid (pH 2.3) and (B)
MeCN:water (4:6 v/v), containing 0.1% trifluoroacetic
acid, and the flow rate was 1 mL min�1. The elution
program used was as follows: from 100% to 50% A in
40 min, then to 20% A in 10 min, and finally isocratic
for another 10 min (total run time 60 min). Monitoring
of the eluate was performed simultaneously at 280, 320,and 420 nm.
2.5. Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
A Finnigan MAT Spectra System P4000 pump was
used coupled with a UV6000LP diode array detector
and a Finnigan AQA mass spectrometer. Analyses were
carried out on a Superspher RP-18, 125 · 2 mm, 4 lm,column (Macherey-Nagel, Germany), protected by a
guard column packed with the same material, and main-
tained at 40 �C. Samples were analysed employing ESI
at the positive mode, with acquisition set at 12 eV, cap-
illary voltage 4.90 kV, source voltage 50 V, detector
voltage 650 V and probe temperature 450 �C. For the
development of the chromatograms an acetic acid
(2%)-MeOH gradient was used in 45 min.
2.6. 1H NMR
Spectra were recorded on a Bruker DRX, 400 MHz,
using D2O as solvent.
2.7. Measurement of the antiradical activity (AAR)
An aliquot of 0.025 mL of sample was added to 0.975
mL DPPH� solution (60 lM in MeOH), vortexed, and
the absorbance was read at t = 0 and t = 30 min. Results
were expressed as Trolox� equivalents (mM TRE) using
the following equation:
AAR ðmM TREÞ ¼ 0:018�%DA515 þ 0:017;
as determined from linear regression, after plotting
%DA515 of known solutions of Trolox� against concen-
tration, where
%DA515 ¼At¼0515 � At¼30
515
At¼0515
� 100:
2.8. Measurement of the reducing power (PR)
Determination of the reducing ability was performed
as described previously (Arnous et al., 2001). Sample
(0.05 mL) and 0.05 mL of ferric chloride (3 mM in
5 mM citric acid) were mixed well in a 1.5-mL Eppen-
dorf tube, and incubated for 30 min in a water bath at
37 �C. Following this, the mixture was added 0.90 mL
of 1 mM TPTZ solution in 0.05 M HCl, and vortexed.
After exactly 10 min the absorbance was read at620 nm. The PR was calculated from a calibration curve,
established by plotting known amounts of ascorbic acid
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against A620. Results were expressed as ascorbic acid
equivalents (mM AAE) using the following equation:
A620 ¼ 0:679� PR � 0:008:
For the blanks, distilled water was added instead offerric chloride/citric acid. All measurements were cor-
rected according to dilution factor.
2.9. Statistics
Measurements of both antiradical activity and reduc-
ing power were performed at least in triplicate (n = 3).
The data are given as average values ± standard devia-tion (SD).
3. Results
Caffeic acid oxidation with sodium periodate has
been demonstrated to generate the o-quinone (Fulcrand
et al., 1994), which is very prone to nucleophilic attack,and may readily react with appropriate electroniophilic
compounds, such LL-cysteine (Fig. 3). The reaction was
HO
HO
OS
NH2
OH
O
HO
HO
COOH
NH2
SH
O
OH
L-Cysteine
trans-Caffeic acid
2-S-Cysteinylcaffeic acid
sodium periodate
Fig. 3. Cascade of reactions involving caffeic acid oxidation with sodium peri
acid.
performed both in a model solution at pH 3.5, resem-
bling grape must conditions, and in 50% aqueous
MeOH. In each case the HPLC analyses indicated the
presence of a predominant compound with UV maxima
at approximately 244 and 320 nm (data not shown).
Residual caffeic acid was also detected at levels notexceeding 2%, based on peak area. Upon prolonged
incubation, however, after the addition of sodium perio-
date, no caffeic acid was detected, and the predominant
peak was of over 92% purity, on the basis of peak area
recorded at 320 nm.
This peak was isolated employing ion exchange
raisin and a sequence of solutions with decreasing pH,
and five fractions were collected. Remaining LL-cysteinewould normally be expected to elute in fraction ii (see
Section 2), due to its isoelectric point, which is 5.02.
The product was expected in fraction iv, considering
that it might have an isoelectric point close to 3, since
it could be viewed as an amino acid with two carboxylic
groups, similar to LL-glutamic acid, which has an isoelec-
tric point equal to 3.22. HPLC analysis of the fraction iv
gave a purity of the product of approximately 96%.The LC–ESI-MS examination, which was performed
at positive ion mode, gave as predominant peak a spe-
OH
O
O
COOH
trans-Caffeic acid o-quinone
Nucleophilic attack
odate, and nucleophilic attack of LL-cysteine to form 2-S-cysteinylcaffeic
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cies with m/z = 331.9. This was tentatively identified as
the reaction product (2-CCA) under the form of an ad-
duct with MeOH, which was used as one of the eluents
[2-CCA + H+ + MeOH = 332], since some compounds
are susceptible to adduct formation if ES ionisation
takes place in the presence of specific solvents. Further-more, a minor peak with m/z = 240 was identified as a
fragment resulting from cleavage of caffeic acid side
chain, as indicated in Fig. 4. However, the peak with
m/z = 354 could not be assigned to any species deriving
from 2-CCA or any adduct thereof, and could presum-
ably represent impurities.
The 1H NMR analysis showed a loss of long-range
secondary splitting and no signal at about 7 ppm witha coupling constant of 1.8 Hz, confirming the absence
of a proton at the 2-position (Table 1). These assign-
ments indicated a substitution of caffeic acid at this po-
sition of the ring. Substitution occurred through the
cysteine sulphur, since the single b 0 was seen as a broad
triplet at 3.05, and the a 0 protons as a doublet. The
trans-configuration was maintained as shown by the
coupling constants of a and b protons at 15.7 Hz. Thesedata are in accordance with previous reports (Cheynier,
Trousdale, Singleton, Salgues, & Wylde, 1988; Cilliers &
Singleton, 1990).
The antioxidant efficiency of 2-CCA was assessed by
two characteristic in vitro tests, which are based on dif-
Fig. 4. LC-ESI analysis of 2-CCA (positive ion mode), showing the principa
Some fragmentation of 2-CCA also occurred, as indicated by the characteri
ferent chemical background. The antiradical activity
was evaluated with the well-established DPPH� test,
and the ferric-reducing capacity with the TPTZ method-
ology (Arnous et al., 2001). For a credible comparison,
the parent molecule (caffeic acid) and LL-cysteine were
also tested. Moreover, gallic acid was used as a referenceantioxidant, since its ability is known and well-studied.
The results from the antioxidant tests are analytically
presented in Table 2. Conjugation of caffeic acid with
LL-cysteine appeared to enhance slightly the antiradical
efficiency, as 2-CCA exhibited an increased value by
6.9%. Contrary to that, however, the reducing power
was greatly affected, and 2-CCA showed an ability
which was almost 7.1-fold lower in relation with caffeicacid. Gallic acid was proven to be of unsurpassed abil-
ity, both in terms of antiradical activity and reducing
power.
4. Discussion
The first step in an o-diphenol oxidation, such ascaffeic acid, is the formation of o-quinone. This reac-
tion may be performed by various ways, including en-
zymes (Matheis & Whitaker, 1984; Pierpoint, 1966),
electroxidation (Giacomelli, Ckless, Galato, Miranda,
& Spinelli, 2002; Hapiot et al., 1996; Hotta, Sakamoto,
l ion detected, an adduct of 2-CCA with MeOH and H+ (m/z = 331.9).
stic ion of m/z = 241.
Table
11H
NMR
shifts
andcouplingconstants
ofcaffeicacidand2-C
CA
protons
12
3
OH
4
OH
5
6
O
HO
a
b
NH
2
S
O
OH
a'b'
Aromatic/vinylprotonshifts
(ppm)
Cysteineprotonshifts
(ppm)
25
6a
ba0
b0
Caffeicacid
7.09(d,J=2.1
Hz)
6.84(d,J=8.2
Hz)
7.02(dd,J=8.2,2.1
Hz)
6.25(d,J=15.7
Hz)
7.50(d,J=15.7
Hz)
2.83(d,J=8.3
Hz)
3.05(t,J=8.3
Hz)
2-C
CA
–7.21(d,J=8.2
Hz)
7.39(d,J=8.2
Hz)
6.30(d,J=15.7
Hz)
7.88(d,J=15.7
Hz)
Spectrawererecorded
inD
2O.
Table 2
Comparative assessment in relation to antioxidant properties of the
parent molecule (caffeic acid), and its adduct with cysteine (2-CCA)
Sample AAR (mM TRE)a PR (mM AAE)b
Caffeic acid 0.67 ± 0.11 26.47 ± 0.31
Cysteine 0.46 ± 0.02 4.33 ± 0.04
2-CCA 0.72 ± 0.03 3.74 ± 0.24
Gallic acid 2.30 ± 0.19 29.30 ± 1.00
a Antiradical activity (DPPH) assay, expressed as Trolox equiva-
lents (mM TRE).b Reducing power (TPTZ assay), expressed as ascorbic acid
equivalents (mM AAE).
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Nagano, Osakai, & Tsujino, 2001), oxidising agents
(Dangles, Fargeix, & Dufour, 1999; Kerry & Rice-
Evans, 1998; Makris & Rossiter, 2002a, 2002b), and
alkaline conditions (Cilliers & Singleton, 1989; Makris
& Rossiter, 2000). Likewise, caffeic acid o-quinone can
be generated by oxidation with sodium periodate
(Fulcrand et al., 1994), as also demonstrated for simple
phenolic substances bearing an o-diphenol structure,such as dopamine (Jimenez et al., 1984), and 4-methyl-
catechol (Cabanes, Garcıa-Canovas, & Garcıa-Car-
mona, 1987; Kalyanaraman, Premovic, & Sealy,
1987; Valero, Escribano, & Garcia-Carmona, 1988).
For more complex molecules, however, such as flavo-
nols, oxidation with periodic acid has been claimed
to proceed via formation of hemiketals, which rear-
range to yield the more stable ring-chain tautomericbenzofuranone derivatives (Makris & Rossiter, 2002b;
Smith, 1963; Smith, Webb, & Cline, 1965). Once caf-
feic acid o-quinone is formed, it tends to react with
an array of nucleophilic reagents, including those pos-
sessing sulfhydryl (–SH) groups (Pierpoint, 1966). As a
matter of fact, compounds with sulfhydryl features ap-
pear far more reactive towards o-quinones, compared
with amines (Friedman, 1994). For this reason, inthe case of caffeic acid oxidation in the presence of
LL-cysteine, only the thioether (S-adduct) is formed
but no N-adduct is observed, either the reaction is car-
ried out enzymically (Cilliers & Singleton, 1990), or
under the conditions described in this study.
The testing on the antioxidant characteristics of
2-CCA showed that its antiradical activity (AAR) was
somewhat enhanced compared with caffeic acid, suggest-ing that hydrogen-donating ability by the phenolic
hydroxyls increased upon conjugation with LL-cysteine.
This might be ascribed to the positive conjugative effect
exerted by S, which may weaken O–H bonds of the phe-
nolic hydroxyls, thereby decreasing their bond dissocia-
tion energy. Decreased O–H bond-dissociation energy
of phenolic hydroxyl groups was shown to account for
high antioxidant efficiency of several natural polyphe-nols (Kondo, Kurihara, Miyata, Suzuki, & Toyoda,
1999; McPhail, Hartley, Gardner, & Duthie, 2003).
O
COOH
NH2O
O
S3+Fe
O
Fig. 5. Postulated chelate of 2-CCA with Fe3+. Formation of such a
complex would bind Fe3+ more effectively than caffeic acid thus
hindering redox reactions, which might explain the much weaker
reducing effects of 2-CCA.
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Alternatively, it could be hypothesized that 2-CCA rad-
ical(s) formed after donation of hydrogen(s) are more
stable compared with the corresponding of caffeic acid,
and thus they do not act as pro-oxidants. This might
also hold true for the corresponding quinone (Bors, Mi-
chel, & Stettmeier, 2000). As regards the reducing power
(PR) that was found to be drastically reduced, this israther a consequence of enhanced chelating ability,
which would hinter Fe3+ from freely redox-cycle with
phenolic hydroxyl groups. Upon the action of LL-cysteine
carboxyl group, 2-CCA could presumably form a stable
chelate of the type seen in Fig. 5, and therefore Fe3+
would be prevented not only from reacting with the phe-
nolic hydroxyls, but also generating oxidizing species
(free radicals) in the Fenton system. Similar action hasbeen reported for novel antioxidants produced by con-
densation of the amino acids glycine and LL-serine with
salicylaldehyde, which were demonstrated to suppress
iron-catalyzed free radicals by mimicking the binding
site of iron-sequestering proteins (Kitazawa and Iwa-
saki, 1999).
Although the antioxidant properties of 2-CCA and
similar conjugates of biological relevance are far frombeing characterized, it is claimed that the findings pre-
sented herein illustrated to some extent the effect of con-
jugation, and may serve as a guide for assessing the
antioxidant behaviour of other natural, structurally sim-
ilar derivatives, such as 2-S-glutathionylcaftaric acid,
and the impact of the relevant reactions in food systems,
such as white wines. Furthermore, the cascade of reac-
tions leading in the formation of similar compoundsmay also serve as a means of constructing novel bio-
based antioxidants with improved properties and higher
performance in inhibiting various forms of oxidative
deterioration of foods.
Acknowledgement
The personnel of the Department of Pharmacy, Divi-
sion of Pharmacognosy, University of Athens, is
thanked for performing the NMR analyses.
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