Changes in the physicochemical,structural and emulsifying properties of chicken myofibrillar protein via microfluidization

Microfluidization is a novel and effective technology to improve the properties of myofibrillar protein. The effects of microfluidization with varying pressures (0–120 MPa) on the physicochemical, structural and emulsifying properties of chicken myofibrillar protein (CMP) were studied. Microfluidization treatment remarkably increased the absolute ζ-potential, contact angle, solubility, emulsifying ability and emulsifying stability of CMP. Simultaneously, the turbidity of CMP decreased. After microfluidization treatment, more α-helix structures were transformed into disordered structures, more hydrophobic and negatively charged groups were exposed, leading to improvements in CMP properties. After 90 MPa treatment, the absolute ζ-potential, storage modulus, loss modulus and dynamic apparent viscosity of CMP-camellia oil emulsion reached the maximum values. The hydrophobic interaction between CMP and camellia oil induced CMP to expose more hydrophobic and negatively charged groups, leading to the improved emulsifying properties of CMP. Our results demonstrate that microfluidization treatment has great potential to improve the product qualities of emulsion-type meat products.     

Combination system of pulsed ohmic heating and 365-nm UVA light-emitting diodes to enhance inactivation of foodborne pathogens in phosphate-buffered saline,milk, and orange juice

This study developed and investigated the combination system of pulsed ohmic heating (POH) and ultraviolet A light-emitting diode (UVA-LED) to enhance inactivation of pathogens in phosphate-buffered saline, milk, and orange juice. When Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium (6–8 log CFU/ml) in samples were subjected to the simultaneous combination of POH and UVA-LED at 50–65°C, the reduction levels increased >1 log CFU/ml compared with each treatment alone. After pathogens in PBS were subjected to the combination treatment at 65°C (50 s), the degree of intracellular ROS generation and lipid peroxidation were increased approximately 1.6 times than each treatment alone. Moreover, propidium iodide uptake values, which indicated cell membrane damage, for E. coli O157:H7 were 0.92, 14.22, and 19.92 after UVA-LED, POH, and their combination treatment, respectively. Therefore, the combination of POH and UVA-LED may possibly be applied as an effective hurdle technology for food safety.Industrial relevanceIt was identified that the combination treatment induced the generation of intracellular ROS; thereby causing lipid peroxidation and cell membrane damage of pathogens. However, the combination system has no effect on DNA damage of pathogens. In addition, there was no significant difference in the content of vitamin and malondialdehyde in milk and orange juice before and after the combination treatment. Thus, this research provides a fundamental database for the applicability of the combination system of POH and UVA-LED to the pasteurization process in the food industry.     

Understanding the influence of PEF treatment on minerals and lipid oxidation of wet- and dry-aged venison M. longissimus dorsi muscle

Pulse electric fields (PEF) treatment can be used to improve meat quality attributes, such as tenderness and mass transfer kinetics of dry ageing of meat. This study investigated the effect of PEF (high-PEF 10 kV, 50 Hz, 20 μs; low-PEF 2.5 kV, 50 Hz, 20 μs) and ageing method (wet- and dry-ageing) on venison mineral profiles, and lipid and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) oxidative stability. Twelve loins from six red deer were assigned to six groups: no-PEF dry-aged control, no-PEF control, wet-aged Low-PEF, dry-aged Low-PEF, dry-aged High-PEF, wet-aged High-PEF. Secondary oxidation products contents were not affected by PEF treatment (p > 0.05), but were affected by dry ageing (p < 0.05). CLA was stable across PEF treatments and different ageing regimes (p > 0.05). PEF treatments did not have any effect on minerals (p > 0.05). This study validates the safety of using PEF in venison processing with limited detrimental oxidative modifications.Industrial relevance - PEF treatment and the dry-ageing regimes applied to venison in the present study did not produce excessive oxidative by-products that could compromise product quality. The application of both PEF treatments (HPEF 10 kV, 50 Hz, 5 μs; LPEF 2.5 kV, 50 Hz, 5 μs) could potentially improve the drying of venison with a low risk of increasing oxidation.     

苹果酒品质检测中电子鼻和电子舌检测参数的优化

以不同产地相同品种的苹果（陕西长富二号、甘肃长富二号、山东长富二号）为原料酿造苹果酒,采用电子鼻和电子舌技术对3种不同苹果酒的挥发性气味和滋味成分进行检测和分析。从样品稀释倍数、顶空进样体积、顶空生成时间和载气流速4个实验参数研究检测条件对电子鼻传感器响应信号的影响,选取传感器信号峰值和稳定值,通过单因素方差分析和主成分分析（PCA）,获得电子鼻的最佳检测参数为：样品稀释30倍、顶空进样体积5 mL、顶空生成时间5.0 min、载气流速300 mL/min。从样品稀释倍数研究检测条件对电子舌传感器响应信号的影响,通过主成分分析,获得电子舌的最佳检测参数为样品稀释30倍。应用优化后的参数采用电子鼻和电子舌对3种不同苹果酒的检测,区分效果较好,能够从挥发性气味、滋味等实现苹果酒的检测和鉴别。     

Purification and some properties of polyphenol oxidase of longan fruit

Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) was isolated from longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) fruit peel, with a 46-fold purification of PPO by ammonium sulfate, Sephadex G-200 and Phenyl Sepharose being achieved. Pyrogallol, 4-methylcatechol, and catechol were good substrates for the enzyme, and activity with chlorogenic acid, p-cresol, resorcinol, or tyrosine was not observed. The optimal pH for PPO activity was 6.5 with 4-methylcatechol. The enzyme had a remarkably temperature optimum (35°C) and was relatively stable, requiring a little more than 20 min at 50°C for 50% loss of activity. Reduced glutathione, l-cysteine, thiourea, FeSO₄ and SnCl₂ markedly inhibited PPO activity, whereas MnSO₄ and CaCl₂ enhanced PPO activity. Data obtained in this study might help to better understand longan fruit peel browning.     

苹果汁中重金属检测方法研究进展

我国是苹果生产大国,其生产和消费规模均占全球50%以上。苹果汁作为苹果加工的主要形式,其营养丰富,味道鲜美。然而由于原料、技术与管理等问题,致使苹果汁经常出现褐变、农药残留、棒曲霉素、耐热菌超标、重金属污染等问题。随着人们对果汁安全性要求的不断提高,重金属超标问题越来越引起人们重视,故对重金属检测技术的开发成为重要的研究方向。针对苹果汁中重金属污染问题,本文综述了近年来重金属离子的检测方法,并对重金属检测技术的发展趋势进行了展望。     

50种植物源化合物对阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌的抑菌活性评价

阪崎克罗诺肠杆菌（Cronobacter sakazkaii）是一种食源性条件致病菌,它能够引起菌血症、坏死性小肠 结肠炎和新生儿脑膜炎等多种疾病。本研究选取50 种植物源化合物,检测其在含C. sakazkaii培养基中抑菌圈直径 及最小抑菌浓度（minimum inhibitory concentration,MIC）,旨在评价植物源化合物对C. sakazakii的抑菌作用并筛 查优选高效抑菌剂。结果表明：使C. sakazakii ATCC 29544培养基产生可见抑菌圈的植物源化合物有40 种,其中 7 种（香芹酚、百里醌、百里酚、肉桂醛、柠檬醛、原儿茶醛和原儿茶酸）的抑菌圈平均直径不小于13 mm;在本 研究选取的50 种植物源化合物中,百里酚和香芹酚对C. sakazakii有着最强的抑制作用,对9 株C. sakazkaii的MIC均 为0.1～0.2 mg/mL;百里醌、肉桂醛、柠檬醛和原儿茶醛对C. sakazkaii有良好的抑菌效果,对C. sakazkaii的MIC为 0.30～1.25 mg/mL;阿魏酸、绿原酸、丁香酸、硫辛酸、原儿茶酸、表儿茶素、咖啡酸、丹皮酚和菊苣酸的MIC为 2.50～5.00 mg/mL。以上结果表明,部分植物源化合物对C. sakazakii有良好的抑菌作用,有潜力作为天然抑菌剂应 用于食品加工、流通、贮藏过程中,从而发挥其控制C. sakazakii的作用。     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法检测鱼中孔雀石绿、结晶紫及其代谢物

采用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定鱼中孔雀石绿（malachite green,MG）、隐性孔雀石绿（leuco malachite green,LMG）、结晶紫（crystal violet,CV）、隐性结晶紫（leuco crystal violet,LCV）4 种物质残留。样品加入内标物D5-MG、D6-LMG、D5-CV、D6-LCV,经乙腈提取、离心、过中性氧化铝柱,氮气吹至近干,50%乙腈溶液定容,上机测定。MG和LMG线性范围为1～50 ng/mL,CV和LCV线性范围为1～100 ng/mL。4 种物质的检出限均为0.05 μg/kg,定量限均为0.15 μg/kg。在50、100、200 ng/mL 3 个添加水平下,回收率在87.80%～110.82%之间,相对标准偏差均小于等于4.32%（n=6）。该方法灵敏、准确、可靠,可以同时测定鱼中MG、LMG、CV、LCV残留。