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    STUDIA CHEMIA - Issue no. 2, Tom II / 2019  
         
  Article:   DEGRADATION KINETICS OF ANTHOCYANINS DURING HEAT TREATMENT OF WILD BLACKTHORN (PRUNUS SPINOSE L.) FRUITS EXTRACT.

Authors:  BIANCA MOLDOVAN, ANAMARIA ARDELEAN, LUMINIŢA DAVID. 		 
       
         
  Abstract:  The blackthorn (Prunus spinose L.) fruits are known as a valuable source of anthocyanins and for their high antioxidant capacity. The aim of the present study was to investigate the thermal stability of anthocyanins from blackthorn fruits, at different temperatures (2°C, 20°C and 75°C) and to determine the kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of their degradation reactions. Data analysis indicated a first-order reaction kinetics for the degradation of blackthorn anthocyanins at various temperatures. Kinetic parameters, such as reaction rate constant k, half-life t1/2, and activation energy Ea values were determined. The obtained results indicated that blackthorn anthocyanins stored at 2°C exhibited the highest stability, the degradation constant rate being 5.0·10-4 h-1. The activation energy of the thermal degradation was also determined and was found to be 53.96 kJ/mol. The activation enthalpy ΔH≠, Gibbs free energy ΔG≠ and activation entropy ΔS≠ for the degradation process were also determined.

Keywords: Prunus spinose L., anthocyanins, degradation kinetics 		 
         
     
         
         
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