A new membrane based process to isolate immunoglobulin from chicken egg yolk

Although the importance of eggs as a source of specific antibodies has been well recognised, the generation of egg yolk immunoglobulins (IgY) is rarely chosen due to the peculiar composition of egg yolk and the lack of specific affinity ligands. In this work, we report a novel membrane based two-stage ultrafiltration process to isolate IgY from egg yolk. The effects of solution pH, ionic strength, stirring speed and permeate flux on the transmission of proteins were quantified using the pulsed sample injection technique and parameter scanning ultrafiltration. Under optimised conditions, the purity of immunoglobulin obtained was greater than 93% after the two-stage ultrafiltration process and the recovery of immunoglobulin from the feedstock was close to 87%. The resulting immunoglobulin product was then analysed by Isoelectric Focusing (IEF), SDS–PAGE and Circular Dichroism (CD), to confirm its isoelectric point, molecular weight and molecular secondary structure.     

Production and functional properties of beef lung protein concentrates

This work investigated the production and the properties of meat protein concentrates from beef lungs (BLPC) at pilot scale. Protein recovery and functional properties were compared to those of BLPC obtained using membrane technology in a previous work (Selmane, D., Vial, C., & Djelveh, G. (2008). Extraction of proteins from slaughterhouse by-products: Influence of operating conditions on functional properties. Meat Science, 79, 640–647). An alkaline solubilisation method was applied for protein extraction, followed by pI precipitation for concentration. The physicochemical properties of BLPC such as molecular mass, solubility, surface hydrophobicity, surface tension and interfacial tension, as well as technofunctional emulsifying and foaming properties were determined. These were compared to those of commercial protein ingredients, such as sodium caseinates, whey protein isolates, egg white proteins and soy protein isolates. Results showed that proteins from BLPC included a low-molecular-weight fraction and exhibited good solubility and high hydrophobicity with small surface and interfacial tensions. This explained their excellent emulsifying activity, better than sodium caseinates, and their good foaming properties.     

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activities of sardinelle (Sardinella aurita) by-products protein hydrolysates obtained by treatment with microbial and visceral fish serine proteases

The angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activities of protein hydrolysates prepared from heads and viscera of sardinelle (Sardinella aurita) by treatment with various proteases were investigated. Protein hydrolysates were obtained by treatment with Alcalase^®, chymotrypsin, crude enzyme preparations from Bacillus licheniformis NH1 and Aspergillus clavatus ES1, and crude enzyme extract from sardine (Sardina pilchardus) viscera. All hydrolysates exhibited inhibitory activity towards ACE. The alkaline protease extract from the viscera of sardine produced hydrolysate with the highest ACE inhibitory activity (63.2 ± 1.5% at 2 mg/ml). Further, the degrees of hydrolysis and the inhibitory activities of ACE increased with increasing proteolysis time. The protein hydrolysate generated with alkaline proteases from the viscera of sardine was then fractionated by size exclusion chromatography on a Sephadex G-25 into eight major fractions (P₁–P₈). Biological functions of all fractions were assayed, and P₄ was found to display a high ACE inhibitory activity. The IC₅₀ values for ACE inhibitory activities of sardinelle by-products protein hydrolysates and fraction P₄ were 1.2 ± 0.09 and 0.81 ± 0.013 mg/ml, respectively. Further, P₄ showed resistance to in vitro digestion by gastrointestinal proteases. The amino acid analysis by GC/MS showed that P₄ was rich in phenylalanine, arginine, glycine, leucine, methionine, histidine and tyrosine. The added-value of sardinelle by-products may be improved by enzymatic treatment with visceral serine proteases from sardine.     

Composition and structure of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) germ proteins

This study was focused on the analysis of the chemical composition of defatted carob germ flour and the protein isolate. The amino acid composition and the nature of the subunits that compose carob germ proteins were also studied. Isolate was obtained by alkaline extraction followed by isoelectric precipitation of proteins. Results showed that an isolate of 96.5% of protein content was obtained. A high amount of amino acids like glutamic acid, aspartic acid and arginine was detected. Carob proteins were found to be composed by aggregates formed by a 131 and 70 kDa subunits linked by non-covalent bonds, and other peptides strongly bounded by disulfide interactions. Both, aggregates and subunits were formed mainly by 100 and 48 kDa monomers linked by disulfide bonds. A considerable content of high molecular mass peptides (HMWP) strongly bounded were also found. Proteins became partially denatured and thermally stabilized at acid pH (pH 2). These results could be useful in the study of different functional properties of carob germ proteins, and the application of these proteins as nutritional ingredients in formulated food.     

植物鞣质与胶原的反应机理研究

本研究是国家教委博士点基金资助项目。本文研究了水解类植物鞣质结构与疏水性的关系,并且通过研究鞣质拟物与氨基酸和明胶的反应,从分子水平阐明了水解类植物鞣质分子中的棓酰基与胶原氨基酸的脂肪侧链间的疏水反应,是鞣质与胶原的一种主要结合方式。     

胰蛋白酶在合成高分子阴离子交换树脂上的固定化作用

研究了胰蛋白酶在合成高分子聚苯乙烯阴离子交换树脂上的固定化技术,固定化酶的动力学性质以及稳定性特征。阴离子交换树指GM201经预处理除去杂质后与偶联剂成二醛反应,再与胰蛋白酶反应,可把酶固定化在载体上。动力学分析表明:固定化胰蛋白酶的K_m(米氏常数)值高于溶液酶,最适温度及最适pH值均有较大变化。稳定性试验表明:固定化酶的热稳定性低于溶液酶,在微酸性,中性及碱性介质中的稳定性高于溶液酶。用固定化胰蛋白酶水解酪蛋白及提取大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂的试验结果表明,固定化酶具有良好的操作稳定性。     

Thermomechanical properties of biodegradable films based on blends of gelatin and poly(vinyl alcohol)

The aim of this work was to study the effect of the poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) concentration on the thermal and viscoelastic properties of films based on blends of gelatin and PVA using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic-mechanical analysis (DMA). One glass transition was observed between 43 and 49 °C on the DSC curves obtained in the first scanning of the blended films, followed by fusion of the crystalline portion between 116 and 134 °C. However, the DMA results showed that only the films with 10% PVA had a single peak in the tan δ spectrum. However, when the PVA concentration was increased the dynamic mechanical spectra showed two peaks on the tan δ curves, indicating two T_gs. Despite this phase separation behavior the Gordon and Taylor model was successfully applied to correlate T_g as a function of film composition, thus determining k=7.47. In the DMA frequency tests, the DMA spectra showed that the storage modulus values decreased with increasing temperature. The master curves for the PVA–gelatin films were obtained applying the TTS principle (T_r=100 °C). The WLF model was thus applied allowing for the determination of the constants C₁ and C₂. The values of these constants increased with increasing PVA concentrations in the blend: C₁=49–66 and C₂=463–480. These values were used to calculate the fractional free volume of the films at the T_g and the thermal expansion coefficient of the films above the T_g.     

考马斯亮蓝G250染色法测定啤酒中蛋白质含量

以啤酒为原料,利用蛋白质与考马斯亮蓝显色原理,测定啤酒中蛋白质含量,并对测定条件进行优化研究,实验结果表明：波长在595nm处蛋白质有最大吸收峰,反应时间3～5min为最适宜,SDS对马斯亮蓝测定蛋白质含量有干扰。测定所用的标准曲线方程为：v=0．1296x＋0．0907。考马斯亮蓝G-250法测量蛋白质含量与凯氏定氮法相比较误差范围3％～8％。     

菜籽粕脱毒提取菜籽蛋白研究进展：Ⅱ菜籽分离蛋白的制取

比较了不同萃取水相、菜籽品种及菜籽加工方法对蛋白质萃取率的影响。介绍了几种具有较高蛋白质得率的菜籽分离蛋白制取工艺，并对降低分离蛋白产品植酸含量进行了讨论。     

玉米籽粒品质性状及其相互关系分析

通过测定55个玉米品种（系）籽粒的物理性状、淀粉品质及蛋白质组分，分析它们之间的简单相关关系。结果表明：容重与各淀粉组分含量呈负相关，与角质率、低谷粘度、最终粘度、回冷值、峰值时间、糊化温度呈极显著正相关；角质率与醇溶蛋白、谷蛋白、总蛋白含量及峰值时间和糊化温度呈极显著正相关，与膨胀势、峰值粘度和稀懈值呈显著负相关；直链淀粉含量与稀懈值负相关，与膨胀势、峰值粘度、低谷粘度、最终粘度、回冷值、峰值时间和糊化温度均表现一定的正相关；支链淀粉含量、总淀粉含量以及支／直比与糊化温度正相关，与其它粘度指标负相关；峰值粘度与低谷粘度、稀懈值、最终粘度和回冷值的相关程度较高，是衡量淀粉糊化特性的最重要指标；醇溶蛋白与总蛋白和粘度性状问的关系更密切，醇溶蛋白含量的变化对于总蛋白含量变化及淀粉特性的影响最大。文章还提出今后要加强支链淀粉、峰值时间、糊化温度和醇溶蛋白含量等对加工品质影响的研究。