Several melanosis-inhibiting formulas to enhance the quality of deepwater pink shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris)

The aim of this work was to assess the effect of several melanosis-inhibiting formulations on quality of deepwater pink shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) during storage. The formulations tested were as follows: one containing 4-hexylresorcinol (0.1%) in combination with organic acids (citric, ascorbic and acetic) and chelating agents (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid [EDTA] and di-sodium di-hydrogen pyrophosphate [PPi]); a commercial formula based on sulphites (3%), and another formulation containing a mixture of chitosan (0.3%) and commercial sulphites. Non-treated shrimp were used as control. The 4-hexylresorcinol-based formulation was more effective than 3% of commercial sulphite solutions in preventing melanosis. This treatment prolonged the sensory acceptability of shrimp by up to six days in ice storage. During chilled storage, the treatment with the 4-hexylresorcinol-based formula inhibited the growth of microorganisms by 1.5–2 log cycles as compared to commercial sulphites, especially H₂S-producers and pseudomonads. At the end of the experimental period, TVB-N levels were slightly higher in the lot treated with 4-hexylresorcinol (33 mg/100 mg) and reflected greater endogenous enzymatic activity, since the counts of the spoiler microorganisms remained around log 5 cfu/g or even lower. In general, the incorporation of chitosan to sulphites did not improve or produce a marked effect on shrimps during storage. During the sensory analysis, the panellists rated all the lots very similar, although the 4-hexylresorcinol formulation was the only one with a neutral odour at the end of the period. The 4-hexylresorcinol-based formulation induced yellow-green colorations to some extent in the cephalothorax, possibly due to the effect of organic acids and chelants, while the rest of the lots presented greyish/blackish colorations. Therefore, the formulation based on 4-hexylresorcinol may safely substitute traditional sulphites to improve the quality of fresh shrimp and prolong their shelf life during storage.     

Effect of tea polyphenols on the physical and chemical characteristics of dried-seasoned squid (Dosidicus gigas) during storage

The effects of tea polyphenols (TP) dip treatment on the physical and chemical characteristics of dried-seasoned squid (Dosidicus gigas) during storage at 25 °C were assessed. After the storage, the b* value increased significantly, while the free amino acids (FAA) including Ser, Gly, Arg, Tyr and Lys, and the dominant reducing sugar (RS), lactose, decreased remarkably, which revealed the occurrence of browning reaction in dried-seasoned squid. The progressive conversion of trimethylamine oxide (TMAO) and production of thiobarbituric acid (TBA) and total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) were found during the entire period of storage. Furthermore, the advantages of reducing moisture loss, inhibiting oxidation of lipids, depressing TMAO breakdown and TVB-N accumulation were observed, while the browning reaction exhibited no significant decrease for the TP samples. These results indicated that the addition of TP could maintain quality of dried-seasoned squid.     

蛋白酶水解马氏珠母贝肉对镉解离效果的研究

为了考查蛋白酶水解马氏珠母贝肉过程中对镉解离效果的影响,从木瓜蛋白酶、胰蛋白酶、精制中性蛋白酶、胃蛋白酶和枯草杆菌蛋白酶5种蛋白酶中筛选镉解离效果最好的酶,分别进行单一酶解试验和双酶复合酶解试验.以镉解离度和水解得率为指标,利用响应面法优化酶解条件.结果表明:枯草杆菌蛋白酶为最适蛋白酶,镉的解离度为75.57％,胰蛋白酶的效果次之,镉解离度为70.66％.用枯草杆菌蛋白酶进行单一酶解试验,最佳的酶解条件为时间5h,温度65℃,添加量4 700 U/g,液固比5∶1(V∶m),pH值7.5时,水解得率为87.43％,酶解镉解离度达到81.87％;用枯草杆菌蛋白酶与胰蛋白酶以活力比为3∶1组合,水解效果和镉解离度均最好.双酶复合酶解优化试验得到的最佳水解条件为时间5h,温度50℃,添加量5 700 U/g,pH值7.0,液固比4∶1(V∶m),水解得率为90.93％,镉解离度达到85.52％,比单一酶酶解效果更好.     

Purification and characterization of a novel bacteriocin CAMT2 produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens isolated from marine fish Epinephelus areolatus

A novel bacteriocin named CAMT2 was produced by strain ZJHD3-06 which was isolated from the marine fish Epinephelus areolatus and identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacteriocin CAMT2 inhibits important food spoilage and food-borne pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Bacteriocin CAMT2 was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration chromatography on Sephadex G-50 and reversed phase chromatography on a C₁₈ column. The molecular mass of the purified bacteriocin CAMT2 was about 20.0 kDa and N-terminal sequencing of the peptides revealed low similarity with existing antimicrobial peptides, as determined by an LC–MS/MS system. Bacteriocin CAMT2 was resistant for up to 100 °C and pH ranging 2–10, but lost its activity when treated with protease K. The bacteriocin also showed significant antimicrobial activity against L. monocytogenes in a meat model system. These obtained results suggest that bacteriocin CAMT2 has potential for use as a food biopreservative.     

Effect of heat pretreatment before isoelectric solubilisation/precipitation on the characteristics of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea hongkongensis) and Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) protein isolates

Heat treatment is a convenient way to eliminate the effects of endogenous enzymes on the industrial production of stable products. This study describes the preparation of protein isolates from oysters (OPI and HOPI) and krill (KPI and HKPI) by isoelectric solubilisation/precipitation (ISP) with or without heat pretreatment and comparatively presents their characteristics. The results showed that the solubilities of HOPI (24.08 ± 1.94%) and HKPI (42.29 ± 0.78%) were higher than those of OPI (13.46 ± 0.78%) and KPI (21.71.46 ± 1.51%), and the free and total sulphhydryl (-SH) content and surface hydrophobicity of HOPI and HKPI were higher than those of OPI and KPI, which are related to higher fat content of HOPI (10.37 ± 0.55%) and HKPI (34.89 ± 1.19%). SDS–PAGE and gel chromatography pattern results showed that macromolecular proteins were degraded by endogenous enzymes in OPI and KPI, while they remained unaffected in HOPI and HKPI. The FT-IR spectra showed similar patterns between OPI and HOPI and between KPI and HKPI. While the essential amino acid content was similar for OPI and HOPI (47.06 ± 1.33% and 47.93 ± 1.02%), that of KPI and HKPI (50.89 ± 0.89% and 51.19 ± 1.11%, respectively) was not significantly different.     

葡萄糖对快速发酵虾头酱中组胺抑制的作用

为探讨葡萄糖对快速发酵虾头酱中组胺的抑制作用,提高其安全性,本论文以新鲜虾头为原料,采用外接微生物快速发酵工艺,分别向虾头酱中添加2%、4%和6%葡萄糖,检测了虾头酱发酵过程中组胺含量的变化。对虾头酱发酵期间的TVB-N含量、氨基酸态氮及pH的变化进行了探讨,通过比较理化指标、菌落总数以及感官评价分析虾头酱的品质。结果表明,葡萄糖的添加能显著降低组胺的生成,添加2%、4%和6%的葡萄糖分别能降低54.6%、57.2%和43.2%的组胺;葡萄糖的添加一定程度上促进了TVB-N的生成,增加了产品总糖含量以及降低了氨基酸态氮的含量和pH,但并不影响蛋白质、脂肪、水分及菌落总数的含量;感官评价表明,产品风味相似度较高,葡萄糖的添加能明显抑制产品的氨气味。因此,虾头酱中添加2%、4%和6%的葡萄糖能降低组胺含量以及减少氨气味,同时产品也保持较高的品质特性。     

Production optimization,purification, and characterization of a novel acid protease from a fusant by Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger

The production of a novel acid protease was enhanced by 44 % through statistical optimization. The cultural parameters, such as inoculum size, temperature, moisture content, and incubation time, were 8.59 × 10⁵ g^?1 dry koji, 31 °C, 57 %, and 86 h, respectively. This novel acid protease was purified by 17 folds with a recovery yield of 33.56 % and a specific activity of 4,105.49 U mg^?1. Far-UV circular dichroic spectra revealed that this purified protease contained 7.1 % α-helix, 64.1 % β-sheet, and 32 % aperiodic coil. This novel acid protease was active over the temperature range of 35–55 °C with optimum temperature of 40 °C and was stable in the pH range of 2.5–6.5 with optimum pH of 3.5. Mn²⁺ enhanced its activity while Co²⁺ showed inhibitory effect. With casein as substrate, the kinetic parameters of K _m, V _max, energy of activation (E _a), and attenuation index of inactivation velocity by heat inducing (λ) were 0.96 mg mL^?1, 135.14 μmol min^?1 mg^?1, 64.11 kJ mol^?1, and 0.59, respectively.     

基于神经网络法优化即食皱纹盘鲍栅栏模式

以栅栏技术理论为指导,采用神经网络模型优化不同栅栏模式对即食鲍鱼（Haliotis discus hannai Ino）产品的防腐保鲜效果。通过研究几个栅栏因子（烘干后产品的水分活度（aw）、乳酸链球菌素（Nisin）、乳酸钠的添加量以及杀菌温度）组合得到的不同栅栏模式的防腐保鲜效果以及对产品品质的影响,以菌落总数及感官评分作为响应值建立神经网络模型并进行优化。结果表明：产品最适栅栏模式为：aw为0.92,Nisin、乳酸钠添加量分别为0.39 g/kg、1.6%,杀菌温度89 ℃,此栅栏模式防腐保鲜效果好,且能较好地保持产品的质地和风味。     

High vacuum applied during malaxation in oil industrial plant: Influence on virgin olive oil extractability and quality

Vacuum technology was applied for the first time at industrial scale to the mechanical extraction processes of virgin olive oil (VOO). The study was carried out using an industrial plant with a working capacity of 4 tons of olives. The use of high vacuum conditions during the malaxation process induced an intense mass transfer into the olive paste that improved the coalescence phenomena of oil droplets with a significant increase in oil extractability for four different cultivars (Arbequina, Arbosana, Koroneiki and Picual). The evaluation of the quality characteristics of the Picual VOO showed an enhancement in the hydrophilic phenol fraction mainly related to the oleacein content. The low temperature set during the vacuum treatment (16 ± 1 °C for 30 min of malaxation) limited the stripping process of the main aldehydes, alcohols and esters. In contrast, other negative volatile compounds related to off-flavoured VOO (ethanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, ethyl acetate and acetic acid) were significantly reduced.     

Hypolipidemic and Anti-Obesity Effect of Anserine on Mice Orally Administered with High-Fat Diet via Regulating SREBP-1, NLRP3, and UCP-1

To investigate the efficacy of anserine on antiobesity, C57BL/6 mice are orally administered with a high-fat diet (HFD) and different doses of anserine (60, 120, and 240 mg/kg/day) for 16 weeks. Body weight, lipid, and epididymal fat content in mice are measured, and their liver damage is observed. The results display that the body weight, epididymal fat content, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) content in anserine groups are decreased by 4.36–18.71%, 7.57–35.12%, and 24.32–44.40%, respectively. To further investigate the antiobesity mechanism of anserine, the expression of SREBP-1, NLRP3, NF-κB p65 (p65), and p-NF-κB p65 (p-p65) proteins in the liver and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1α (PGC1-α) and UCP-1 proteins in brown adipose tissue (BAT) is analyzed by Western blot. Results show that anserine can significantly decrease the expression of the NLRP3, p65, p-p65, and the SREBP-1 proteins and increase the expression of the PGC1-α and UCP-1 proteins. This study demonstrates that anserine lowered blood lipids and prevented obesity; its antiobesity mechanism may be related to the activation of brown fat by inflammation.