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Yejun Zhong1, Shan Sun2, Taotao Dai2
1State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330047, China; Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases (Gannan Medical University) of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health and Health Management, Key Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Gannan Characteristic Food Function Component of Ganzhou, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, China.
Abstract:
Phycocyanin is a natural pigment protein with antioxidant, anti-tumor, and anti-inflammatory properties, but its relatively poor emulsibility limits its use in the food industry. In order to improve the emulsifying capacity of phycocyanin, a novel phycocyanin-chitosan complex was prepared, and the characteristics, digestibility, and stability of emulsion containing oil droplets stabilized by the complex were investigated. The results showed that the phycocyanin-chitosan complex had better stability and lower interfacial tension at pH 6.5 than phycocyanin, and it significantly improved the stability of emulsion and inhibited the aggregation of oil droplets. The phycocyanin-chitosan complex stabilized emulsion showed better physical stability, digestibility, and oxidation stability than the phycocyanin emulsion. The particle size of the phycocyanin-chitosan complex stabilized emulsion was very small (from 0.1 to 2 μm), and its absolute value of zeta potential was high. Overall, this study suggests that the phycocyanin-chitosan complex effectively improved the emulsifying capacity of phycocyanin.
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