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EXTRACTION, QUANTIFICATION, AND FTIR CHARACTERIZATION OF BARK TANNINS OF FOUR FOREST SPECIES GROWN IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL

EXTRAÇÃO, QUANTIFICAÇÃO E CARACTERIZAÇÃO POR FTIR DE TANINOS DA CASCA DE QUATRO ESPÉCIES FLORESTAIS CULTIVADAS NO NORDESTE DO BRASIL

ABSTRACT

Condensed tannins are chemical compounds derived from the secondary metabolism of plants. They are of particular interest due to their broad range of technological uses and applications. The objective of this study was to extract, quantify, and characterize by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) the bark tannins of four forest species grown in Northeast Brazil: Acacia mangium, Azadirachta indica, Mimosa tenuiflora, and Mimosa caesalpiniifolia. Bark samples were collected from 5 trees of each species grown in a five-year-old forest stand. Samples were collected, grounded, and submitted to extraction with hot water, then measured to determine total solids content (TSC), Stiasny number (SN), and condensed tannins content (CTC). FTIR spectra were acquired from tannin samples fixed in potassium bromide pellets. Among the four species, M. tenuiflora presented the highest CTC, equal to 23.4%, and the purest crude hot-water extract with SN of 91.27%. Based on FTIR characterization, tannins from M. caesalpiniifolia, A. indica, and A. mangium barks were classified as proanthocyanidins and those from M. tenuiflora bark as prodelphinidins.

Keywords:
Forest species bark; Proanthocyanidins; Prodelphinidins

RESUMO

Taninos condensados são compostos oriundos do metabolismo secundário das plantas. Eles são de especial interesse devido à sua ampla gama de aplicações e usos tecnológicos. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi extrair, quantificar e caracterizar por espectroscopia de infravermelho com transformada de Fourier (FTIR) os taninos da casca de quatro espécies cultivadas na região Nordeste do Brazil: Acacia mangium, Azadirachta indica, Mimosa tenuiflora (‘jurema preta’) e Mimosa caesalpiniifolia (‘sabiá’ ou ‘sansão-do-campo). Amostras de 5 árvores de cada espécie foram coletadas, moídas e extraídas com água quente, determinandose os rendimentos de extração. A partir dos extratos foram determinados o teor de sólidos totais (TST), o índice de Stiasny (IS) e o teor de taninos condensados (TTC). Os espectros de FTIR foram adquiridos a partir de amostras de taninos imobilizados em pastilhas de brometo de potássio. Dentre as quatro espécies, M. tenuiflora teve o mais alto TTC igual a 23,4% e o extrato bruto mais puro com IS de 91,27%. Com base na caracterização por FTIR, os taninos das cascas de M. caesalpiniifolia, A. indica e A. mangium foram classificados como proantocianidinas e os da casca de M. tenuiflora como prodelfinidinas.

Palavras-Chave:
Cascas de espécies florestais; Proantocianidinas; Prodelfinidinas

1. INTRODUCTION

The condensed tannins or procyanidins – proanthocyanidins and prodelphinidins– are complex compounds containing in their chemical structure flavan-3-ol, galloflavan-3-ol and flavan 3 ol gallate as basic units (Pizzi, 1993Pizzi A. Tannin-Based adhesives. In: Pizzi A. (Ed.). Wood adhesives: chemistry and technology. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1993.; Calegari et al., 2016Calegari L, Lopes PJG, Oliveira E, Gatto DA, Stangerlin DM. Quantificação de taninos nas cascas de jurema-preta e acácia-negra. Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira. 2016;36(85):61-69.). Their basic monomers are (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin, typically composed by a resorcinol group (A ring), a catechol group (B ring), and a pyran heterocyclic group (C ring) (Ricci et al., 2015Ricci A, Olejar KJ, Parpinello GP, Kilmartin PA, Versari A. Application of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy in the characterization of tannins. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews. 2015;50(5):407-442. doi: 10.1080/05704928.2014.1000461
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), as presented in Figure 1. The occurrence of condensed tannins is widespread in both gymnosperm and angiosperm tree structures, present in all parts, such as roots, trunk, leaves and fruits. However, in most species, the highest concentrations are found in the tree bark, so it is the part of the tree commonly employed to produce tannins in in dustrial scale (Paes et al., 2006aPaes JB, Diniz CEF, Marinho IV, Lima CR. Avaliação do potencial tanífero de seis espécies florestais de ocorrência no Semiárido brasileiro. Cerne. 2006a;12:232-238.).

Figure 1
Structure of a basic condensed-tannin chemical unit.
Figura 1
Estrutura química da unidade básica de taninos condensados. and Tabarsa, 2012; Sartori et al., 2018Sartori CJ, Mota GS, Miranda I, Mori FA, Pereira H. Tannin extraction and characterization of polar extracts from the barks of two Eucalyptus urophylla hybrids. BioResources. 2018;13(3):4820-4831.; Muhayyidin et al., 2019Muhayyidin AHM, Bakar NFA, Ghazali NA, Sauki A, Ibrahim WA. Characterization of powdered Rhizophora mucronate bark tannins extractives using different drying methods. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology. 2019;9(1).). According to the same authors, the stability of tannins after extraction only can be guaranteed if a correct method of drying is carried out to avoid biological degradation. Furthermore, the chemical composition of crude extracts is decisively influenced by the method of extraction (Pizzi, 1993Pizzi A. Tannin-Based adhesives. In: Pizzi A. (Ed.). Wood adhesives: chemistry and technology. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1993.) and the drying method to obtain the tannins as a powder (Muhayyidin et al., 2019Muhayyidin AHM, Bakar NFA, Ghazali NA, Sauki A, Ibrahim WA. Characterization of powdered Rhizophora mucronate bark tannins extractives using different drying methods. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology. 2019;9(1).).

Since tannins can react with collagen and produce leather, they have been used for centuries in the tanning of animal hides. Because of their ability to react with formaldehyde, tannins are increasingly applied in the production of adhesives for wood bonding. Other large-scale uses of tannins include their employment as flocculants in the treatment of drinking water and organic solvents as ingredients in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and in food industries (Pizzi, 1993Pizzi A. Tannin-Based adhesives. In: Pizzi A. (Ed.). Wood adhesives: chemistry and technology. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1993.; Carneiro et al., 2010Carneiro ACO, Vital BR, Carvalho AM, Oliveira AC, Pereira BL, Andrade BGD. Determinação da massa molar de taninos vegetais através da técnica da cromatografia de permeação em gel. Scientia Forestalis. 2010;38:419-429.). Tannins can be extracted from tree bark through several methods, and the effectiveness of each technique depends directly on the selectivity of water and solvents (Jahanshaei

R1 = OH; R2 = H – Proanthocyanidins.

R1= R2 = OH – Prodelphinidins.

R¹ = OH; R² = H – Proantocianidinas.

R¹ = R² = OH – Prodelfinidinas.

The broad range of applications of tannins in industrial processes requires the ability to characterize these compounds using fast, reliable and, non-destructive methods to permit monitoring of manufacturing routines and to determine their physical-chemical properties. In this context, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is one the instrumental techniques most applied for these purposes due to its low cost, ease of use, reliability and good details of the acquired data compared to other techniques (Ricci et al., 2015Ricci A, Olejar KJ, Parpinello GP, Kilmartin PA, Versari A. Application of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy in the characterization of tannins. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews. 2015;50(5):407-442. doi: 10.1080/05704928.2014.1000461
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; Grasel et al., 2016Grasel FS, Ferrão MM, Wolf CR. Development of methodology for identification the of the polyphenolic by FTIR associated with multivariate analysis. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 2016;153:94-101.). The technique consists basically of quantifying the absorption in the mid-infrared region, mainly from 400 to 4,000 cm-1, of molecules containing specific chemical bonds of functional groups, such as C=C, C–H, C=O, C–O, and OH (Silverstein et al., 2014Silverstein, R. M., Webster, F. X., Kiemle, D. J., Bryce, D. L. Spectrometric identification of organic compounds. John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY, USA, 2014, 8th Edition, pp 95-137.). FTIR can be applied for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of condensed tannins since it is possible to verify their characteristics as isolated compounds and their use as additives, because structural modifications caused by extraction process or mixing with other matrices can be observed (Ricci et al., 2015Ricci A, Olejar KJ, Parpinello GP, Kilmartin PA, Versari A. Application of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy in the characterization of tannins. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews. 2015;50(5):407-442. doi: 10.1080/05704928.2014.1000461
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).

Brazil’s Northeast region has tropical rainy climate in the coastal portion and semiarid in the inland region. For decades, the region has undergone severe deforestation and degradation due to the economic activity and cutting of forests to collect firewood. In recent years, the planting of forests with exotic and native species was increased as an alternative to provide wood for industrial processes and slow deforestation. In this sense, Acacia mangium Willd., Azadirachta indica A. Juss, Mimosa tenuiflora Willd and Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth are the main species planted to mitigate deforestation and provide firewood. However, firewood is a low value-added product, so production of bark tannins is a natural solution to increase incomes of small farmers. Nevertheless, debarking is a costly process and is only feasible if a good yield of tannins can be obtained. If the yield of tannins is too low, there is no economic justification to collect bark, so only firewood can be marketed. Thus, the knowledge of the tannin content in the bark of the cited species is very important to support decisions on whether or not produce tannins.

Based on the scenario described above, the present study had the goal of extracting, quantifying and characterizing by FTIR the bark tannins from A. mangium, A. indica, M. tenuiflora, and M. caesalpiniifolia cultivated in Northeastern Brazil.

2. MATERIAL AND METHODS

2.1. Bark collection

The evaluated species were Acacia mangium, Mimosa tenuiflora, Mimosa caesalpiniifolia, and Azadirachta indica, from a five-year-old forest stand located in the municipality of Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil (05°51'28,8” S and 35°21'14,4” W). Local soil is classified as yellow sandy oxisol and the topography is flat relief (Beltrão et al., 1975Beltrão VA, Freire LCM, Santos MF. Levantamento semi-detalhado da área do Colégio Agrícola de Jundiaí – Macaíba/RN, 1975. Recife: SUDENE – Recursos de Solos, Divisão de Reprodução, 380 p.). The climate is a transition between the types As and BSw, characterized as tropical rainy according to the Köppen classification, with annual average temperature of 27.1 °C and rainfall from 864 to 1,071 mm.

Five trees of each species were chosen based on criteria of good phytosanitary state. The trees were harvested and debarked and the collected material was stored in plastic bags for further processing and analysis. Samples were used to determine the moisture content. Then the material was placed in a climate-controlled room at 25 °C and relative humidity of 65% for drying until reaching moisture equilibrium, around 12 – 15%. After 25 days, the bark was ground in a forage crusher equipped with a 2 mm sieve. For tannin extraction, a proportion (mass/mass) of distilled water and bark equal to 1:10 was employed, respectively. Then, 25 g of each material was placed in 500 mL flat-bottomed flasks and submitted to reflux at 120 °C for 3 hours. The extraction was carried out two times for all five replicates of bark from the sampled trees. For all batches, the extract was filtered to eliminate fine particles. The extracts of each species were put together to form a composite sample and then placed in stainless steel trays, which were left in a solar oven until complete evaporation of water. After that, the powder was ground with a porcelain mortar and pestle and sieved to granulometry of 60 mesh. This material was used for later formulation of the adhesive. Before evaporation, 50 mL aliquots of the crude extract were retrieved to determine the total solids content (TSC), Stiasny number (SN) and condensed tannins content (CTC), with four replicates for each parameter.

To measure the CTC, the 50 mL aliquots of the crude extract were oven dried at 60 + 2 °C and their total solids content (TSC) was calculated by Equation

1.

Eq. 1 TSC = ( ( M 1 M 2 ) / M 1 ) × 100

Where:

TSC – total solids content in 50 mL of crude extract (%);

M1 – initial mass of crude extract (g);

M2 – final mass of solids after water evaporation (g).

To obtain the total condensed tannins content (TTC), first the SN of the extracts was determined by the method described by Guangcheng et al. (1991)Guangcheng Z, Yunlu L, Yazaki Y. Extractives yields, Stiasny values and polyflavanoid contents in barks from six Acacia species in Australia. Australian Forestry. 1991;54(3):154-156., with four replications. For this, 4 mL of formaldehyde (37% m/m) and 1 mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid were added to 50 mL of crude extract. The mixture was kept under reflux for 30 min. After this, the mixture was cooled and filtered and the solids were oven dried at temperature of 60 + 2 °C for 48 h. The dried material was weighed and the SN was calculated by Equation 2. The non-tannins content (NTC) was calculated as the difference between TST and TTC.

Eq. 2 SN = ( M 2 / M 1 ) × 100

Where:

SN = Stiasny number (%);

M1 = mass of solids in 50 mL of crude extract (g);

M2 = mass of tannin-formaldehyde precipitate (g).

With the Stiasny number, the condensed tannins content was calculated by using Equation 3 and expressed as percentage of dry mass of bark.

Eq. 3 CTC = ( TSC × SN ) / 100

Where:

CTC – condensed tannins content (%);

TSC – total solids content (%);

SN – Stiasny number (%).

2.2. Experimental design and statistical analysis

The experimental design was entirely randomized, with four forest species and assessment of five replicates (4 treatments x 5 replicates). Experimental data were submitted to analysis of variance and when statistical differences were detected, means were compared by the Scott-Knott test at 95% probability. For statistical analysis, the values of total solids content (TSC), Stiasny number (SN) and condensed tannins content (CTC) were converted to arcsine [((x/100))], as suggested by Steel and Torrie (1980)Steel RGD, Torrie JH. Principles and procedures of statistics, a biometrical approach (No. Ed. 2). McGraw-Hill Kogakusha Ltd, 1980., to homogenize the variances. Experimental means were compared by the T-test at 95% probability. All statistical analyses were carried out with the Assistat 7.0 software.

2.3. FTIR characterization

Tannin samples were assessed by FTIR. The tannins’ spectra were acquired with a Shimadzu IRAffinity-1 spectrometer using KBr pellets. Before pelletizing, tannin samples were oven-dried at 60 °C for 3 h. A pellet containing only KBr was used to acquire the reference spectrum. The other pellets were prepared with KBr and 1% (w/w) of the powdered tannin samples. Each spectrum was acquired with 32 scans and resolution of 4 cm-1, from 4,000 to 400 cm-1.

3. RESULTS

3.1. Tannin extraction and quantification

The results found for total solids content (TSC), Stiasny number (SN) and condensed tannins content (CTC) are presented in the Table 1.

Table 1
Results of extraction and quantification of tannins from the bark of four forest species grown in Northeast Brazil.
Tabela 1
Resultados da extração e quantificação dos taninos da casca de quatro espécies florestais cultivadas no Nordeste do Brasil.

3.2. FTIR characterization

In Figure 1, the FTIR spectra acquired for the four forest species A. mangium, M. tenuiflora, A. indica and, M. caesalpiniifolia are displayed together for best visualization of their similarity. In Table 2, the spectral attributes are described.

Table 2
Attributes of FTIR spectra acquired for bark tannins from Acacia mangium (Am), Mimosa caesalpiniifolia (Mc), Azadirachta indica (Ai), and Mimosa tenuiflora (Mt) trees grown in Northeast Brazil.
Tabela 2
Características do espectro de FTIR dos taninos da casca de árvores de Acacia mangium (Am), Mimosa caesalpiniifolia (Mc), Azadirachta indica (Ai) e Mimosa tenuiflora (Mt) cultivadas no Nordeste do Brasil.

In Figure 2 is presented the individual spectra acquired for each type of bark tannin.

Figure 2
FTIR spectra of bark tannins from A. mangium, M. tenuiflora, A. indica and M. caesalpiniifolia trees grown in Northeast Brazil.
Figura 2
Espectros de FTIR da casca de árvores de A. mangium, M. tenuiflora, A. indica and M. caesalpiniifolia cultivados no Nordeste do Brasil.

4. DISCUSSION

4.1. Tannin extraction and quantification

According to Medeiros et al. (2019)Medeiros JX, Calegari L, Silva GH, Tanajura JA, Braz RL. Bark and fruit Extracts Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.), Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) and Acacia mearnsii (Wild.) Species. Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 2019;30(1):1-7. doi: 10.9734/JEAI/2019/46500
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, TSC refers to the solids able to be extracted from the bark by hot water, but besides the tannins, several other types of compounds may be present. However, a high TSC is not always associated with high tannins content. This depends on the forest species. Among the assessed species, the highest TSC was determined in the bark of M. tenuiflora, with value of 27.79%, followed by A. mangium, M. caesalpiniifolia and A. indica with values of 14.80, 9.18 and 7.11%, respectively. The two latter values of TSC were statistically equal. The TSC found in the present study for M. tenuiflora is lower than that determined by Medeiros et al. (2018)Medeiros JX, Calegari L, Silva GH, Oliveira E, Pimenta AS. Measurement of tannic substances in forest species. Floresta e Ambiente 2018;25(3):1-8., who observed a value of 44.6% for the same species. The authors explained such differences in bark solids content by dissimilarities regarding edaphoclimatic conditions and genetic factors.

The SN refers to the flavanol-type tannins that can be precipitated through reaction with formaldehyde, so higher SN means greater purity of the hot-water extract from the bark (Medeiros et al., 2019Medeiros JX, Calegari L, Silva GH, Tanajura JA, Braz RL. Bark and fruit Extracts Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.), Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) and Acacia mearnsii (Wild.) Species. Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 2019;30(1):1-7. doi: 10.9734/JEAI/2019/46500
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). For this parameter, the bark extract of M. caesalpiniifolia presented the highest value, 91.27%, followed by M. tenuiflora, A. mangium and, A. indica with 83.39, 83.89 and, 73.18%, respectively. A contrast may be pointed out for M. caesalpiniifolia, which even though containing a low concentration of condensed tannins in the bark, had the highest degree of purity for these compounds, with SN value of 91.27%, as cited above.

In turn, CTC directly reflects the real content of condensed tannins existing in the bark of a given forest species, but it can vary depending on the method employed for its determination. Once again, the highest value was determined for M. tenuiflora, content close to that of black wattle (Acacia mearnsii), the most important source of tannins in Brazilian forests. The high CTC determined for the M. tenuiflora bark indicates the species as a potential source of condensed tannins on a large scale, with the possibility of expanding production of this non-wood product in places where the tree can be cultivated. However, care must be taken at the time of bark collection since, as found by Azevêdo et al. (2017)Azevêdo TKB, Paes JB, Calegari L, Santana GM. Teor de taninos condensados presente na casca de jurema-preta (Mimosa tenuiflora) em função das fenofases. Floresta e Ambiente. 2017;24. doi:10.1590/2179-8087.026613
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, the tannins content can vary as a function of the phenophase of the tree, being higher at the end of the rainy season when the plant has a greater number of green leaves. In the present work, the bark collection was carried out at the end of the rainy season and the value of CTC (23.40%) determined here is close to that found by the cited authors, of 21.90%. For the other forest species, the CTC had values of 12.41, 8.38 and 5.02% for A. mangium, M. caesalpiniifolia and A. indica, respectively. For the M. caesalpiniifolia bark, for instance, the value determined in this work for the condensed tannins content is in accordance with that of 8.38% observed by Azevêdo et al. (2017)Azevêdo TKB, Paes JB, Calegari L, Santana GM. Teor de taninos condensados presente na casca de jurema-preta (Mimosa tenuiflora) em função das fenofases. Floresta e Ambiente. 2017;24. doi:10.1590/2179-8087.026613
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. This similarity may be related to the equal age of the trees (5 years) and also to the equal measurement methods.

4.2. FTIR characterization

According to Kassim et al. (2011)Kassim MJ, Hussin MH, Achmad A, Dahon NH, Suan TK, Hamdan HS. Determination of total phenol, condensed tannin and flavonoid contents and antioxidant activity of Uncaria gambir extracts. Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy. 2011;22(1):50-59., the shape of the OH-stretching band provides preliminary information on the occurrence of a polymerization process. Condensed tannins exhibit a varying degree of polymerization, which results in a broad range that goes from 3,700 to 3,000 cm-1 in the spectrum. In the present assessment, bands referring to stretching vibration of OH groups from phenolic structures were identified at 3,418; 3,429; 3,452 and 3,418 cm-1 for A. mangium, M. tenuiflora, A. indica and, M. caesalpiniifolia. This typical broad range observed in the spectrum is a consequence of the confluence of the substituent OH bands in different positions in molecules with distinct polymerization degrees and also from multiple interactions of the tannin molecules with a specific substrate (Bulut et al., 2009Bulut E, Ozacar M. Rapid, facile synthesis of silver nanostructure using hydrolyzable tannins. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2009;48(12):5686-5690.).

The C-H bond stretching is located in the region from 3,100 to 3,000 cm-1, and can extend to values near 2,800 cm-1. In this study, minor peaks were observed between 2,915 and 2,852 cm-1 for M. tenuiflora and from 2,928 and 2,799 cm-1 for A. indica. Most likely, for both types of tannins the bands represented minor peaks since the occurrence of the interactions and the degree of polymerization did not significantly affect the vibrational frequencies of the molecular structures, and the position and intensities of the bands were not highly modified, as also reported by Cocciardi et al. (2005)Cocciardi RA, Ismail AA, Sedman J. (2005). Investigation of the potential utility of single-bounce attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the analysis of distilled liquors and wines. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2005;53(8):2803-2809., Soto et al. (2005)Soto R, Freer J, Baeza J. Evidence of chemical reactions between di-and poly-glycidyl ether resins and tannins isolated from Pinus radiata D. Don bark. Bioresource Technology. 2005;96(1):95-101., Jahanshaei and Tabarsa (2012)Jahanshaei S, Tabarsa T. Eco-friendly tannin-phenol formaldehyde resin for producing wood composites. Pigment & Resin Technology. 2012;41(5):296-301., Chupin et al. (2013)Chupin L, Motillon C, Bouhtoury FC, Pizzi A, Charrier B. Characterisation of maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) bark tannins extracted under different conditions by spectroscopic methods, FTIR and HPLC. Industrial Crops and Products. 2013;49:897-903. and Faris et al. (2016)Faris AH, Ibrahim MNM, Rahim AA. Preparation and characterization of green adhesives using modified tannin and hyperbranched poly (amineester). International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 2016;71:39-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2016.08.009
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. According to Ricci et al. (2015)Ricci A, Olejar KJ, Parpinello GP, Kilmartin PA, Versari A. Application of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy in the characterization of tannins. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews. 2015;50(5):407-442. doi: 10.1080/05704928.2014.1000461
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, in FTIR spectra of condensed tannins, the stretching related to aliphatic groups is diagnostical because it can give information on the methylation in the chemical structure of these compounds. This type of stretching appears in the spectra as narrow peaks in the region around 2,970 and 2,929 cm-1 for methyl groups and around 2,920 and 2,780 cm-1 for methylene substituents, which was observed in the present work.

As defined by Socrates (2004)Socrates G. Infrared and Raman characteristic group frequencies: tables and charts / George Socrates. 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, NY, USA, 2004, ISBN 0470093072, the spectral region between 1,620 and 1,400 cm-1 is related mainly to vibrational movements of C=C bonds in the aromatic rings, with several weak and strong characteristic peaks. In the spectra from condensed tannins, a double absorption or a strong shouldershaped band may occur between 1,620 and 1,604 cm-1, associated with these types of vibrational movements (Ricci et al. 2015Ricci A, Olejar KJ, Parpinello GP, Kilmartin PA, Versari A. Application of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy in the characterization of tannins. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews. 2015;50(5):407-442. doi: 10.1080/05704928.2014.1000461
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). In both spectra of the M. caesalpiniifolia and M. tenuiflora tannins, these events appeared as peaks located at 1,605; 1,607 and, 1,604 cm-1, respectively (Figure 2 and 3). For all tannins assessed in this work, C=C aromatic stretching was observed also in the spectral regions from 1,580 and 1,615 cm-1 and 1,450 and 1,510 cm-1. The behavior of these bonds in FTIR spectra is not significantly affected by structural modifications due to the presence of distinct substituents and degrees of polymerization (Fernández; Agostin, 2007Fernández K, Agostin E. Quantitative analysis of red wine tannins using Fourier-transform mid-infrared spectrometry. Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry. 2007;55:7294-7300.). The M. caesalpiniifolia tannins presented the most intense C=C peaks. This information combined with the highest Stiasny number determined here for the hot-water extracts from this species reflects the high purity of such extracts. The high Stiasny number combined with strong C=C peaks was indicated by Ntenga et al. (2017)Ntenga R, Pagore FD, Pizzi A, Mfoumou E, Ohandja LMA. Characterization of tannin-Based resins from the barks of Ficus platyphylla and of Vitellaria paradoxa: composites’ performances and applications. Materials Sciences and Applications. 2017;8(12):899. as an indicator of purity of hot-water tannin extracts.

Figure 3
Single FTIR spectra of bark tannins from A. mangium (A), M. tenuiflora (B), A. indica (C) and M. caesalpiniifolia (D) trees grown in Northeast Brazil.
Figura 3
Espectros de FTIR dos taninos da casca de A. mangium (A), M. tenuiflora (B), A. indica and M. caesalpiniifolia.

The peaks observed at 1,567 cm-1 for M. caesalpiniifolia and A. indica, 1,468 cm-1 for M. tenuiflora and 1,566 cm-1 for A. mangium confirm the stretching vibration of C=C aromatic ring bonds present in condensed tannins (Ntenga et al., 2017Ntenga R, Pagore FD, Pizzi A, Mfoumou E, Ohandja LMA. Characterization of tannin-Based resins from the barks of Ficus platyphylla and of Vitellaria paradoxa: composites’ performances and applications. Materials Sciences and Applications. 2017;8(12):899.; Sartori et al., 2018Sartori CJ, Mota GS, Miranda I, Mori FA, Pereira H. Tannin extraction and characterization of polar extracts from the barks of two Eucalyptus urophylla hybrids. BioResources. 2018;13(3):4820-4831.). The peaks located at 1,450 cm-1 (M. caesalpiniifolia), 1,447 cm-1 (A. indica) and 1,454 cm-1 (A. mangium) particularly result from the combination of aromatic bending of C–H, stretching of C–O and deformation of C–OH (Konai et al. 2017Konai N, Raidandi D, Pizzi A, Meva’a L. Characterization of Ficus sycomorus tannin using ATR-FT MIR, MALDI-TOF MS and 13C NMR methods. European Journal of Wood Products. 2017;75:807–815. doi: 10.1007/s00107-017-1177-8
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). The band at 1,450 cm-1 observed in the spectrum of M. caesalpiniifolia may be related to the asymmetric bending of CH3 from protein material released along with the tannins during the hot-water extraction process (Kumar et al. 2012Kumar P, Selvi SS, Prabha AL, Kumar KP, Ganeshkumar RS, Govindaraju M. Synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Sargassum tenerrimum and screening phytochemicals for its antibacterial activity. Nano Biomedicine and Engineering. 2012;4(1):12-16.). Other authors have attributed bands from 1,451 to 1,370 and 1,340 cm-1 to vibrational deformations of methylene and methyl groups (Baddi et al., 2004Baddi GA, Albuquerque JA, González J, Cegarra J, Hafidi M. Chemical and spectroscopic analyses of organic matter transformations during composting of olive mill wastes. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 2004;54(1):39-44.; Easton et al., 2009Easton CD, Jacob M V, Shanks RA, Bowden BF. Surface and chemical characterization of PolyLA thin films fabricated using plasma polymerization. Chemical Vapor Deposition. 2009;15(7-9):179-185.). They reasoned that the simultaneous presence of clear stretching in the spectral region of 2,970 and 2,870 cm-1 and the occurrence of bands associated with specific bending movements observed from 1,460 to 1,380 and 1,330 cm-1, usually denominated umbrella deformation, constitute strong evidence of the presence of methylated structures in condensed tannins.

The peaks located at 1,332 and 1,337 cm-1 for M. tenuiflora and A. mangium (Figure 2), respectively, can be attributed to flat bending vibration, as also described by Ping et al. (2012)Ping L, Pizzi A, Guo ZD, Brosse N. Condensed tannins from grape pomace: characterization by FTIR and MALDI TOF and production of environment friendly wood adhesive. Industrial Crops and Products. 2012;40:13-20.. The peak at 1,280 cm-1 in the A. indica spectrum corresponds to the C–O of the pyran ring of flavan-3-ol-based tannins. In turn, the peak at 1,240 cm-1 observed in the spectrum of M. tenuiflora tannins represents the stretching of the C=O group from carboxyl groups, which may indicate the presence of residues of gallic acid (Konai et al. 2017Konai N, Raidandi D, Pizzi A, Meva’a L. Characterization of Ficus sycomorus tannin using ATR-FT MIR, MALDI-TOF MS and 13C NMR methods. European Journal of Wood Products. 2017;75:807–815. doi: 10.1007/s00107-017-1177-8
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). The region between 1,350 and 1,100 cm-1 is related to the stretching vibrations of C-O, and between 1,300 and 1,200 cm-1 to the vibrations of the tannin B ring, while the range from 1,200 to 1,100 cm-1 contains vibrations of the A ring (Tondi; Petutschnigg, 2015Tondi G, Petutschnigg A. Middle infrared (ATR FTMIR) characterization of industrial tannin extracts. Industrial Crops and Products. 2015;65:422-428.). Further according to Socrates (2004)Socrates G. Infrared and Raman characteristic group frequencies: tables and charts / George Socrates. 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, NY, USA, 2004, ISBN 0470093072 and Konai et al. (2017)Konai N, Raidandi D, Pizzi A, Meva’a L. Characterization of Ficus sycomorus tannin using ATR-FT MIR, MALDI-TOF MS and 13C NMR methods. European Journal of Wood Products. 2017;75:807–815. doi: 10.1007/s00107-017-1177-8
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, the peaks occurring between 1,275 and 1,246 cm-1 are attributed to the presence of catechin and proanthocyanidins. They can be clearly observed in the spectra of tannins from M. caesalpiniifolia, A. indica (1,203 to 1,143 cm-1) and A. mangium (1,194 to 1,156 cm-1). Finally, peaks located in the region from 900 to 740 cm-1 are attributed to movements of OH from aromatic alcohols and out-of-plane bending of aromatic C-H (Socrates 2004Socrates G. Infrared and Raman characteristic group frequencies: tables and charts / George Socrates. 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, NY, USA, 2004, ISBN 0470093072). Considering as diagnostical the peaks (Figure 2) located between 1,275 and 1,248 cm-1, the tannins from M. caesalpiniifolia, A. indica and, A. mangium barks belong to the class of proanthocyanidins and due to the larger peak situated around 1,350 cm-1, the tannins from M. tenuiflora bark can be classified as prodelphinidins type.

Based on the tannin yields of the bark from the forest species evaluated, M. tenuiflora and A. mangium seem to be viable as possible sources of commercial tannins, especially the first species, for which the condensed tannins content reached a mean value of 23.40%.

5. CONCLUSIONS

The bark of M. tenuiflora presented good potential as source of tannins on commercial scale due to its high yield. Although M. caesalpiniifolia bark had low yield of extractable tannins, they had the highest degree of purity, which indicates the possibility of directing them to end uses where this quality is desirable, such as the pharmaceutical industry. Tannins from M. caesalpiniifolia, A. indica and, A. mangium barks are proanthocyanidins and those from M. tenuiflora bark are prodelphinidins.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    12 Nov 2021
  • Date of issue
    2021

History

  • Received
    20 June 2021
  • Accepted
    21 Sept 2021
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