State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China.
State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; School of Food Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China.
Food Res Int. 2023 Aug;170:113000. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113000. Epub 2023 May 21.
This study aimed to explore the impacts of gallic acid (GA)/protocatechuic acid (PA) on the structural and functional characteristics of whey proteins (WP) through covalent binding. To this purpose, the covalent complexes of WP-PA and WP-GA at different concentration gradients were prepared by the alkaline method. SDS-PAGE indicated that PA/GA was cross-linked by covalent bonds. The decreased contents of free amino and sulfhydryl groups suggested that WP formed covalent bonds with PA/GA by amino and sulfhydryl groups, and the structure of WP became slightly looser after covalent modification by PA/GA. When the concentration of GA was added up to 10 mM, the structure of WP was slightly loosened with a reduction of α-helix content by 2.3% and an increase in random coil content by 3.0%. The emulsion stability index of WP increased by 14.9 min after interaction with GA. Moreover, the binding of WP and 2-10 mM PA/GA increased the denaturation temperature by 1.95 to 19.87 °C, indicating the improved thermal stability of the PA/GA-WP covalent complex. Additionally, the antioxidant capacity of WP was increased with increasing GA/PA concentration. This work may offer worthful information for enhancing the functional properties of WP and the application of the PA/GA-WP covalent complexes in food emulsifiers.
本研究旨在通过共价键合探索没食子酸(GA)/原儿茶酸(PA)对乳清蛋白(WP)结构和功能特性的影响。为此,采用碱性法制备了 WP-PA 和 WP-GA 在不同浓度梯度下的共价复合物。SDS-PAGE 表明 PA/GA 是通过共价键交联的。游离氨基和巯基含量的降低表明 WP 通过氨基和巯基与 PA/GA 形成了共价键,并且 PA/GA 共价修饰后 WP 的结构略微变松。当 GA 的浓度增加到 10 mM 时,WP 的结构略微变松,α-螺旋含量减少 2.3%,无规卷曲含量增加 3.0%。WP 与 GA 相互作用后,乳液稳定性指数增加了 14.9 分钟。此外,WP 与 2-10 mM PA/GA 的结合使变性温度提高了 1.95 至 19.87°C,表明 PA/GA-WP 共价复合物的热稳定性得到了提高。此外,随着 GA/PA 浓度的增加,WP 的抗氧化能力也有所提高。这项工作可能为增强 WP 的功能特性以及在食品乳化剂中应用 PA/GA-WP 共价复合物提供有价值的信息。