α-Lactalbumin: Functional Properties and Potential Health Benefits

X Ge, J Zhang, JM Regenstein, D Liu, Y Huang, Y Qiao… - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Lactalbumin (α-LA) is an active protein with multiple biological functions, which
can provide the body with abundant essential amino acids, such as Trp and Lys. It is the …

Physicochemical and functional properties of native and modified agave fructans by acylation

A Ignot-Gutiérrez, RI Ortiz-Basurto… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Native agave fructans were modified by an acylation reaction with lauric acid. Native and
modified fructans were characterized using NMR, FTIR and various physicochemical and …

Chemical acylation of pea protein isolate hydrolysate with fatty acid N-hydroxysuccinimide esters: Effect on structure and functional properties

J Xiao, L Niu, Z Tong, S Jin, X Wang, X Liu, C Xiao… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Applications of pea protein in the food industry have been greatly restricted by its poor
functional properties. In order to solve this problem, a novel technique combining enzymatic …

Esterified Soy Proteins with Enhanced Antibacterial Properties for the Stabilization of Nano-Emulsions under Acidic Conditions

T Wang, K Yi, Y Li, H Wang, Z Fan, H Jin, J Xu - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soy protein isolate (SPI), including β-conglycinin (7S) and glycinin (11S), generally have low
solubility under weakly acidic conditions due to the pH closed to their isoelectric points (pIs) …

Functional properties of rye prolamin (secalin) and their improvement by protein lipophilization through capric acid covalent binding

Z Qazanfarzadeh, M Kadivar, H Shekarchizadeh… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Secalin (SCL), the prolamin fraction of rye protein, was chemically lipophilized using
acylation reaction by treatment with different amounts of capric acid chloride (0, 2, 4, and 6 …

Study on pH-Dependent interactions of linoleic acid with α-lactalbumin

K Dopierała, M Krajewska, K Prochaska - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
The interaction between lipids and milk proteins has considerable meaning in several
physiological phenomena and industrial processes. This study aimed in exploring the …

Chemical Modification and Evaluation of Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Sphenarium rugosum Protein for Edible Film Production

F Fernández-Sánchez, O García-Barradas… - ACS Food Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Insect proteins are nutritionally rich and functionally versatile, yet their potential for chemical
modification and edible film production is underexplored. This study modified protein …

[HTML][HTML] Chemo-enzymatic flow synthesis of nature-inspired phenolic carbonates and carbamates as antiradical and antimicrobial agents

S Vicinanza, L Mombelli, F Annunziata… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
A series of carbonate and carbamate derivatives of natural phenols, tyrosol and
hydroxytyrosol, were synthetized through a chemo-enzymatic flow approach. First, the …

Chemical modification of sesame protein by acylation reactions: characterisation and evaluation of functional properties

MA Castillo‐Ortega, O García‐Barradas… - … Journal of Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Proteins are commonly used ingredients to impart certain non‐nutritional properties to foods.
Consequently, the industry is constantly seeking to enhance proteins that provide these …