A Review of Cyclic and Oxidative Bitter Derivatives of Alpha, Iso-Alpha and Beta-Hop Acids
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Abstract
In the last decade, with the combined application of high efficiency preparation techniques, high resolution HPLC MS/MS and sophisticated NMR technologies, novel bitter derivatives of α-, iso-α-, β-acids have been identified in beer and model solutions, which has updated our knowledge of hop chemistry. In this review, newly identified cyclic and oxidative products of α-, iso-α-, β-acids in hops and beer, have been comprehensively described to give brewers a more in depth understanding of hop and beer bitterness chemistry. A total of 39 unique substances: 15 derived from α-acids, 15 from iso-α-acids, and 9 derived from β-acids are elucidated, including their structures, suggested formation mechanism, distribution profiles in model solutions or beer, reactions during fermentation, thresholds of some of these compounds, and their evolution during storage.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.002 | 0.001 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.002 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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