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Na Jia1, Letian Wang1, Junhua Shao1
1College of Food Science and Technology, Bohai University, Food Safety Key Lab of Liaoning Province, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Storage, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121013, China.
Abstract:
Different concentrations of catechin (0, 10, 50, 100 and 200μmol/g protein) were added to pork myofibrillar protein (MP) suspensions, and the related changes in protein conformational and gel properties were investigated. The results showed that catechin at 200μmol/g protein led to the greatest increase in the surface hydrophobicity of MP. A significant loss of thiols (SH) content was observed in MP in the presence of catechin. The low concentration of catechin of 10μmol/g led to slight changes in the MP gel strength and water-holding capacity. However, catechin at higher concentrations (50, 100 and 200μmol/g protein) caused severe deterioration of MP gelation. The microstructure and dynamic rheological properties confirmed the unfavorable effect of catechin on the MP gel properties. The results indicate that catechin caused changes in MP conformational and gel properties, which may be due to the catechin-MP covalent interactions and the exposure of hydrophobic domains caused by catechin.
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