The Effects of Ethanol and Rutin on the Structure and Gel Properties of Whey Protein Isolate and Related Mechanisms

Autor: Na Jia, Shiwen Lin, Yuzhen Yu, Guangyao Zhang, Lingli Li, Duoduo Zheng, Dengyong Liu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Foods, Vol 11, Iss 21, p 3480 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2304-8158
DOI: 10.3390/foods11213480
Popis: The effects of different levels of rutin (0, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.3% w/v) and ethanol on the structure and gel properties of whey protein isolate (WPI) were examined. The results showed that the addition of ethanol promoted the gel formation of WPI. The addition of rutin increased the gel strength of WPI and maintained the water-holding capacity of the gel. Ethanol caused an increase in thiol content and surface hydrophobicity, but rutin decreased the thiol content and surface hydrophobicity of WPI. The particle size, viscosity and viscoelasticity of WPI increased at rutin levels of 0.2% and 0.3%, indicating that rutin caused cross-linking and aggregation of WPI, but rutin had no significant effect on the zeta-potential, indicating that electrostatic interactions were not the main force causing the changes in protein conformation and gel properties. Ethanol and rutin improved the gel properties of WPI possibly by inducing cross-linking of WPIs via hydrophobic and covalent interactions.
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