乳脂消化吸收及其功能研究进展

乳脂肪球是由甘油三酯为核心的小球组成,周围有三膜结构,即乳脂肪球膜。乳脂肪球膜含有复杂的脂质和蛋白质,具有营养、免疫、神经和消化功能。然而,这些功能和胃肠消化之间存在的联系及其影响乳脂胃肠消化的因素未得到充分的研究。文章综述了乳脂成分及其结构、乳脂功能特性、乳脂胃肠消化概况及其影响乳脂消化吸收的因素,旨在为婴儿配方奶粉的消化研究提供参考。     

乳脂肪球膜及其配料的科学共识

目的:富含乳脂肪球膜的乳清蛋白粉是婴幼儿配方乳粉的配料之一。有关专家在综合分析乳脂肪球膜对婴幼儿营养健康作用的研究文献基础上,形成《乳脂肪球膜及其配料的科学共识》。方法:组织科技界和产业界的相关专家,通过文献检索分析与研讨的形式开展研究。结果:乳脂肪球膜是包裹在乳脂肪液滴表面,由极性脂质、胆固醇和蛋白质等组成的复杂的3层磷脂蛋白膜,而鞘磷脂和神经节苷脂为乳脂肪球膜配料的特征性指标,其安全性和耐受性在临床试验中得到证实。现有研究表明在婴幼儿配方乳粉中添加“富含乳脂肪球膜的乳清蛋白粉”,可促进婴儿大脑认知发育,增强婴儿免疫力。目前乳脂肪球膜原料生产企业尚无统一的质量标准体系,乳脂肪球膜相关配料的组分复杂,且因获得方法不同而存有较大差异。对原料和终产品的检测方法,特别是对膜蛋白的检测方法尚不成熟,应加强乳脂肪球膜配料及主要特征成分检测方法、产品质量控制、营养功能与临床研究。政府有关部门、食品科技界及产业界也应加强对乳脂肪球膜及其配料的认知,助推我国婴幼儿配方食品产业健康发展。     

乳脂球膜中的营养成分在婴儿健康和发育中的作用

乳脂球(MFG)是哺乳动物腺分泌的,由三酰基甘油核心组成,周围是一个三重膜结构,即乳脂球膜(MFGM)。MFGM由复杂的蛋白混合物、脂质、维生素和矿物质等构成。据报道,MFGM可以促进大脑发育,保障人体免疫功能,促进肠道微生物生长等诸多积极影响。现如今,随着生产技术的不断创新,MFGM中的一些生物活性蛋白质和脂质可以通过纯化的方式富集,并添加到婴幼儿配方奶粉中,使其营养成分更加接近母乳,从而为许多无法直接以母乳喂养婴幼儿的母亲提供选择。本文综述乳脂肪球及乳脂肪球膜的主要成分、来源、功能及其对婴幼儿健康的影响研究,为缩小配方奶粉与婴幼儿营养需求的差异提供科学参考。     

婴儿配方乳粉脂质母乳化的研究进展

人乳脂肪是最复杂的天然脂质混合物之一,具有独特的脂肪酸组成、分布和许多复杂脂质。乳脂肪几乎提供着新生婴儿所需的一半能量,同时还会影响婴儿日后的代谢方式和整体发育。因此,随着对母乳脂肪及婴儿生长需求研究的深入,以母乳脂质组成为模板,对婴儿配方乳粉脂质进行母乳化模拟,可以缩小母乳与婴儿配方乳粉喂养婴儿之间的差异。目前,婴儿配方乳粉脂质母乳化主要集中在脂肪酸组成模拟、sn-2棕榈酸结构脂的应用以及乳脂肪球膜成分的添加方面。另外,利用乳脂肪球膜包裹脂滴实现脂肪球结构模拟的相关研究也在逐步开展。本文着重对这几个方面的研究进展进行总结,在关注婴儿营养需求的同时,为婴儿配方乳粉的研发提供理论依据。     

乳脂肪球膜的组成、营养及制备研究进展

乳中的脂肪以乳化的脂肪球形态分散于水相中,脂肪球被三层脂肪球膜包裹,近年来的研究表明脂肪球膜中的成分对婴幼儿的生长发育有至关重要的作用。本文介绍了乳脂肪球膜特别是其磷脂的组成及含量,添加入婴幼儿配方奶粉中乳脂肪球膜的营养作用,以及目前市售的富含脂肪球膜的产品及制备方式,为缩小配方奶与婴幼儿营养需求的差异提供科学依据。     

牛乳中不同部分蛋白质的组成及功能分析

本研究通过SDS-PAGE电泳将牛乳中不同蛋白质组成部分进行分离鉴定发现,乳脂肪球膜中存在201种蛋白,乳清中存在96种蛋白,酪蛋白中存在21种蛋白,乳粒中存在43种蛋白,其中有27种相同表达的蛋白。通过GO功能注释分析发现,在生物过程中乳脂肪球膜蛋白发挥的作用大于乳清、乳粒蛋白,尤其是生物的调控作用;在分子功能上,牛乳蛋白的主要分子功能是结合作用,其中乳脂肪球膜蛋白的结合作用最强;而乳粒蛋白参与的转运活性分子功能大于乳脂肪球膜、乳清蛋白。在细胞组成上,与乳清、乳粒蛋白相比乳脂肪球膜蛋白参与的细胞组成均较多,而在细胞膜的组成上乳粒蛋白参与较多。通过京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG)代谢通路分析可知,乳脂肪球膜、乳清、乳粒中的蛋白均参与过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体信号通路。对牛乳蛋白质组成进行研究,不仅能够增加牛乳的利用率,并且为日后以乳脂肪球膜、乳粒蛋白作为原料生产乳制品提供理论依据。     

乳脂球膜蛋白的研究进展

综述了乳脂球的形成及结构、乳脂球膜蛋白质的成分的研究进展及多种功能,并对未来的研究方向提出建议。     

乳脂肪球膜的特性、开发及在模拟母乳脂肪球结构中的应用

乳脂肪球膜（milk fat globule membrane,MFGM）是包裹在天然乳脂肪球外部的3 层膜状结构,然而牛乳基和大豆基婴儿配方奶粉缺少MFGM,脂肪球结构与母乳存在较大差异,因此添加外源MFGM以及制备与母乳脂肪球结构接近的婴儿配方奶粉成为了近期的研究焦点。本文综述了MFGM的相关特性和生产开发途径,以及牛乳MFGM在仿母乳脂肪球结构乳液和婴儿配方奶粉中的应用。体外模拟婴儿胃肠道消化实验以及啮齿动物体内实验结果表明,仿母乳脂肪球结构乳液和婴儿配方奶粉能够促进婴儿脂肪消化并且改善脂质代谢过程。     

乳脂肪球膜的组成与应用研究进展

综述了乳脂肪球膜的组成、分离提取方法与应用的研究进展,对有效利用乳脂肪球膜资源提供参考。     

牛乳脂肪球膜组分分离鉴定及其功能性研究进展

乳脂肪球膜（milk fat globule membrane,MFGM）是牛乳中脂肪球外表面包裹着的一层膜,在牛乳中的含量非常微小。但由于其具有良好的生理活性以及潜在的食品加工应用潜力,关于其展开的基础研究和应用基础研究受到广泛关注。本综述介绍MFGM的分离制备技术、结构、组分鉴定分析、生理活性及其应用特性的研究进展,以期为MFGM在食品工业尤其是在功能性食品中的应用提供一定的理论支持。     

Composition and Structure of the Bovine Milk Fat Globule Membrane—Some Nutritional and Technological Implications

Milk fat is dispersed in milk as small, spherical globules, stabilized in the form of emulsion by its surrounding membrane. This membrane, called the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM), is created in the secretory cells of the mammary gland, and represents an ordered and unique biophysical system. This review characterizes the main milk fat globule components, their structure, and intracellular origin. The milk fat globule membrane has many potentially bioactive components. These are discussed in terms of their health effects for the native and processed globules. Because of their functional and nutritional properties, MFGM components can be used as valuable ingredients in the manufacture of new functional foods.     

Ultrasonication retains more milk fat globule membrane proteins compared to equivalent shear-homogenization

Ultrasonication, like common shear homogenization, can reduce the milk fat globule size and may change the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM). This work compared the effect of ultrasonication to equivalent shear homogenization on MFGM proteins and lipid-derived volatile components. Results showed that treating milk with ultrasound at 35 kJ/L would realize a similar size distribution of the milk fat globules as shear-homogenization at 20 MPa. Proteomics analysis revealed that in total 192 MFGM proteins were identified and quantified and a number of these proteins were lost after both treatments; however, more MFGM proteins remained after ultrasonication than after shear-homogenization. SDS-PAGE results showed that milk plasma proteins, and especially caseins, were absorbed on the milk fat globules after both treatments. In addition, the amount of the volatile free fatty acids increased after both treatments.Industrial relevance: Ultrasonication, as an innovative food processing technology, in comparison to traditional homogenization, was shown to equally efficiently decrease the MFG size, but lead to less damage to native MFGM proteins, which may be due to its longer homogenization time window. These results increased knowledge on the biochemical changes of milk fat globules after their size reduction and showed that ultrasonication could be used as a novel approach to improve dairy product quality.     

Interactions of fat globule surface proteins during concentration of whole milk in a pilot-scale multiple-effect evaporator

The changes in milk fat globules and fat globule surface proteins during concentration of whole milk using a pilot-scale multiple-effect evaporator were examined. The effects of heat treatment of milk at 95 degrees C for 20 s, prior to evaporation, on fat globule size and the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) proteins were also determined. In both non-preheated and preheated whole milk, the size of milk fat globules decreased while the amount of total surface proteins at the fat globules increased as the milk passed through each effect of the evaporator. In non-preheated samples, the amount of caseins at the surface of fat globules increased markedly during evaporation with a relatively small increase in whey proteins. In preheated samples, both caseins and whey proteins were observed at the surface of fat globules and the amounts of these proteins increased during subsequent steps of evaporation. The major original MFGM proteins, xanthine oxidase, butyrophilin, PAS 6 and PAS 7, did not change during evaporation, however, PAS 6 and PAS 7 decreased during preheating. These results indicate that the proteins from the skim milk were adsorbed onto the fat globule surface when the milk fat globules were disrupted during evaporation.     

Chemical and structural characterisation of almond oil bodies and bovine milk fat globules

Lipids in almonds are present as oil bodies in the nut. These oil bodies are surrounded by a membrane of proteins and phospholipids and are a delivery vehicle of energy in the form of triglycerides, similarly to the more studied bovine milk fat globule membrane. Chemical, physical and microscopic analyses revealed major differences in the composition and structure of almond oil bodies and bovine milk fat globules. The lipids of both natural emulsions differed in degree of unsaturation, chain length, and class. The almond oil body membrane does not contain any cholesterol or sphingomyelin unlike the bovine milk fat globule membrane. Therefore, the phospholipid distribution at the surface of the oil bodies did not present any liquid-ordered domains. The membranes, a monolayer around almond oil bodies and a trilayer around bovine fat globules, may affect the stability of the lipid droplets in a food matrix and the way the lipids are digested.     

Disruption of fat globules during concentration of whole milk in a pilot scale multiple-effect evaporator

The effects of heat treatment by direct steam injection (DSI) and concentration of whole milk using a pilot scale multiple-effect evaporator on fat globule size and the total milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) proteins were examined. In both nonpreheated and preheated whole milk, the size of milk fat globules decreased while the surface protein concentration of the fat globules increased as the milk passed through each effect of the evaporator. These results indicate that the fat globules were disrupted during DSI heating and evaporation and the proteins from the skim milk were adsorbed onto the fat globule surface.     

Influence of enzymatic cross-linking on milk fat globules and emulsifying properties of milk proteins

The enzyme transglutaminase (TGase) can modify dairy protein functionality through cross-linking of proteins. This study examined the effects of TGase treatment on milk fat globules and the emulsifying properties of milk proteins. The extent of TGase-induced cross-linking of caseins increased with incubation time, with no differences between whole and skim milk. Extensive clustering of fat globules in extensively cross-linked raw whole milk occurred on homogenisation at 400 or 800 bar. Considerably less clustering of fat globules was observed when recombined milk (90 g fat L^–1) was prepared from TGase-treated skim milk and homogenised at 400 or 800 bar. TGase treatment did not affect fat globule size in cream, but prevented coalescence of fat globules therein, possibly through cross-linking of milk fat globule membrane components. TGase-induced cross-linking of milk proteins affected their emulsifying properties and may increase the stability of natural milk fat globules against coalescence.     

Native vs. damaged milk fat globules: membrane properties affect the viscoelasticity of milk gels

The storage modulus G' of rennet and acid milk gels filled with milk fat globules was measured as a function of the fat globule surface composition (native milk fat globule membrane, caseins and whey proteins, or a mixture of the three due to mechanical treatments) and surface area (i.e., the fat globule size). By different technological procedures, it was possible to obtain fat globules of constant surface composition but various sizes, and vice-versa, which had never been done. For both rennet and acid gels, a critical fraction of the fat globule surface covered by caseins and whey proteins was identified (approximately 40%), beyond which G' increased. Below this threshold, the gel viscoelasticity was unaffected by mechanical treatments. When the diameter of native milk fat globules decreased, the G' of rennet gels increased slightly, whereas that of acid gels decreased sharply. For both types of gels, G' increased when the diameter of partially disrupted fat globules decreased. For recombined globules completely covered with caseins and few whey proteins, G' increased with fat globule surface area for rennet gels whereas it decreased for acid gels. With the help of confocal microscopy and in the light of general structural differences between rennet and acid gels, a mechanism is proposed for the effect of fat globule damage and diameter on G', depending on the interactions the globules can undergo with the casein network.