Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a robust method, which can rapidly
analyze mixtures at the molecular level without requiring separation and/or purification …

Mono-and polyunsaturated lipids are widely distributed in Nature, and are structurally and
functionally a diverse class of molecules with a variety of physicochemical, biological …

Detailed insight into the structure and composition of industrial (technical) lignins is needed
to devise efficient thermal, bio-or chemocatalytic valorisation strategies. Six such technical …

The analysis of chemical structural characteristics of biorefinery product streams (such as
lignin and tannin) has advanced substantially over the past decade, with traditional wet …

A staple food for thousands of years in the Mediterranean region, olive oil is now becoming
popular all over the world. Olive oil has several unique characteristics that set it apart from …

Glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids are quantitatively the most important phospholipids
(PLs) in milk. They are located on the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and in other …

High-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) is a widely used, fast and relatively
inexpensive method of separating complex mixtures. It is particularly useful for smaller …

Metabolomics is a relatively new component in systems biology that focuses on the high-
throughput characterization of small molecular metabolites in biological systems. It is widely …

The identification and quantification of free fatty acids (FFA) in edible and non-edible
vegetable oils, including waste cooking oils, is a crucial index to assess their quality and …

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy has been extensively used for the
analysis of olive oil and it has been established as a valuable tool for its quality assessment …