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Physicochemical characterization of a navy bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) protein fraction produced using a solvent-free
Mousa Jafari1, Amin Reza Rajabzadeh2, Solmaz Tabtabaei3
1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; Advanced CERT Canada Inc., 55 King Street West, Kitchener, ON N2G 4W1, Canada.
Abstract:
A solvent-free electrostatic separation method was employed to separate navy bean flour (NBF) into protein-rich (PR) and starch-rich (SR) fractions. The physicochemical properties of NBF and separated fractions were compared to proteins (navy bean isolate (NBI) and 7S globulin) prepared using a wet process. Gel electrophoresis confirmed that the protein distribution in the isolated fractions was similar to that of NBF. The protein profile of NBI and 7S globulin was found to be devoid of certain proteins that were found in the NBF and PR fraction. Amino acid analysis revealed that the NBI and 7S globulin had a lower content of sulfur-containing amino acids compared to NBF and the electrostatically isolated fractions. CD and fluorescence spectroscopy confirmed that denaturation of the proteins during the acid precipitation is likely. This novel solvent-free electrostatic separation process preserves the native protein structure found in NBF and improves the recovery of some of the smaller MW proteins.
