Foaming characteristics of chemical and enzymatic hydrolysates of bovine beta-lactoglobulin

The foaming properties of bovine beta-lactoglobulin (BLG), BNPS-skatole (2-(2'-nitrophenylsulfenyl)-3-methyl-3'-bromoindolenine) (BNPS), trypsin (T) and pepsin in 25, 30 and 40% ethanol (P25, P30, P40) hydrolysates were investigated in the 0.2 to 1 mg/ml range. Foaming capacity and foam stability were assessed in terms of drained liquid volume and foam volume. Foam texture was analyzed from video images obtained during foam decay. The foaming capacity of BNPS, P30 and P40 was similar to that of BLG and greater than that of T or P25. All hydrolysates except BNPS were less stable than BLG at all concentrations tested. This result was insured by texture analysis. Principal component analysis confirmed the distribution of the samples into three groups based on their increasing stability: (i): P25, (ii): P30 and P40, and (iii): BLG and BNPS. Tryptic hydrolysate had the poorest foaming properties. The results are considered in relation to the molecular characteristics of the peptides, particularly their size and hydrophobicity.     

Effect of pulsed-light processing on the surface and foaming properties of β-lactoglobulin

Pulsed-light processing was used to treat β-lactoglobulin (BLG) solutions. The impact of pulsed light (PL) on the structural properties of this protein was explored through far-UV, CD spectral analysis, size exclusion chromatography, surface hydrophobicity and NMR spectroscopy. Changes on these physicochemical properties were related to surface rheology, surface tension, foam stability and foam capacity of the non-treated and treated BLG to elucidate adsorption mechanism and consequences on foaming capacity. Conformational modification of BLG was related with PL total fluence as important conformational changes increased when total fluence was higher. Consequently, adsorption rate of treated BLG at the air/water interface was faster than native BLG. Additionally, treated BLG formed highly elastic interfaces. This was found to have an impact on the foam stability. Pulsed-light treatment seemed to enhance the overall strength of the interface, resulting in more stable foams.     

金华火腿副产品蛋白酶解物的功能特性与抗氧化活性研究

目的:研究以金华火腿副产品为原料制备的蛋白酶解物的功能特性与抗氧化活性.方法:分析金华火腿副产品蛋白酶解物在不同pH值条件下的乳化活性、乳化稳定性、起泡力以及泡沫稳定性;通过体外试验考察不同浓度的酶解物的自由基清除能力、还原力以及抑制脂质过氧化能力.结果:在体系pH9.0时,金华火腿副产品蛋白酶解物显示出较好的乳化与起泡性能.酶解物的抗氧化活性与其浓度有一定的相关性,当酶解物质量浓度为7.5 mg/mL时,超氧阴离子的清除效果最理想;当酶解物质量浓度为10 mg/mL时,DPPH自由基清除率为32%,还原力为0.79.与空白对照组相比,不同浓度的蛋白酶解物均能够抑制亚油酸的自氧化,且随着浓度的增加,抑制效果明显.结论:在碱性条件下,金华火腿副产品蛋白酶解物具有较好的功能特性.金华火腿副产品蛋白酶解物具有一定的体外抗氧化活性.     

Emulsification of chemical and enzymatic hydrolysates of β‐lactoglobulin: characterization of the peptides adsorbed at the interface

Bovine β‐Lactoglobulin (BLG) was cleaved by BNPS‐skatole (2‐(2′‐nitrophenylsulfenyl)‐3‐methyl‐3′‐bromoindolenine( trypsin, or pepsin in 40% ethanol before emulsification with hexadecane in order to characterize the peptides active at the interfaces. The total digests and the different phases obtained after emulsification were analyzed by RP‐HPLC to separate the peptides according to their gradual order on a hydrophilicity‐to‐hydrophobicity scale. In each case, hydrophobic peptides were recovered in the creamed phase and characterized by mass spectrometry and sequencing. After tryptic hydrolysis, short peptides were identified at the interfacial layer as fragments S₂₁–L₃₂, V₄₁–L₅₇, V₄₁–K₆₀, and W₆₁–K₇₀linked to L₁₄₉–I₁₆₂ by a C₆₆–C₁₆₀bond. It indicates that the hydrophilic/hydrophobic distribution of the amino acids in the sequence of the fragments is more relevant to adsorption than the length of the peptide. BNPS‐skatole and peptic hydrolysis produced larger hydrophobic peptides which were also recovered in the creamed phase of the emulsion and characterized.     

鲤鱼鱼肉蛋白酶水解物抗氧化性及功能特性

采用碱性蛋白酶对鲤鱼鱼肉蛋白进行酶解,制备不同水解度的水解物。测定水解物的抗氧化活性以及不同pH值条件下水解物的功能特性。结果表明:随着水解度的逐渐升高,水解物的抑制脂质氧化能力、D PP H自由基清除能力、还原能力以及金属离子(Cu2+和Fe2+)螯合能力逐渐增加(P<0.05);同时,水解物的溶解性、乳化性和起泡性都在pH值为4.0(等电点)时达到最低,而后溶解性和乳化性随着pH值升高而增大(P<0.05),而起泡性随着pH值的升高先上升后又下降。因此,鲤鱼鱼肉蛋白碱性蛋白酶水解物可以提高蛋白质的抗氧化活性和溶解性,但是较高的水解度会在一定程度上降低其乳化性和起泡性。     

High pressure effect on foaming properties of β‐lactoglobulin and dextran sulfate mixture

The foaming behaviour of the β‐lactoglobulin + dextran sulfate (DS) mixture was investigated by recording the small pressure changes in the head space above the collapsing foam in a closed container. The foaming ability was based on the highest pressure obtained from the complete decay of foam. The foam stability was based on the foam decay rate constant of the first‐order kinetic law calculated from the pressure change as a function of time. The foamability and foam stability were also assessed in terms of visual measurements of foam half‐life and initial foam volume. A good correlation was found between foam stability results based on visual measurements and those based on the differential pressure monitoring technique. Foaming was studied at a β‐lactoglobulin/DS weight ratio of 3 with the protein concentration of 0.15 wt.‐% at pH 7.0. The surface tension measurements showed no change in the activity of protein upon addition of DS. Pressure treatment (0–800 MPa) of pure protein solution indicated no change in the foamability and foam stability. Pressure‐treated solutions of β‐lactoglobulin + DS showed an improvement in the foaming ability and a reduction in foam stability suggesting that polysaccharide molecules prevent protein molecules against aggregation.     

小麦面筋蛋白质酶解产物用作啤酒发泡蛋白的研究

为改善啤酒的泡沫性能,作者分别采用木瓜蛋白酶、胃蛋白酶以及碱性蛋白酶对小麦面筋蛋白进行适度酶解改性,并对其产物用作啤酒发泡蛋白的可行性进行了研究.结果表明,经适度酶解作用后,小麦面筋蛋白在pH 4.5条件下溶解性和泡沫性能得到显著改善(P<0.05),且小麦面筋蛋白酶解产物在啤酒环境中热稳定性较好,经30 min的热处理,含100 mg/L小麦面筋蛋白酶解产物的啤酒浊度与加热前相比增加不显著(p>0.05).小麦面筋蛋白胃蛋白酶酶解产物和碱性蛋白酶酶解产物对啤酒初始泡持性的改善效果都较好,但胃蛋白酶酶解产物对酵母蛋白酶A作用较敏感,对纯生啤酒货架期内泡持性的改善效果不太理想,而碱性蛋白酶酶解产物可明显改善纯生啤酒货架期内的泡沫稳定性.     

Enzymatic hydrolysis of hard‐to‐cook bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) protein concentrates and its effects on biological and functional properties

Inadequate postharvest handling and storage under high temperature and relative humidity conditions produce the hard‐to‐cook (HTC) defect in beans. However, these can be raw material to produce hydrolysates with functional activities. Angiotensin I‐converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory and antioxidant capacities were determined for extensively hydrolysed proteins of HTC bean produced with sequential systems Alcalase‐Flavourzyme (AF) and pepsin–pancreatin (Pep‐Pan) at 90 min ACE inhibition expressed as IC₅₀ values were 4.5 and 6.5 mg protein per mL with AF and Pep‐Pan, respectively. Antioxidant activity as Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) was 8.1 mm  mg^?1 sample with AF and 6.4 mm  mg^?1 sample with Pep‐Pan. The peptides released from the protein during hydrolysis were responsible for the observed ACE inhibition and antioxidant activities. Nitrogen solubility, emulsifying capacity, emulsion stability, foaming capacity and foam stability were measured for limited hydrolysis produced with Flavourzyme and pancreatin at 15 min. The hydrolysates exhibited better functional properties than the protein concentrate.     

三聚磷酸钠对猪肉肌原纤维蛋白功能特性的影响

以猪肉肌原纤维蛋白（myofibril protein,MP）为研究对象,探讨不同质量浓度三聚磷酸钠（sodium tripolyphosphate,STP）的添加对MP乳化性、乳化稳定性、起泡性等7 个功能特性指标的影响,并进行相关性分析。结果表明：随着STP质量浓度升高,MP的乳化性、乳化稳定性、起泡性、起泡稳定性、凝胶强度和凝胶保水性均呈上升趋势,表面疏水性呈下降趋势;MP的起泡性和凝胶强度在STP质量浓度为0.3 g/100 mL时最大,乳化性、表面疏水性和凝胶保水性在STP质量浓度为0.4 g/100 mL时效果最佳;MP的起泡性、起泡稳定性和乳化性呈极显著正相关（P＜0.01）,乳化性与乳化稳定性呈显著正相关（P＜0.05）,乳化性、乳化稳定性、起泡性、起泡稳定性与表面疏水性呈极显著负相关（P＜0.01）,与凝胶保水性呈极显著正相关（P＜0.01）,表面疏水性与凝胶保水性呈极显著负相关（P＜0.01）,表面疏水性与凝胶强度呈极显著正相关（P＜0.01）。STP可以增强MP的功能特性,其质量浓度为0.3～0.4 g/100 mL时效果最佳。改善乳化性、起泡性和表面疏水性等界面性质可以增强MP的凝胶特性。     

The significance of critical processing steps in the production of dried egg albumen powder on gel textural and foaming properties

The purpose of the present work was to study the variation in egg albumen functional properties as a function of seven selected processing steps from the initially raw liquid albumen to the final dried egg albumen powder. Albumen samples in six replicates were analysed for dry matter, pH, glucose, triglycerides, albumen gel properties (ie textural stress and Hencky strain, water‐ and protein‐binding capacity and gel colour L*, a*, b*), foaming properties (ie overrun, stability against drainage and bubble breakdown) and surface tension. The gel texture and water‐holding capacity significantly decreased during the processing steps from raw albumen through storage, centrifugation and ion exchange, whereas the final dry‐pasteurisation resulted in increased gel properties. Covalently linked protein polymers formed during the dry‐pasteurisation, as revealed by SDS‐PAGE, may explain this improvement. The foam overrun increased twofold during the three final steps of ultrafiltration, spray‐drying and dry‐pasteurisation compared with the raw albumen; however, the foam stability decreased, ie drainage and foam volume breakdown rates increased. The surface pressure increase was positively correlated with the foam overrun. This paper reveals at which processing steps the control of functional properties of egg albumen powder can take place. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

鸡蛋清蛋白水解物的物化及功能性质的研究

蛋清蛋白质溶解性欠佳且容易起泡,使其应用受限。本文利用Alcalase酶解鸡蛋蛋清蛋白制取水解度为5~15%的酶解物并对酶解物的理化性质和功能性质进行了表征。测定性质包括乳化性、起泡性及稳定性以及溶解性、表面疏水性。所有酶解产物具有较低的表面疏水性,水解大大提高了溶解度,当水解度15%时最大值为89%,但乳化性有所降低,起泡性及稳定性也大约下降了40%。     

Functional Properties of Hydrolysates from Proteolysis of Heat-denatured Whey Protein Isolate

Heat-denatured whey protein isolate was hydrolyzed with trypsin, α-chymotrypsin, Alcalase or Neutrase to 2.8, 4.3, 6.0 or 8.0% degree of hydrolysis. Hydrolysates were fractionated by ultrafiltration and freeze-dried. Protein content of retentates showed little variation but permeates differed with enzyme. Surface hydrophobicity increased with hydrolysis but was not linear except for α-chymotrypsin. Ultrafiltration increased solubility and the permeates and retentates had better solubility than hydrolysates. Retentates had higher emulsifying activity index than hydrolysates while permeates did not form stable emulsions. Permeates formed stable foams but hydrolysates and retentates showed poor foaming characteristics. Specificity of the enzyme, and degree of hydrolysis influenced the functional properties of the peptides. Fractions generated by trypsin, at all levels of hydrolysis generally had higher solubility, emulsifying properties and foaming properties. Permeates from Alcalase hydrolysis had the best foam capacity but low foam stability.     

Study of the stability of egg white protein‐based foams: effect of heating protein solution

The results reported in this study are concerned with the effects of pre‐heating treatments of ovalbumin and lysozyme solutions on the formation, stability and texture morphology of their corresponding foams. It was shown that pre‐heating solutions of these proteins to temperatures higher than that of their thermal denaturation led to an enhanced rate of surface pressure development and enhanced foaming properties relative to the unheated proteins. The effect of pre‐heating was more clearly apparent for lysozyme, which has a higher rigidity than ovalbumin in the native conformational state. Furthermore, the evolution of liquid volume retained in the lysozyme‐ and ovalbumin‐based foams and foam images during the destabilisation step indicated the slowest drainage and the finest, most homogeneous and most stable foam texture for foams formed from pre‐heated protein solutions. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

Egg yolk protein modification by controlled enzymatic hydrolysis for improved functionalities

Delipidated egg yolk protein (EYP) is produced as a co-product of egg yolk lecithin extraction. This EYP is expected to have poor functionality because of protein denaturation caused by ethanol treatment during lecithin extraction. Two food grade endo-proteases were used to produce EYP hydrolysates (EYPh) with two degrees of hydrolysis (DH), 3% and 6%. Protein solubility was improved as DH increased. Solubility profiles for both EYP and EYPh were relatively less pH-dependent compared with soy protein. Except for foaming capacity, EYPh showed improvement in foam stability, foaming speed, and foam density. Emulsion stability was improved for all EYPhs. Treatments at DH of 6% showed significant increase in emulsification capacity. We have shown quantitatively how controlled enzymatic hydrolysis can be applied to ethanol-treated lipid-free EYP to increase protein solubility, and thus to improve foaming and emulsification properties.     

两种酶水解鲢鱼蛋白产物功能性质研究

采用Alcalase 2.4L和Flavourzyme 500L蛋白酶对鲢鱼肉进行水解,研究了水解产物的水解度与体系的pH值对其功能性质的影响。水解产物的溶解度在pH4时最低,碱性时具有较高的溶解度;浊度随pH值变化趋势与溶解度相反,浊度越大,溶解度越小。随水解度的增加,水解产物的乳化活性指数、乳化稳定性、起泡性和泡沫稳定性减小(p<0.05);在水解度相同情况下,水解产物的功能性质取决于所用酶的种类。结果表明,鲢鱼肉蛋白水解产物的功能性质受其水解度和所用酶种类的影响。     

Combined effect of dynamic heat treatment and ionic strength on the properties of whey protein foams – Part II

The aim was to investigate the effect of dynamic thermal treatment in a tubular heat exchanger on the denaturation and foaming properties of whey proteins, such as overrun, foam stability and texture. A 2% w/v WPI solution (pH 7.0), with and without NaCl addition (100 mM), was submitted to heat treatment at 100 °C. The results demonstrated that heat treatment slightly reduced overrun, whereas NaCl and heat treatment improved foam stability, enhanced texture and provided smaller bubble diameters with more homogeneous bubble size distributions in foams. The foaming properties of proteins, especially stability, were shown to depend not only on the amount of protein aggregates, but also on their size. While insoluble aggregates (larger than 1 μm diameter) accelerated drainage, soluble aggregates (about 200 nm diameter) played a key role on the stabilization of gas–liquid interfaces.     

Foaming properties of barley protein isolates and hydrolysates

Foaming properties of the barley protein isolates (BPI) and barley protein hydrolysates (BPH) were investigated by using gas sparging method. BPIs were produced from hulled (BPI-1) and hull-less (BPI-2) barley flours by extracting with 70% (v/v) ethyl alcohol. BPI-2 was hydrolyzed with Subtilisin enzyme using pH-stat technique in order to produce hydrolysates at 3% (BPH-1) and 6% (BPH-2) degree of hydrolysis. Barley flour, BPI-1 and the pellets and supernatants obtained from centrifugation of BPI-1 were examined by SDS-PAGE. The foaming properties of BPIs and BPHs were determined as a function of pH and protein concentration. The results showed that foaming properties were affected by the changes in pH of the medium in isolates and hydrolysates. Foaming properties of isolates were improved below and above the isoelectric pH. The lowest values were observed at pH 6, which is close to the isoelectric pH of BPIs. The protein hydrolysates displayed improved foam stability at basic pH values, while stability was very low at acidic pH values. Generally, at all pH values in both isolates, the highest foam volumes and stability were observed for 1% (w/v) protein concentrations.     

Foaming Properties of Whey Protein Isolate and λ‐Carrageenan Mixed Systems

Heating protein with polysaccharide under neutral or near neutral pH can induce the formation of soluble complex with improved functional properties. The objective of our research was to investigate the effects of λ‐carrageenan (λC) concentrations and pH on foaming properties of heated whey protein isolate (WPI) and λC soluble complex (h‐cpx) in comparison to heated WPI with added λC (pWPI‐λC), and unheated WPI with λC (WPI‐λC). In all 3 WPI‐λC systems at pH 7, increasing λC concentration led to improved foamability until a certain concentration before it decreased. Despite their higher viscosity, both heated systems (pWPI‐λC and h‐cpx) showed significantly better foamability and foam stability compared to WPI‐λC. Rheological results of foams with 0.25% λC suggested that higher elasticity and viscous films were produced in h‐cpx and pWPI‐λC systems corresponding to better foam stability. Foam microstructure images indicated that foams produced from h‐cpx had thicker film and consisted of smaller initial bubble area and more uniform bubble size. Results from the effect of pH (6.2, 6.5, and 7.0) further confirmed that stronger interactions between WPI and λC during heating contributed to the improved foaming properties. Foam stability was higher in h‐cpx system at all 3 pH levels, especially under pH 6.2 where there were strongest interactions between the biopolymers.     

Effects of limited enzymatic hydrolysis with trypsin on the functional properties of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) protein isolate

Effects of limited enzymatic hydrolysis induced by trypsin on the physicochemical and functional properties of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) protein isolate (HPI) were investigated. The enzymatic hydrolysis was confirmed by sodium dodecyl-sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and size exclusion chromatography (SEC). SEC and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses confirmed the presence of aggregates in the corresponding hydrolysates (with the degree of hydrolysis of 2.3–6.7%). Functional properties, including protein solubility (PS), thermal properties, emulsifying and foaming properties, and water holding and fat adsorption capacities (WHC and FAC) were evaluated. The PS was remarkably improved by the limited enzymatic hydrolysis at all tested pH values. However, the enzymatic hydrolysis led to the marked decreases in emulsifying activity index, foaming capacity and foam stability, WHC and FAC. These decreases were to a great extent related to the presence of aggregates in the hydrolysates.     

Dry-pasteurization of egg albumen powder in a fluidized bed. II. Effect on functional properties: gelation and foaming

Dry‐pasteurization of egg albumen (EA) powder in a fluidized bed was studied in two experiments. Experiment 1 consisted of two different temperatures (90 and 130 °C) and experiment 2 of two air moisture levels (high and low). Powders were processed from 10 min to 3 h. The reference treatment was traditional pasteurization at 90 °C for 21 h. The fluidized bed treatment effects on gel texture, water‐holding capacity (WHC), protein binding, gel colour, foaming capacity, foam stability and surface pressure were evaluated. Gels of EA powders treated at high temperature and high air moisture levels exhibited higher stress, strain and WHC values than gels of untreated EA powder. The gel colour became significantly darker, greener and less yellow by fluidized bed treatment. Foaming and surface activity properties were un‐affected by the treatments, however, foam stability against liquid drainage correlated positively with surface pressure.