Abstract
Thermal denaturation of whey protein solutions was investigated from a structural perspective utilising attenuated total reflectance - Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). Solutions (100 g protein/L, pH 7) of commercial whey protein isolate (WPI) powders and enriched protein fractions of β-lactoglobulin (β-lg) and α-lactalbumin (α-la) were heat-treated at temperatures of 50-90 °C. Subsequent analysis by ATR-FTIR highlighted the structural changes occurring as a direct result of heat treatments. Molecularly, WPI dispersions exhibited pronounced differences in denaturation behaviour depending on their method of manufacture. ATR-FTIR is an informative tool to discern the structural molecular interactions not apparent through physical analysis of concentrated ingredients.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 349-356 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | International Journal of Dairy Technology |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2015 |
Keywords
- Denaturation
- FTIR
- Heat treatment
- Whey proteins
- α-lactalbumin
- β-lactoglobulin
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