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Improvement of the retention of ocimene in water phase using Class II hydrophobin HFBII
Author(s) -
Khalesi Mohammadreza,
Mandelings Nathalie,
HerreraMalaver Beatriz,
RiverosGalan David,
Gebruers Kurt,
Derdelinckx Guy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.3260
Subject(s) - chemistry , hydrophobin , emulsion , chromatography , phase (matter) , organic chemistry , biochemistry , gene
Abstract Hydrophobins have exceptional surface activity with potential applications for food and pharmaceutical industry. In this study, the effect of Class II hydrophobin HFBII on the retention of a volatile compound, ocimene in a water phase was investigated. We observed a negative gushing when 200 µg pure HFBII (κ‐grade) and 40 µg ocimene (assay ≥ 90%) was added to 1 L sparkling water with CO 2 concentration of 7 g/L. The droplet size analysis of κ‐HFBII, ocimene and the mixture of them showed that the ocimene was emulsified in a solution containing κ‐HFBII. The stability of this emulsion was reduced in function of time and this effect was intensified by increasing the temperature and the presence of CO 2 . Additionally, the retention of ocimene in a HFBII rich solution was measured by SPME‐GC‐MS. When 0.26±0.03 mg HFBII/mL is added to ocimene solution, 43% of the original ocimene concentration (i.e. 5.9 × 10 −6 mg/mL) remained in the solution after 3 days, and 32% after 7 days. In contrast, original ocimene concentration in solutions without HFBII was only retained 20% and 14%, respectively. It showed the potential of HFBII to incorporate insoluble flavour compounds in beverages and control their release. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.