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Research on the Structure of Peanut Allergen Protein Ara h1 Based on Aquaphotomics

Journal

FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.696355

Keywords

peanut allergen protein Ara h1; near infrared spectroscopy; aquaphotomics; protein structure; hydrophobicity

Funding

  1. China-Australia Centre for Health Sciences Research (CACHSR) [2019GJ03]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81703403]
  3. China Postdoctral Science Foundation [2017M622224]
  4. Shandong Province Postdoctoral Innovation Project [201701009]
  5. Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University [2019GN092]
  6. Future Scholar Program of Shandong University

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This study used near-infrared spectroscopy combined with aquaphotomics to investigate the structural changes of Ara h1 during the heating process. The results showed that around 55 degrees Celsius was a key temperature point, where the hydrogen bond network was disrupted, free water content increased, and protein secondary structure changed.
Peanut allergy is becoming a life-threatening disease that could induce severe allergic reactions in modern society, especially for children. The most promising method applied for deallergization is heating pretreatment. However, the mechanism from the view of spectroscopy has not been illustrated. In this study, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) combined with aquaphotomics was introduced to help us understand the detailed structural changes information during the heating process. First, near-infrared (NIR) spectra of Ara h1 were acquired from 25 to 80 degrees C. Then, aquaphotomics processing tools including principal component analysis (PCA), continuous wavelet transform (CWT), and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS) were utilized for better understanding the thermodynamic changes, secondary structure, and the hydrogen bond network of Ara h1. The results indicated that about 55 degrees C could be a key temperature, which was the structural change point. During the heating process, the hydrogen bond network was destroyed, free water was increased, and the content of protein secondary structure was changed. Moreover, it could reveal the interaction between the water structure and Ara h1 from the perspective of water molecules, and explain the effect of temperature on the Ara h1 structure and hydrogen-bonding system. Thus, this study described a new way to explore the thermodynamic properties of Ara h1 from the perspective of spectroscopy and laid a theoretical foundation for the application of temperature-desensitized protein products.

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