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. 2020 Jan 24;25:e00420. doi: 10.1016/j.btre.2020.e00420

Table 3.

Inhibitory compounds present in tequila vinasses.

Vinasse A B C D E F G H I J
Compound (mg/L)
Hydroquinone 4.29 ± 2.64g 12.66 ± 0.08f 4.88 ± 0.18g 37.42 ± 0.04d 42.06 ± 1.12c 43.60 ± 0.01c 49.07 ± 1.46b 96.43 ± 0.30a 1.82 ± 0.05g 22.74 ± 0.12e
Hydroxymethylfurfural 127.94 ± 3.53c 18.18 ± 0.32f 140.25 ± 0.51b 22.05 ± 0.02f 126.38 ± 0.06c 21.79 ± 0.03f 115.63 ± 0.24d 227.13 ± 1.09a 85.91 ± 0.37e 137.47 ± 0.85b
Furfural 8.17 ± 0.37b 5.87 ± 0.11d 4.47 ± 0.01e 0.18 ± 0.01h 10.61 ± 0.05a 7.39 ± 0.01c 2.71 ± 0.15f 8.70 ± 0.12b 2.00 ± 0.02g 4.95 ± 0.01e
2-Furoic acid 24.95 ± 7.05b 20.49 ± 1.00b 17.07 ± 0.07b 2.03 ± 0.01e 11.49 ± 0.01b 10.43 ± 0.01b 19.89 ± 0.25b 38.59 ± 0.37a 9.93 ± 0.04b 18.75 ± 0.17b
Hydroxybenzoic acid 5.09 ± 3.14b 5.06 ± 0.11b 7.02 ± 0.25b 3.10 ± 0.05c 3.70 ± 0.18c 5.20 ± 1.19b 5.32 ± 0.30b 4.71 ± 0.07b 9.05 ± 0.09a 8.87 ± 0.07b
Hydroxybenzaldehyde 0.54 ± 0.76g 0.92 ± 0.04g 22.17 ± 0.10d 23.57 ± 0.01d 19.40 ± 0.32e 25.07 ± 0.14c 2.60 ± 0.78f 49.50 ± 0.19a 22.69 ± 0.06d 31.60 ± 0.23b
Vanillic acid 37.78 ± 1.27a 16.46 ± 0.26c 4.25 ± 0.02d 4.27 ± 0.04d 3.84 ± 0.02d 4.21 ± 0.001d 3.56 ± 0.19d 2.91 ± 0.12d 26.81 ± 0.19b 37.38 ± 0.27a
Vanillin 1.57 ± 0.63d 1.025 ± 0.02d 4.23 ± 0.05c 5.86 ± 0.01c 7.22 ± 0.01c 6.21 ± 0.03c 22.63 ± 0.74a 24.51 ± 1.10a 1.84 ± 0.47d 10.57 ± 0.20b
Acetovanillone 0.44 ± 0.62a 1.45 ± 0.86a ND ND 0.68 ± 0.01a 0.89 ± 0.01a 0.86 ± 0.08a 0.81 ± 0.11a ND ND
Acetosyringone 1.51 ± 0.03a 1.18 ± 0.04c 1.18 ± 0.02c 1.19 ± 0.01c 1.36 ± 0.01b 1.19 ± 0.002c ND 1.41 ± 0.03a ND 1.34 ± 0.06b
Coniferyl aldehyde 5.26 ± 0.65a 2.28 ± 0.01b ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND

Results are shown as an average of duplicate vinasse samples with standard deviation. Comparisons were made between vinasses for each compound; different lower-case letters show Statistical significance given at p < 0.05. ND - not detected.