FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 327-333.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20180612-181

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Recent Progress in Understanding the Relationship between Protein Structure Change and in Vitro Digestibility after Different Treatments

GUO Weibo1, ZHAO Yan2, XU Mingsheng1, YAO Yao1, WU Na1, DU Huaying1, TU Yonggang1,*   

  1. 1. Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and Functional Food, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China; 2. State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Engineering Research Centre of Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
  • Online:2019-01-15 Published:2019-01-22

Abstract: The complex structural characteristics of proteins determine their unique functional properties, and different protein structures correspond to different digestive properties. Digestibility reflects the extent to which proteins are absorbed and utilized. This article reviews recent progress in understanding the relationship between protein structure changes after different treatments such as heat treatment, ultrasonic-assisted treatment and alkali treatment and in vitro digestibility in order to provide a theoretical guidance for exploring the relationship between protein structure and nutritional value and for the choice of protein processing methods.

Key words: protein structure, digestive characteristics, heat treatment, ultrasonic-assisted treatment, ultra-high pressure treatment, alkali treatment

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