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Characterisation, physicochemical and functional properties of protein isolates from Amygdalus pedunculata Pall seeds
Cong Li1, Juzhuan Yang1, Lu Yao1
1Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710127, China.
Abstract:
Amygdalus pedunculata Pall is a kind of desert woody oil plant, and its seeds are high in protein. The protein of Amygdalus pedunculata Pall (API) was identified by SDS-PAGE, 2-DE and MS. More than 300 proteins were identified. The improved solubility, emulsifying properties and foaming properties of API were observed in a pH range of 2.0-12.0 and a sodium chloride concentration of 0-1.0 M. The results showed that API had a good solubility (94.2%), bulk density (0.107 g/mL), oil absorption capacity (3.54 g/g), thermal stability (91.58 °C), emulsifying property (70 m2/g) and foaming property (83.7%). The conformation changes of API were studied by fluorescence and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The degree of denaturation of denaturants for API was guanidine hydrochloride > urea > SDS. These results showed that API has good processing performance and can be used as a new type of plant protein resource.
