Ju-Hee Chung, Ji-Na Kong, Hyo-Eun Choi, Kwang-Hoon Kong
Sweet-tasting proteins may be useful as low-calorie sugar substitutes in foods, beverages, and medicines. Brazzein is an attractive sweetener because of its high sweetness, sugar-like taste, and good stability at high temperature and wide pH ranges. To investigate the bioactivities of brazzein, the antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-allergic activities were determined in vitro. Brazzein showed no antibacterial and antifungal activities, although it showed approximately 45% or greater similarity to defensin, which has antimicrobial effects, and drosomycin, which is used as an antifungal agent...
November 30, 2018: Food Chemistry