Abstract
A solution of whey protein isolate (WPI) was heated at 1.6 °C/min from 25 to 96 °C to monitor proteinprotein aggregation by turbidity measurement. Protein aggregation showed a single transition (71 °C) at pH 5.5, two transitions (76 and 88 °C) at pH 6.0, and no transition above pH 6.5. The addition of 0.6 M NaCl induced a second transition (77 °C) at pH 5.5 and promoted protein-protein interaction above pH 6.5. The aggregation temperatures decreased to a minimum by 20 mM NaCl and 5-10 mM CaCl2-Protein-protein interaction was suppressed at 5 mM sodium phosphate and gradually recovered at increasing sodium phosphate concentrations. In conclusion, low ionic strengths of cations and low pH facilitated protein-protein association, while phosphate promoted protein aggregation only in conjunction with NaCl.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 380-384 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences