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High internal phase emulsions co-stabilized by rutin and grass carp myofibrillar protein: Multi-scale mechanism
Xuehua Zhang1, Mengke Li1, Benguo Liu1
1School of Food Science, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China.
Abstract:
This study selected low-value grass carp myofibrillar protein (GMP) as the research object. The high inner phase emulsions (HIPEs) with stable GMP/rutin mixed particles were successfully constructed by exogenous addition of rutin. The effects of composite composition on the structure, properties and application of HIPEs were systematically investigated. The composition of interfacial proteins was comprehensively analyzed, and molecular dynamics simulation technology deeply analyzed the mechanism of HIPEs constructed by GMP/rutin mixed particles. The results showed that the GMP/rutin mixture could successfully construct HIPEs with an oil phase volume fraction of 0.75. A comprehensive analysis of the storage stability, mechanical properties and microstructure of the emulsions formed under different GMP concentrations and rutin additions showed that the contact angle values of the mixed particles under 3 % GMP and 12 % rutin (/GMP, wt%) were larger (84.5° ± 0.91), and the HIPEs formed had smaller droplet size, exhibiting rheological properties, gel strength, centrifugal stability and oxidation resistance. Molecular dynamics once again confirmed that the addition of rutin reduced the interfacial tension of myosin at the oil-water interface, giving the composite particles higher structural stability. Therefore, GMP-rutin can form structurally stable HIPEs resistant to complex external environmental influences.
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