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Published on: September 10, 2016
Antioxidant Peptides Derived from Cheese Products via Single and Mixed Lactobacillus Strain Fermentation
Yu Liang1, Chun Chang1, Ting Jiang1
1College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Probiotics are used in cheese fermentation to endow the product with unique functional properties, such as enhanced flavor and aroma development through proteolysis and lipolysis. In this study, two probiotic Lactobacillus strains, Lactobacillus plantarum A3 and Lactobacillus reuteri WQY-1, were selected to develop new probiotic cheeses in the form of single- and mixed-strain starters. The results demonstrated that the L. plantarum A3 single-strain group and the L. plantarum A3/L. reuteri WQY-1 mixed fermentation group exhibited superior product performance, particularly the release of functional hydrolysates during cheese ripening. Furthermore, Label-free quantitative proteomic analysis revealed 26 unique antioxidant peptides in the L. plantarum A3 single-strain group and 53 in the L. plantarum A3/L. reuteri WQY-1 mixed fermentation group. Among these, CMENSAEPEQSLACQCL (β-lactoglobulin), CMENSAEPEQSLVCQCL (β-lactoglobulin), and IQYVLSR (κ-casein) have been found to possess potential antioxidant properties both in vitro and in vivo. This confirmed that milk-derived protein peptides in cheese products exhibit potential antioxidant functions through the hydrolysis of probiotic strains.
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