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The aim of this work was to study the effect of interactions between casein glycomacropeptide (CMP) and ß-lactoglobulin (ß-lg) at pH 6.5 and 3.5 on the foaming properties of the mixed systems with different CMP:ß-lg ratios. The foaming properties were determined by the bubbling method with a Foamscan instrument. A highest overall foam capacity (OFC), foaming capacity (FC) and mainly stability of mixed foams at pH 3.5, as compared to the mixed foams at pH 6.5 or the foams of CMP and ß-lg was observed. At pH 6.5, the stability of mixed foams decreased with increasing the CMP content, while OFC and FC values were similar to ß-lg foam. The performance of the mixed systems was discussed in relation with the interactions between CMP and ß-lg in the aqueous phase (as observed by dynamic light scattering and differential scanning calorimetry in previous works).
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Caseínas/química , Glicopeptídeos/química , Lactoglobulinas/química , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/química , Concentração de Íons de HidrogênioRESUMO
Milk whey proteins (MWP) and pectins (Ps) are biopolymer ingredients commonly used in the manufacture of colloidal food products. Therefore, knowledge of the interfacial characteristics of these biopolymers and their mixtures is very important for the design of food dispersion formulations (foams and/or emulsions). In this paper, we examine the adsorption and surface dilatational behaviour of MWP/Ps systems under conditions in which biopolymers can saturate the air-water interface on their own. Experiments were performed at constant temperature (20 °C), pH 7 and ionic strength 0.05 M. Two MWP samples, ß-lactoglobulin (ß-LG) and whey protein concentrate (WPC), and two Ps samples, low-methoxyl pectin (LMP) and high-methoxyl pectin (HMP) were evaluated. The contribution of biopolymers (MWP and Ps) to the interfacial properties of mixed systems was evaluated on the basis of their individual surface molecular characteristics. Biopolymer bulk concentration capable of saturating the air-water interface was estimated from surface pressure isotherms. Under conditions of interfacial saturation, dynamic adsorption behaviour (surface pressure and dilatational rheological characteristics) of MWP/Ps systems was discussed from a kinetic point of view, in terms of molecular diffusion, penetration and configurational rearrangement at the air-water interface. The main adsorption mechanism in MWP/LMP mixtures might be the MWP interfacial segregation due to the thermodynamic incompatibility between MWP and LMP (synergistic mechanism); while the interfacial adsorption in MWP/HMP mixtures could be characterized by a competitive mechanism between MWP and HMP at the air-water interface (antagonistic mechanism). The magnitude of these phenomena could be closely related to differences in molecular composition and/or aggregation state of MWP (ß-LG and WPC).
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Proteínas do Leite/química , Pectinas/química , Adsorção , Ar , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Cinética , Lactoglobulinas/química , Proteínas do Leite/farmacocinética , Concentração Osmolar , Propriedades de Superfície , Temperatura , Termodinâmica , Água/química , Proteínas do Soro do LeiteRESUMO
In this contribution, we present experimental information about the effect of xanthan gum (XG) on the adsorption behaviour of two milk whey protein samples (MWP), beta-lactoglobulin (beta-LG) and whey protein concentrate (WPC), at the air-water interface. The MWP concentration studied corresponded to the protein bulk concentration which is able to saturate the air-water interface (1.0 wt%). Temperature, pH and ionic strength of aqueous systems were kept constant at 20 degrees C, pH 7 and 0.05 M, respectively, while the XG bulk concentration varied in the range 0.00-0.25 wt%. Biopolymer interactions in solution were analyzed by extrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy using 1-anilino-8-naphtalene sulphonic acid (ANS) as a protein fluorescence probe. Interfacial biopolymer interactions were evaluated by dynamic tensiometry and surface dilatational rheology. Adsorption behaviour was discussed from a rheokinetic point of view in terms of molecular diffusion, penetration and conformational rearrangement of adsorbed protein residues at the air-water interface. Differences in the interaction magnitude, both in solution and at the interface vicinity, and in the adsorption rheokinetic parameters were observed in MWP/XG mixed systems depending on the protein type (beta-LG or WPC) and biopolymer relative concentration. beta-LG adsorption in XG presence could be promoted by mechanisms based on biopolymer segregative interactions and thermodynamic incompatibility in the interface vicinity, resulting in better surface and viscoelastic properties. The same mechanism could be responsible of WPC interfacial adsorption in the presence of XG. The interfacial functionality of WPC was improved by the synergistic interactions with XG, although WPC chemical complexity might complicate the elucidation of molecular events that govern adsorption dynamics of WPC/XG mixed systems at the air-water interface.
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Lactoglobulinas/química , Proteínas do Leite/química , Polissacarídeos Bacterianos/química , Soluções/química , Ar , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Cinética , Lactoglobulinas/metabolismo , Proteínas do Leite/metabolismo , Polissacarídeos Bacterianos/metabolismo , Ligação Proteica , Reologia , Espectrometria de Fluorescência , Propriedades de Superfície , Água/química , Proteínas do Soro do LeiteRESUMO
The aim of this work was to study the interactions and adsorption of caseinoglycomacropeptide (GMP) and GMP:beta-lactoglobulin (beta-lg) mixed system in the aqueous phase and at the air-water interface. The existence of associative interactions between GMP and beta-lg in the aqueous phase was investigated by dynamic light scattering, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), fluorometry and native PAGE-electrophoresis. The surface pressure isotherm and the static and dynamic surface pressure were determined by tensiometry and surface dilatational properties. The results showed that GMP presented higher surface activity than beta-lg at a concentration of 4%wt but beta-lg showed higher film forming ability. In the mixed systems beta-lg dominated the static and dynamic surface pressure and the rheological properties of interfacial films suggesting that beta-lg hinders GMP adsorption because, in simple competition, GMP should dominate because of its higher surface activity. The surface predominance of beta-lg can be attributed to binding of GMP to beta-lg in the aqueous phase that prevents GMP adsorption on its own.
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Ar , Lactoglobulinas/química , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/química , Água , Adsorção , Varredura Diferencial de Calorimetria , Eletroforese em Gel de Poliacrilamida , Fluorometria , Propriedades de SuperfícieRESUMO
In the present work we have studied the characteristics of propylene glycol alginates (PGA) adsorption at the air-water interface and the viscoelastic properties of the films in relation to its foaming properties. To evaluate the effect of the degree of PGA esterification and viscosity, different commercial samples were studied--Kelcoloid O (KO), Kelcoloid LVF (KLVF) and Manucol ester (MAN). The temperature (20 degrees C) and pH (7.0) were maintained constant. For time-dependent surface pressure measurements and surface dilatational properties of adsorbed PGA at the air-water interface an automatic drop tensiometer was used. The foam was generated by whipping and then the foam capacity and stability was determined. The results reveal a significant interfacial activity for PGA due to the hydrophobic character of the propylene glycol groups. The kinetics of adsorption at the air-water interface can be monitored by the diffusion and penetration of PGA at the interface. The adsorbed PGA film showed a high viscoelasticity. The surface dilatational modulus depends on the PGA and its concentration in the aqueous phase. Foam capacity of PGA solutions increased in the order KO > MAN > KLVF, which followed the increase in surface pressure and the decrease in the viscosities of PGA solutions. The stability of PGA foams monitored by the drainage rate and collapse time follows the order MAN > KLVF > KO. The foam stability depends on the combined effect of molecular weight/degree of esterification of PGA, solution viscosity and viscoelasticity of the adsorbed PGA film.