Interaction of pepper numbing substances with myofibrillar proteins and numbness perception under thermal conditions: A structural mechanism analysis.
Food Chem
; 449: 139203, 2024 Aug 15.
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ABSTRACT
This study examined the interaction between myofibrillar proteins (MPs) and the numbing substance hydroxy-α-sanshool (α-SOH) in a thermal environment, and provided an explanation of the numbness perception mechanism through muti-spectroscopic and molecular dynamics simulation methodology. Results showed that addition of α-SOH could reduce the particle size and molecular weight of MPs, accompanied by changes in the tertiary and secondary structure, causing the α-helix of MPs transitioned to ß-sheet and ß-turn due to the reorganization of hydrogen bonds. After a moderate heating (60 or 70 °C), MPs could form the stable complexes with α-SOH that were associated with attachment sites and protein wrapping. The thermal process might convert a portion of α-SOH' into hydroxy-ß-sanshool' (ß-SOH'). When docking with the sensory receptor TRPV1, the RMSD, RMSF and binding free energy all showed that ß-SOH' demonstrated a low affinity, thereby reducing the numbing perception. These findings can provide a theoretical foundation for the advanced processing of numbing meat products.
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MEDLINE
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Calor
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Animals
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Humans
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En
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Food Chem
Año:
2024
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Article
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China
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Reino Unido