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INTERNATIONAL DAIRY JOURNAL
Volume 109, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2020.104783
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- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad [48147]
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Whey proteins are usually sensitive to ionic strength, pH change, and heat treatment, which may affect their functional properties. Maillard conjugation could be a facile approach to improve whey protein functionality. In this study, whey protein isolate (WPI; 0.6%, w/v) was conjugated to low acyl gellan gum (0.1, 0.2, and 0.3%, w/v) through the Maillard reaction at 90 degrees C for 90 min. The conjugate formation was confirmed by pH decrement, glycation degree (up to 9.4 4%), browning index, sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The surface hydrophobicity of WPI increased up to 2-fold upon conjugation, which led to a solubility decrease. However, the conjugated WPI had an improved interfacial activity, emulsifying activity (similar to 6%), foaming capacity (up to 63.64%), thickening ability (up to 24.67-fold), reducing power (up to 28.86-fold), and iron chelating activity (up to 3.31-fold). These findings may widen the industrial application of whey proteins. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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