乳中蛋白酶与UHT乳贮存中的胶凝现象

乳中的蛋白酶有2个主要的来源途径，乳中天然存在的蛋白酶和由某些微生物产生的蛋白酶，其中纤维蛋白溶酶和嗜冷菌产生的耐热性蛋白酶是存在于UHT乳中的主要蛋白酶，这些蛋白酶非常耐热，经UHT灭菌处理仍可存活。耐热性蛋白酶在UHT乳贮存中水解乳蛋白质从而导致了UHT乳的胶凝．简要介绍了纤维蛋白溶酶、嗜冷菌耐热性蛋白酶的性质、活性测定方法，论述了这些酶引起的UHT乳的胶凝性质、形成原因及影响因素，并提出了一些防止措施。     

嗜冷菌蛋白酶及其对乳制晶的影响

嗜冷菌蛋白酶是存在与乳中的主要的耐热性蛋白酶,通过水解乳蛋白对乳及乳制品的品质产生影响.介绍了这些蛋白酶的性质、活性测定方法、控制措施及其对UHT乳及干酪的影响.     

原料乳中嗜冷菌及其主要热稳定性酶类的研究进展

原料乳中的嗜冷菌及其热稳定性胞外酶是引起液态乳制品多种质量问题的主要原因之一。阐述了嗜冷菌及其热稳定性蛋白酶和脂肪酶的概念及特性，对嗜冷菌在原料乳中的控制提出了自己建议，并对嗜冷菌、蛋白酶、脂肪酶的检测方法及理论进行了展望。     

原料乳中嗜冷菌快速检测新技术研究进展

嗜冷菌在原料乳低温储藏过程中能大量繁殖,其生长过程中产生的脂肪酶和蛋白酶对乳制品后期储藏的风味品质有很大影响。因此,针对原料乳中嗜冷菌的检测,国内外开展了大量的研究,其中快速、自动化的现代技术蓬勃发展。本文在整理这些主要技术的基础上,重点介绍了近些年来发展较快且灵敏度高的嗜冷菌快速检测新技术及其优缺点,并对未来该领域快速检测技术的发展做出展望。     

乳源嗜冷菌产胞外耐热酶检测方法的对比分析

乳及乳制品中污染的嗜冷菌可分泌耐热的胞外蛋白酶和脂肪酶,直接影响产品品质。介绍从乳体系中分离鉴定的嗜冷菌种类,指出荧光假单胞菌是产胞外蛋白酶和脂肪酶的主要嗜冷菌菌株;分别阐述乳中污染的嗜冷菌所分泌蛋白酶和脂肪酶的热稳定性,并比较乳体系中耐热酶的测定方法,期望为有效预测乳中嗜冷菌污染程度、在线检测和控制耐热酶活性、提升乳制品的质量提供理论参考。     

牛乳中嗜冷菌数与胞外蛋白酶活性相关性的研究

主要研究了牛乳中嗜冷菌数与其产生的耐热性胞外蛋白酶活性的相关性.从原料乳中分离出一株优势嗜冷菌,实验室初步鉴定后用API20NE系统进行鉴定,鉴定该菌为荧光假单胞菌(Pseudomonas Fluorescens),产酶实验结果表明,该菌产耐热性胞外蛋白酶.利用该菌株研究牛乳中单一嗜冷菌菌数与蛋白酶活性的关系,结果表明菌数与蛋白酶活性呈一定正相关,回归方程为Y=0.4548ln(X) 0.4178,决定系数R2=0.8172,相关系数R=0.9039,差异极显著(P<0.01);自然状态下,原料乳中嗜冷菌数与蛋白酶活性关系实验结果表明,原料乳在不同条件下贮存,嗜冷菌数有明显的增加趋势,但原料奶中嗜冷菌数和蛋白酶活性之间没有多少相关性.     

原料奶嗜冷菌快速检测方法研究进展

嗜冷菌作为冷藏原料奶中生长的优势菌群,在原料奶贮存过程中会大量繁殖,并产生及其耐热的脂肪酶和蛋白酶,这些酶类在高温处理后仍会有残留,并在奶制品储藏过程中继续分解其中的脂肪和蛋白质,导致产品的风味和质地产生变化。因此,研发出一种即快速又实用的嗜冷菌计数技术成为乳品行业关注的焦点。本文主要介绍了国内外对原料奶中嗜冷菌快速检测的一些方法,并将各个方法在工业应用上的优缺点进行了比较。     

原料乳中嗜冷菌的检测

针对原料乳中嗜冷菌的一种快速检测方法进行了初步研究。由于嗜冷菌能在乳中产生大量的耐热性脂肪酶,所以我们在脂肪酶活与嗜冷菌数之间建立了一种线性关系,进而通过4-硝基苯酚游离释放法测定脂肪酶的活力来得到嗜冷菌数。     

原料乳嗜冷菌的危害分析及控制

从相关的8个牧场的原料乳样品中分离纯化得到嗜冷菌分离物。然后重点探讨嗜冷菌对原料乳的危害及对嗜冷菌的生长控制。对嗜冷菌数动态增加与蛋白酶和脂肪酶活力变化、pH值的变化和总醛类物质浓度增加的相关性进行了分析研究。结果表明，壳聚糖和二氧化氯对嗜冷菌有较好的抑菌作用。     

原料乳及牧场环境中的微生物多样性及嗜冷菌污染源分析

原料乳中嗜冷菌超标会产生较高水平的耐热蛋白酶和脂肪酶,这两种酶是导致产品进入货架期后出现质量问题的重要原因。为探究牧场奶牛生活环境以及原料乳在流转过程中不同环节的微生物多样性,找出牧场中嗜冷菌的污染来源,本研究选取河北地区某规模化奶牛养殖场,采集TMR饲料、牛舍垫土、头三把奶、头三把奶之后的常规乳以及储奶罐中的原料乳等样品,利用宏基因组测序技术对所有样品的菌群结构、嗜冷菌种类及丰度进行分析。结果表明:在门水平上,主要微生物为变形菌门、厚壁菌门、放线菌门,在属水平上主要是无形体属、链球菌属、肠球菌属、短螺菌属、芽孢杆菌属、假单胞菌。此外对样品中的关键嗜冷菌(假单胞菌)进行分析,牛舍垫土的多样性最丰富的,包含了牧场中常规乳及储奶罐中乳假单胞菌种类的99.63%和96.39%,说明牛舍垫土是各类假单胞菌潜在的污染源。     

The Extracellular Protease AprX from Pseudomonas and its Spoilage Potential for UHT Milk: A Review

The negative effects of proteases produced by psychrotrophic bacteria on dairy products, especially ultra‐high‐temperature (UHT) milk, are drawing increasing attention worldwide. These proteases are especially problematic, because it is difficult to control psychrotrophic bacteria during cold storage and to inactivate their heat‐resistant proteases during dairy processing. The predominant psychrotrophic species with spoilage potential in raw milk, Pseudomonas, can produce a thermostable extracellular protease, AprX. A comprehensive understanding of AprX on the aspects of its biological properties, regulation, proteolytic potential, and its impact on UHT milk can contribute to finding effective approaches to minimize, detect, and inactivate AprX. AprX also deserves attention as a representative of all extracellular metalloproteases produced by psychrotrophic bacteria in milk. The progress of current research on AprX is summarized in this review, including a view on the gap in current understanding of this enzyme. Reducing the production and activity of AprX has considerable potential for alleviating the problems that arise from the instability of UHT milk during shelf‐life.     

UHT奶的质量与原料奶的关系

主要论述了原料奶中的微生物尤其是嗜热性芽孢，低温性细菌及蛋白质的稳定性对ＵＨＴ奶的影响。     

Effect of addition of CO₂ to raw milk on quality of UHT-treated milk

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of addition of CO(2) to raw milk on UHT milk quality during storage. Control milk (without CO(2) addition) and treated milk (with CO(2) addition up to pH 6.2) were stored in bulk tanks at 4°C for 6d. After storage, both samples were UHT processed using indirect heating (140°C for 5s). Samples were aseptically packed in low-density polyethylene pouches and stored in the dark at room temperature. Raw milk was evaluated upon receipt for physicochemical composition, proteolysis, lipolysis, standard plate count, psychrotrophic bacteria, and Pseudomonas spp. counts, and after 6d of storage for proteolysis, lipolysis, and microbial counts. After processing, UHT milk samples were evaluated for physicochemical composition, proteolysis, and lipolysis. Samples were evaluated for proteolysis and lipolysis twice a month until 120d. Peptides from pH 4.6-soluble N filtrates were performed by reversed-phase HPLC after 1 and 120d of storage. A split-plot design was used and the complete experiment was carried out in triplicate. The results were evaluated by ANOVA and Tukey's test. After 6d of storage, CO(2)-treated raw milk kept its physicochemical and microbiological quality, whereas the untreated milk showed significant quality losses. A significant increase in proteolysis occurred during 120d of storage in both treatments, but the increase occurred 1.4 times faster in untreated UHT milk than in CO(2)-treated UHT milk. In both UHT milks, the proteolysis was a consequence of the action of plasmin and microbial proteases. However, the untreated UHT milk showed higher microbial protease activity than the treated UHT milk. The addition of CO(2) to the raw milk maintained the quality during storage, resulting in UHT milk with less proteolysis and possibly longer shelf life, which is usually limited by age gelation of UHT milk.     

原料乳中嗜冷菌产脂肪酶条件的优化

研究了原料乳中嗜冷菌产生脂肪酶的几组影响条件。主要从pH值、培养温度、产酶培养基组成几个方面考虑。优化产酶条件，从而可提高脂肪酶的检测活力，为原料乳中嗜冷菌分泌的脂肪酶的研究奠定理论基础。     

IMPROVED SHELF LIFE ESTIMATION OF UHT MILK BY PREDICTION OF PROTEOLYSIS

ABSTRACT

During growth in raw milk, many psychrotrophic bacteria produce proteases that can retain activity following ultra‐high temperature (UHT) treatment. In this study, casein and skim milk powder assays for detecting very low levels of protease in UHT milk were optimized, and the suitability of azocasein and fluorescein isothiocyanate‐casein (FITC‐casein) as substrates was investigated. The strongest correlations of protease activity with proteolysis in stored UHT milk were observed when FITC‐casein was used as substrate in the assays. Assays using casein and FITC‐casein as substrates yielded the highest activities. To determine sensitivity, crude protease was added at low concentrations to UHT milk, and the milk was assayed for progress of proteolysis over 12 months and for protease activity using the casein and FITC‐casein assays. With long assay incubation times, the FITC‐casein assay was more sensitive than the casein assay and may be suitable for detecting very low levels of protease activity and predicting progress of proteolysis in stored UHT whole milk.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

This study contributes to the development and evaluation of practical assays for the detection of protease activity in the industry to identify potential premature spoilage of contaminated UHT milk before it is distributed for sale. The developed assays are also useful for assessing the quality of milk powder as active protease can persist in milk powder to cause spoilage in reconstituted milk. Although the assays require up to 14 days to complete, this is not an excessive time, compared with the time required for microbiological clearance and total shelf life of the product. High protease activity can be identified with less incubation time. The cost of protease detection assays developed during this work is quite low and, although 20 min analysis time is required per sample, the tests can be very cost efficient when run in batches, as would be expected in a commercial testing facility.

     

Short communication: Variation in the composition and properties of Swedish raw milk for ultra-high-temperature processing

The composition and properties of raw milk are of great importance for the quality and shelf life of the final dairy product, especially in products with a long shelf life [e.g., ultra-high-temperature (UHT)-treated milk]. The objective of this study was to investigate the compositional variation in raw milk samples before processing at the dairy plant. Moreover, we wanted to investigate the effect of the UHT process on this variation (i.e., if the same variation could be observed in the corresponding UHT milk). The quality traits analyzed included detailed milk composition, counts of total and psychrotrophic bacteria, proteolytic activity, and color, as well as predictive measures of stability (i.e., ethanol stability and heat coagulating time). Samples of raw milk and the corresponding produced UHT milk were collected and analyzed on a monthly basis during 1 yr. Principal component analysis was used to identify months showing similarities and differences with respect to total variation. In contrast to previous studies, we observed only small variations between months and no clear effect of season for the raw milk. For the UHT milk, July and the winter months (December, January, and February) tended to separate from the other months. Quality traits showing significant variation were only to some extent identical in raw milk and UHT-processed milk. A better understanding of the natural variation in raw milk quality will provide opportunities to improve the shelf life of UHT-treated milk products.     

Influence of growth conditions on heat-stable phospholipase activity in Pseudomonas

Many psychrotrophic bacteria contaminating raw milk produce phospholipase that withstands pasteurization and UHT treatments. This enzyme acts on the milk fat globule membrane and exposes triacylglycerides to the action of lipase. Phospholipase production by various isolates of Pseudomonas was investigated. The isolates were cultured aerobically at 8 degrees C in nutrient broth, McKellar's minimal salts medium, Chrisope's medium, and skim milk. Each strain produced phospholipase during the 50 h incubation. Enzyme production varied significantly (P < 0.001) with strain and growth medium. Strains varied significantly (P < 0.001) in their enzyme production in each medium and during the incubation time as well. Strain, incubation time, and the growth medium significantly influenced (P < 0.001) heat stability of the enzyme activity. Pasteurization reduced the activity, but did not eliminate it in skim milk.     

The diversity and proteolytic properties of psychrotrophic bacteria in raw cows' milk from North China

Most psychrotrophic bacteria have the ability to produce thermoresistant proteases that can destroy the quality of milk and dairy products. To investigate the population dynamics of psychrotrophic bacteria during refrigeration, three raw cows' milk samples (sample A comprising milk from 10 farms in Beijing, sample B comprising milk from 5 farms in Heihe, and sample C comprising milk from 7 farms in Harbin) were refrigerated at 0–5 °C and 5–10 °C. PCR-DGGE (Polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) analysis revealed that the bacterial community profiles varied from geographical site to site, and with refrigeration temperature. The dominant psychrotrophic bacteria among the samples after storage were affiliated with the order Pseudomonadales. Following isolation and identification, 8 psychrotrophic isolates were selected as stronger protease producers and their growth and proteolytic activities were assessed. The results indicate that the composition of psychrotrophic bacteria play an important role in the determination of the quality of milk and dairy products.     

Proteolysis of casein micelles by heat-stable protease secreted by Serratia liquefaciens leads to the destabilisation of UHT milk during its storage

Serratia liquefaciens is a psychrotrophic species, frequently found in raw milk, which secretes Ser2, a heat-resistant protease. Involvement of this species in UHT milk destabilisation was investigated in the present study. Microfiltered milk was inoculated independently with strains S. liquefaciens L53 or L64. Then, UHT treatment was performed and stability of the corresponding UHT milk was investigated during three months of storage. The residual proteolytic activity of strain L53 led to destabilisation of UHT milk, with sedimentation and formation of aggregates. Hydrolysis of casein micelles was confirmed by the increase in the content of non-casein nitrogen and the identification of numerous peptides coming from the four caseins using mass spectrometry. For strain L64, no visual and biochemical alteration were found. This study showed that Ser2 resists UHT treatment and could be a cause of UHT milk destabilisation; however, this destabilisation by S. liquefaciens was strain-dependent.