Structural characterization of the degradation products of a minor natural sweet diterpene glycoside Rebaudioside M under acidic conditions

Int J Mol Sci. 2014 Jan 14;15(1):1014-25. doi: 10.3390/ijms15011014.

Abstract

Degradation of rebaudioside M, a minor sweet component of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, under conditions that simulated extreme pH and temperature conditions has been studied. Thus, rebaudioside M was treated with 0.1 M phosphoric acid solution (pH 2.0) and 80 °C temperature for 24 h. Experimental results indicated that rebaudioside M under low pH and higher temperature yielded three minor degradation compounds, whose structural characterization was performed on the basis of 1D (1H-, 13C-) & 2D (COSY, HSQC, HMBC) NMR, HRMS, MS/MS spectral data as well as enzymatic and acid hydrolysis studies.

MeSH terms

  • Acids / chemistry
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane / pharmacology
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Hydrolysis
  • Sweetening Agents / chemistry*
  • Temperature
  • Trisaccharides / chemistry*
  • Trisaccharides / pharmacology

Substances

  • Acids
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane
  • Sweetening Agents
  • Trisaccharides
  • rebaudioside M