Wang Jun, Zhao Changyu, Li Ping, Wang Lei, Li Songnan
School of Tourism and Cuisine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China.
Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510610, China.
Foods. 2023 Dec 2;12(23):4357. doi: 10.3390/foods12234357.
The chemical structures and functional properties of plant-based polysaccharides are critically influenced by extractive solvents, but their roles are not clear. In this study, the structural characteristics and multiple bioactivities of polysaccharides (VVPs) subjected to water (VVP-W), alkalis (sodium hydroxide, VVP-A), and acids (citric acid, VVP-C) as extractive solvents are investigated systematically. Of the above three polysaccharides, VVP-W exhibited the highest molecular weights, apparent viscosity, and viscoelastic properties. Functional analyses revealed that VVP-C had an excellent water-holding capacity, foaming properties, and emulsifying capacity, while VVP-A exhibited a promising oil-holding capacity. Moreover, VVP-C displayed strong inhibitory effects on α-amylase and α-glucosidase, which could be attributed to its content of total phenolics, proteins, and molecular weights. These findings have important implications for selecting the appropriate extraction techniques to obtain functional polysaccharides with targeted bioactive properties as food additives.
植物多糖的化学结构和功能特性受到提取溶剂的严重影响,但其作用尚不清楚。在本研究中,系统地研究了以水(VVP-W)、碱(氢氧化钠,VVP-A)和酸(柠檬酸,VVP-C)作为提取溶剂的多糖(VVPs)的结构特征和多种生物活性。在上述三种多糖中,VVP-W表现出最高的分子量、表观粘度和粘弹性。功能分析表明,VVP-C具有优异的持水能力、发泡性能和乳化能力,而VVP-A表现出良好的持油能力。此外,VVP-C对α-淀粉酶和α-葡萄糖苷酶表现出强烈的抑制作用,这可能归因于其总酚、蛋白质含量和分子量。这些发现对于选择合适的提取技术以获得具有靶向生物活性特性的功能性多糖作为食品添加剂具有重要意义。