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Arginine prevents thermal aggregation of hen egg white proteins.
Food Research International 2017 July
The control of aggregation and solubilization of hen egg white protein (HEWP) is an important issue for industrial applications of one of the most familiar food protein sources. Here, we investigated the effects of edible amino acids on heat-induced aggregation of HEWP. The addition of 0.6M arginine (Arg) completely suppressed the formation of insoluble aggregates of 1mgmL(-1) HEWP following heat treatment, even at 90°C for 20min. In contrast, lysine (Lys), glycine (Gly), and sodium chloride (NaCl) did little to suppress the aggregation of HEWP under the same conditions. SDS-PAGE indicated that Arg suppresses the thermal aggregation of almost all types of HEWP at 1mgmL(-1). However, Arg did not suppress the thermal aggregation of HEWP at concentrations ≥10mgmL(-1) and prompted the formation of aggregates. Transmission electron micrographs revealed a high-density structure of unfolded proteins in the presence of Arg. These results indicate that Arg exerts a greater suppressive effect on a protein mixture, such as HEWP, than on a single model protein. These observations may propose Arg as a safe and reasonable additive to HEWP for the elimination of microorganisms by allowing an increase in sterilization temperature.
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