FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (21 ): 320-323.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6300-200921074

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Content and Molecular Weight Distribution of β-Glucan in Spontaneously-fermented and L. sanfranscensis-fermented Oat Sourdough

ZHANG Kun1,HUANG Wei-ning1,*,DU Guo-cheng2,WANG Hong-zi3,ZHOU Joe4,BOISVERT Johanne4   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University,Wuxi 214122, China;2. School of Biotechnology,
    Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China;3. Fujian Fuma Food Group Co. Ltd., Jinjiang 330011, China;4. Agriculture and
    Agri-Food Canada, International Scientific Cooperation Bureau, Ottawa KIA 0C5, Canada
  • Received:2009-08-05 Online:2009-11-01 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: HUANG Wei-ning1 E-mail:wnhuang@jiangnan.edu.cn

Abstract:

Spontaneously-fermented (at 30 or 35℃) and L. sanfranscensis-fermented oat sourdough was compared for differences in changes in content and molecular weight distribution of β-glucan during fermentation. Results indicated that the highest content of β-glucan was determined in 35 ℃ spontaneously fermented oat sourdough, and the lowest content of β-glucan in L. sanfranscensis-fermented oat sourdough. The molecular weight distribution and molecular weight peak (Mp) in L. sanfranscensis-fermented oat sourdough did not exhibit significant change. Molecular weight of β-glucan ranging 55-2.5 × 104 kD exhibited the highest population in L. sanfranscensis-fermented oat sourdough, which reached 41%. The population of molecular weight of β-glucan of higher than 20 kD in 30 ℃ spontaneously fermented oat sourdough was close to 40%. In addition, the lower molecular weight distribution of β-glucan in 35 ℃ spontaneously fermented oat sourdough was the widest.

Key words: oat sourdough, L. sanfranscensis, &beta, -glucan, molecular weight distribution

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