期刊
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
卷 95, 期 11, 页码 6204-6214出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-5103
关键词
alpha-lactalbumin; nanoparticle; desolvation method; high hydrostatic pressure
资金
- Instituto Politecnico Nacional (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (Mexico City, Mexico)
- COFAA-IPN (Mexico City, Mexico)
Nanoparticles of bovine alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-LA) prepared by desolvation and glutaraldehyde crosslinking are promising carriers for bioactive compounds in foods. The objective of this work was to study the effect of changes in hydrophobic interactions by using different desolvating agents (acetone, ethanol, or isopropanol) and the use of a heat or high-pressure treatment step before the desolvation process on the size, structure, and properties of alpha-LA nanoparticles. In all cases, a high average particle yield of 99.63% was obtained. Smaller sizes (152.3 nm) can be obtained with the use of acetone as the desolvating agent and without any pretreatment. This is the first time that alpha-LA nanoparticles in the size range of 100 to 200 nm have been obtained. These nanoparticles, with an isoelectric point of 3.61, are very stable at pH values > 4.8, based on their zeta-potential, although their antioxidant activity is weak. The use of the desolvating agent with the smallest polarity index (isopropanol) produced the largest particles (293.4 to 324.9 nm) in all cases. These results support the idea that controlling hydrophobic interactions is a means to control the size of alpha-LA nanoparticles. No effect of pretreatment on nanoparticle size could be detected. All types of nanoparticles were easily degraded by the proteolytic enzymes assayed.
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