Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 187, Issue -, Pages 322-330Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.04.109
Keywords
Chickpea protein isolates; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Conformation; Functional properties
Funding
- Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research - Tunisia
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The impact of enzymatic hydrolysis by Alcalase on the conformational and functional properties of chickpea protein isolate (CPI) was investigated. The physicochemical, interfacial tension and surface characteristics of CPI and their hydrolysates (CPH) according to the degree of hydrolysis (DH) were also determined. These parameters were then related to the changes in the emulsification activity (EAI) and stability (ESI). The enzymatic hydrolysis was found to improve protein recovery and solubility, leading to a reduction in the molecular weight bands with a concomitant increase in the intensity and appearance of protein bands having apparent molecular mass below 20 kDa. The interfacial tension decreased from similar to 66.5 mN m(-1) for CPI to similar to 59.1 mN m(-1) for CPH. A similar trend was observed for the surface charge which declined from -27.55 mV to -16.4 mV for the CPI and CPH, respectively. These changes were found to have a detrimental effect on the EAI and ESI values. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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