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Influence of Xanthan Gum on the Structural Characteristics of Myofibrillar Proteins Treated by High Pressure
Author(s) -
Villamonte Gina,
Jury Vanessa,
Jung Stéphanie,
de Lamballerie Marie
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/1750-3841.12789
Subject(s) - myofibril , xanthan gum , chemistry , denaturation (fissile materials) , solubility , differential scanning calorimetry , pascalization , emulsion , high pressure , chromatography , biochemistry , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry , materials science , rheology , composite material , physics , engineering physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Abstract The effects of xanthan gum on the structural modifications of myofibrillar proteins (0.3 M NaCl, pH 6) induced by high pressure (200, 400, and 600 MPa, 6 min) were investigated. The changes in the secondary and tertiary structures of myofibrillar proteins were analyzed by circular dichroism. The protein denaturation was also evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry. Likewise, the protein surface hydrophobicity and the solubility of myofibrillar proteins were measured. High pressure (600 MPa) induced the loss of α‐helix structures and an increase of β‐sheet structures. However, the presence of xanthan gum hindered the former mechanism of protein denaturation by high pressure. In fact, changes in the secondary (600 MPa) and the tertiary structure fingerprint of high‐pressure‐treated myofibrillar proteins (400 to 600 MPa) were observed in the presence of xanthan gum. These modifications were confirmed by the thermal analysis, the thermal transitions of high‐pressure (400 to 600 MPa)‐treated myofibrillar proteins were modified in systems containing xanthan gum. As consequence, the high‐pressure‐treated myofibrillar proteins with xanthan gum showed increased solubility from 400 MPa, in contrast to high‐pressure treatment (600 MPa) without xanthan gum. Moreover, the surface hydrophobicity of high‐pressure‐treated myofibrillar proteins was enhanced in the presence of xanthan gum. These effects could be due to the unfolding of myofibrillar proteins at high‐pressure levels, which exposed sites that most likely interacted with the anionic polysaccharide. This study suggests that the role of food additives could be considered for the development of meat products produced by high‐pressure processing.