College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
College of Food Engineering, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou 535011, China.
Ultrason Sonochem. 2022 Nov;90:106186. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106186. Epub 2022 Sep 29.
This present work underlines the effect of pH-shifting at pH 2 and pH 12 individually or combined with ultrasound treatment to modify the molecular structure of β-conglycinin (7S) on its emulsifying properties and stability. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy showed that pH-shifting improves the molecular structure of 7S, while ultrasound further promotes structural changes. In particular, the pH-shifting at pH 12 combined with ultrasound treatment (U-7S-12) resulted in more significant changes than the pH-shifting at pH 2 combined with ultrasound (U-7S-2). U-7S-12 showed a significant reduction in protein particle size from 152 to 34.77 nm and a relatively smooth protein surface compared to 7S. The protein had the highest surface hydrophobicity and flexibility at 81,560.0 and 0.45, respectively, and the free sulfhydryl content from 1.57 to 2.02 μmol/g. In addition, we characterized the emulsions prepared after 7S treatment. The single or combined treatment increased the interfacial protein adsorption of the samples, which showed lower viscosity and shear stress compared to 7S. The U-7S-12 emulsion exhibited the highest emulsifying properties and was more stable than other emulsions under creaming, heating, and freeze-thaw conditions. In summary, the concerted action of pH-shifting and ultrasound can modify the structure, and combined alkaline pH-shifting and ultrasound treatment can further improve the emulsifying properties and stability of 7S.
本研究强调了单独或联合 pH 调变(pH 2 和 pH 12)以及超声处理对β-伴大豆球蛋白(7S)分子结构的影响,从而改变其乳化性能和稳定性。傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱和内源荧光光谱表明,pH 调变改善了 7S 的分子结构,而超声进一步促进了结构变化。特别是,pH 调变至 pH 12 联合超声处理(U-7S-12)比 pH 调变至 pH 2 联合超声(U-7S-2)产生了更显著的变化。与 7S 相比,U-7S-12 使蛋白质粒径从 152nm 显著减小至 34.77nm,且蛋白质表面相对光滑。蛋白质的表面疏水性和柔韧性分别高达 81560.0 和 0.45,游离巯基含量从 1.57μmol/g 增加至 2.02μmol/g。此外,我们对经过 7S 处理后制备的乳液进行了特性分析。单一或联合处理增加了样品的界面蛋白吸附,与 7S 相比,其具有更低的粘度和剪切应力。U-7S-12 乳液表现出最高的乳化性能,在乳膏、加热和冻融条件下比其他乳液更稳定。综上所述,pH 调变和超声的协同作用可以改变结构,而联合碱性 pH 调变和超声处理可以进一步改善 7S 的乳化性能和稳定性。