FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (16): 0-0.

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Effects of Acid-precipitation at Different pH by 3 Kind of Organic Acids on the Structure of Rice Bran Protein

Wei WU 2   

  • Received:2017-07-06 Revised:2018-05-15 Online:2018-08-25 Published:2018-08-17

Abstract: Compared with hydrochloric acid used in traditional alkaline-extraction and acid-precipitation method, rice bran protein was prepared by the acid-precipitation at condition of tartaric acid, malic acid, and citric acid at pH of 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, and 2.0, respectively. Effects of acid-precipitation by organic acids on structural characteristics of rice bran protein were investigated. The results indicated that when the same organic acid was used to acid-precipitate at different pH, as acid-precipitation pH value decreased, total sulphydryl and α-helix content of rice bran protein changed insignificantly, free sulphydryl and random coil content gradually increased, β-sheet and β-turn content decreased, intrinsic fluorescence intensity and surface hydrophobicity of rice bran protein firstly increased, then decreased. There was no significant difference in total sulphydryl, secondary structure composition, and surface hydrophobicity of rice bran protein between hydrochloric acid and organic acids acid-precipitation at the same pH. Compared with hydrochloric acid, rice bran protein which acid-precipitation by organic acids had lower free sulphydryl content and higher intrinsic fluorescence intensity. The results of molecular weight distribution, particle size distribution, and electrophoresis indicated that acid-precipitation at low pH resulted in partial dissociation and aggregation of rice bran protein, but not form new subunits and high molecular weight aggregates.

Key words: rice bran protein, organic acid, acid-precipitation, structural characteristics

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