Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2014, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (10): 2013-2020.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2014.10.015

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Influence of Heating on Structure and Gel Properties of Myofibrillar Proteins from Chicken Breast Muscle

 YANG  Yu-Ling, YOU  Yuan, PENG  Xiao-Bei, CHEN  Yin-Ji   

  1. College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics/ National Engineering Laboratory of Grain Storage and Transportation/ Research Center for Grain and Oil Quality Testing and Engineering Technology, National Grain Authority, Nanjing 210023
  • Received:2013-11-24 Online:2014-05-20 Published:2014-02-13

Abstract: 【Objective】This study was designed to investigate the influence of heating on myofibrillar proteins(MP) secondary structure and gel properties, and to reveal the relationship between MP secondary structure and gel properties.【Method】Forty-day-old commercial AA broilers were slaughtered. The breast muscle was stored at -18℃ before MP was extracted. The MP secondary structure was measured using a circular dichroism spectra to determine the content of α-helix, β-sheet, β-turn and random coil during heating. The values of G' and Tanδ were continuously measured using a rheometer during heating. The influence of heating temperature on textural properties of MP gel prepared under different temperatures was measured using a textural analyzer. Spin–spin relaxation time (T2) of the gels prepared under different temperatures was measured using a NMR Analyzer in order to investigate the water distribution of gels. SPSS17.0 software was used to analyze the data such as correlation analysis so as to illustrate the relationship between the heating temperature and protein structure and gel properties. 【Result】 Heating temperature influenced significantly MP secondary structure. The α-helix content declined from 95.77% to 45.05% as temperature increased from 30℃ to 80℃. The α-helix content declined slightly as temperature increased from 30℃ to 40℃ and from 70℃ to 80℃, declined abruptly between 40℃ and 70℃ (P<0.05). The β-sheet content increased from 0.20% to 12.65% as temperature increased from 30℃ to 80℃. The decline in α-helix content indicates the unfolding of a protein molecule. The increase in β-sheet content indicates the aggregation of unfolding protein molecules. Heating temperature influenced rheological properties, textural properties and water distribution of MP. G' values began to increase at about 42℃ indicating the starting of protein gelling. G’ values showed a sharp increase between 42℃ and 50℃ (177 Pa) with a subsequent decrease between 50℃ and 55℃ and a final increase between 55℃ and 75℃. Hardness values of MP gel increased as the temperature of the gel prepared rose from 40℃ to 75℃ and reached the maximum value of 51.4 g at 75℃. Springiness values reached the maximum value of 0.754 at 55℃. T2 curves of MP gel usually contained 3 peaks and T22 means immobile water. T22 values of the gels decreased from 403.7 ms to 265.6 ms as the gel preparing temperature rose from 40℃ to 60℃, which indicated that water mobility decreased as temperature rose from 40℃ to 60℃. Heating temperature and β-sheet content showed a significant positive relationship to G' and hardness of gel (P<0.01), and the correlation coefficients were all over 0.849. The correlation analysis indicated that heating caused MP molecules unfolding, aggregating, gelling, and led to significant change of G' and hardness of MP gel. α-Helix and β-sheet, which didn't show a significant relationship to springiness and T22 of the MP gel. It was found that heating led to MP molecules unfolding, aggregating, gelling simultaneously at temperature over 40℃ by analyzing the influence of heating temperature on α-helix, β-sheet content and G’. The unfolding MP molecules rearranging to β-sheet was the key factor for the increase of G’ values. The unfolding MP molecules rearranging to β-sheet was also the key factor for the increase of hardness values by analyzing the influence of heating temperature on β-sheet content and hardness values of MP gel.【Conclusion】The α-helix content declined and β-sheet content increased as temperature increased from 30℃ to 80℃. Heating led to significant changes of protein secondary structure. G' values began to increase and the values of Tanδ began to decrease at about 42℃, which indicated the starting of protein gelling. Gel hardness values reached the maximum 51.4 g at 75℃. Heating temperature and β-sheet content showed a significant positive relationship to G' and hardness of the gel. The increase of β-sheet content was the key factor for the increase of G’ and hardness values of the MP gel.

Key words: myofibrillar proteins , secondary structure , heating temperature , gel properties

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