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Effect of ultrasound pretreatment on structural, physicochemical, rheological and gelation properties of transglutaminase cross-linked whey protein soluble aggregates

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ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
Volume 74, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105553

Keywords

High intensity ultrasound; Transglutaminase; Whey protein soluble aggregates; Rheological property; Gelation property

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  1. Scientific and Technological Project of Jilin Province of China [20190103105JH]
  2. Student Innovation Experiment Program of Jilin University [202010183297]

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It was found that pretreatment of WPISA with high-intensity ultrasound increased the content and crosslinking degree of high-molecular-weight polymers, improving particle size, fluorescence intensity, and hydrophobicity. This process also enhanced the apparent viscosity and consistency index of WPISA, as well as its water holding capacity and gel strength.
A solution (10%, w/v) of whey protein soluble aggregates (WPISA) was pretreated with high-intensity ultrasound (HUS, 20 kHz) for different durations (10-40 min) before incubation with transglutaminase (TGase) to investigate the effect of HUS on the structural, physicochemical, rheological, and gelation properties of TGase crosslinked WPISA. Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) results showed that HUS increased the amounts of high-molecular-weight polymers/aggregates in WPISA after incubation with TGase. HUS significantly increased (P < 0.05) the degree of TGase-mediated cross-linking in WPISA, as demonstrated by a reduction in free amino group contents. HUS significantly increased (P 0.05) the particle size, intrinsic fluorescence intensity, and surface hydrophobicity of TGase cross-linked WPISA, but had no significant impact (P 0.05) on the zeta-potential or total free sulfhydryl group content of TGase cross-linked WPISA. The apparent viscosity and the consistency index of TGase cross-linked WPISA were significantly increased by HUS (P < 0.05), which indicated that HUS facilitated the formation of more high-molecular-weight polymers. HUS significantly increased (P < 0.05) the water holding capacity and gel strength of glucono-delta-lactone (GDL)-induced TGase cross-linked WPISA gels. The results indicated that HUS could be an efficient tool for modifying WPISA to improve its degree of TGase-mediated cross-linking, which would lead to improved rheological and gelation properties.

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