Effect of meso vs macro-size of hierarchical porous silica on the adsorption and activity of immobilized beta-galactosidase

beta-Galactosidase (beta-Gal) is one of the most important enzymes used in milk processing for improving their nutritional quality and digestibility. Herein, beta-Gal has been entrapped into a meso-macroporous material (average pore size 9 and 200 nm, respectively) prepared by a sol&-gel method from a silica precursor and a dispersion of solid lipid nanoparticles in a micelle phase. The physisorption of the enzyme depends on the concentration of the feed solution and on the pore size of the support. The enzyme is preferentially adsorbed either in mesopores or in macropores, depending on its initial concentration. Moreover, this selective adsorption, arising from the oligomeric complexation of the enzyme (monomer/dimer/tetramer), has an effect on the catalytic activity of the material. Indeed, the enzyme encapsulated in macropores is more active than the enzyme immobilized in mesopores. Designed materials containing &;946#-Gal are of particular interest for food applications and potentially extended to bioconversion, bioremediation, or biosensing when coupling the designed support with other enzymes.7º Programa Marco de la UE FP7/2007-2013/, Programa People

Équilibres en Calcium dans les Systèmes Lactés – Étude des Interactions Calcium-Protéines

ABSTRACT. Calcium (Ca) is a mineral essential for life. Hence Ca supplementation of food is a world-wide health stake. Ca equilibrium between soluble and colloidal phases was studied in milky systems (milk, Non Hydrolysed, NH, or Hydrolysed, H, soy milks). Calcium chloride supplementation (CC, 25 mmoles.kg-1) was followed by pH cycle (pHmin 5.5 or 3.5). pH, Ca2+, turbidity and apparent viscosity were recorded in situ. Ca equilibria were related to protein phase variations. Contrarily to milk, Ca2+ concentration was initially negligible in soy milks. Yet, whatever the milky system, Ca2+ increased upon CC addition and with acidification, and decreased during alkalinization. For reference milk, pH cycle to 5.5 was reversible neither on Ca2+ variations nor on protein phase contrarily to CC- milk. This could be due to the previous capture of Ca during supplementation, involving casein micelles reinforcement through Ca-protein interactions. For pH cycle to 5.5, acid-induced aggregation was partially and completely reversible upon alkalinization for NH and H-soy milks, respectively. Once CC addition, Ca-induced aggregation was irreversible and pH cycle had minor effects. Whatever the system, the irreversibility of phenomena was observed for pH cycle to 3.5. Ca-(milk or soy) protein interactions studied by ITC showed similar endothermic signals, probably due to the water release occurring upon interaction. Ca binding should rather be described as H+/Ca2+ exchange with respect to the electrostatic forces involved. Finally, Ca-binding sites were identified with FTIR spectroscopy. A decrease of the absorption energy in the amide I and II region and in the carboxylate region occurred upon CC-addition, with higher variations in soy milks.Le calcium (Ca) est un minéral essentiel pour la vie et de ce fait, la supplémentation en Ca est un enjeu de santé mondial. Les équilibres en calcium (Ca) entre la phase soluble et la phase colloïdale ont été étudiés dans des systèmes lactés (laits de vache, de soja Hydrolysé ou Non-Hydrolysé). La supplémentation en Ca (CaCl2, CC, 25 mmoles.kg-1) a été suivie d’un cycle de pH (pHmin 5,5 ou 3,5). Le pH, la concentration en calcium ionisé (Ca2+), la turbidité et la viscosité apparente ont été reliés aux variations de la phase protéique. La concentration en Ca2+, initialement négligeable dans le lait de soja, augmente avec l’addition en Ca, ainsi qu’avec l’acidification et diminue lors de l’alcalinisation. Pour le lait de vache non supplémenté, le cycle de pH à 5,5 n’est réversible ni sur les variations en Ca2+, ni sur les variations de la phase protéique, contrairement au lait de vache supplémenté en Ca. Ceci pourrait être dû à la capture préalable en Ca, entraînant un renforcement des micelles de caséines. Pour des cycles de pH à 5,5, l’agrégation induite par l’acidification est partiellement ou complètement réversible lors de l’alcalinisation pour les laits de soja NH et H, mais l’agrégation induite par le Ca est irréversible. Quelque soit le système étudié, des phénomènes irréversibles sont observés lors de cycle du pH à 3,5. Les interactions Ca-protéines (de vache ou de soja) étudiées par CTI montrent des signaux endothermiques similaires, probablement dû au relargage de molécules d’eau. La liaison du Ca pourrait être décrite comme un échange H+/Ca2+ étant donné les force électrostatiques impliquées. Les sites de fixation du Ca on été identifiés par IR-TF. Une diminution de l’énergie d’absorption dans les région amides I et II et dans la région carboxylate s’est produite lors de l’addition de Ca, avec de plus grandes variations pour les laits de soja

Calcium equilibrium in milky systems between colloidal and soluble phase - study of calcium - protein interactions

Les équilibres en calcium (Ca) entre la phase soluble et la phase colloïdale ont été étudiés dans des systèmes lactés (laits de vache, de soja Hydrolysé ou Non-Hydrolysé). La supplémentation en Ca (CaCl2, CC, 25 mmoles.kg-1) a été suivie d’un cycle de pH (pHmin 5,5 ou 3,5). Le pH, la concentration en calcium ionisé (Ca2+), la turbidité et la viscosité apparente ont été reliés aux variations de la phase protéique. La concentration en Ca2+, initialement négligeable dans le lait de soja, augmente avec l’addition en Ca, ainsi qu’avec l’acidification et diminue lors de l’alcalinisation. Pour le lait de vache non supplémenté, le cycle de pH à 5,5 n’est réversible ni sur les variations en Ca2+, ni sur les variations de la phase protéique, contrairement au lait de vache supplémenté en Ca. Ceci pourrait être dû à la capture préalable en Ca, entraînant un renforcement des micelles de caséines. Pour des cycles de pH à 5,5, l’agrégation induite par l’acidification est partiellement ou complètement réversible lors de l’alcalinisation pour les laits de soja NH et H, mais l’agrégation induite par le Ca est irréversible. Quelque soit le système, des phénomènes sont irréversibles lors de cycle de pH à 3,5. Les interactions Ca-protéines (de vache ou de soja) étudiées par CTI montrent des signaux endothermiques similaires, probablement dû au relargage de molécules d’eau. La liaison du Ca pourrait être décrite comme un échange H+/Ca2+ étant donné les force électrostatiques impliquées. Les sites de fixation du Ca on été identifiés par IR-TF. L’énergie d’absorption diminue dans les région amides I et II et dans la région carboxylate lors de l’addition de CaCa equilibrium between soluble and colloidal phases was studied in milky systems (milk, Non Hydrolysed, NH, or Hydrolysed, H, soy milks). Calcium chloride supplementation (CC, 25 mmoles.kg-1) was followed by pH cycle (pHmin 5.5 or 3.5). pH, Ca2+, turbidity and apparent viscosity were recorded in situ. Ca equilibria were related to protein phase variations. Contrarily to milk, Ca2+ concentration was initially negligible in soy milks. Yet, whatever the milky system, Ca2+ increased upon CC addition and with acidification, and decreased during alkalinization. For reference milk, pH cycle to 5.5 was reversible neither on Ca2+ variations nor on protein phase contrarily to CC-milk. This could be due to the previous capture of Ca during supplementation, involving casein micelles reinforcement through Ca-protein interactions. For pH cycle to 5.5, acid-induced aggregation was partially and completely reversible upon alkalinization for NH and H-soy milks, respectively. Once CC addition, Ca-induced aggregation was irreversible and pH cycle had minor effects. Whatever the system, the irreversibility of phenomena was observed for pH cycle to 3.5. Ca-(milk or soy) protein interactions studied by ITC showed similar endothermic signals, probably due to the water release occurring upon interaction. Ca binding should rather be described as H+/Ca2+ exchange with respect to the electrostatic forces involved. Finally, Ca-binding sites were identified with FTIR spectroscopy. A decrease of the absorption energy in the amide I and II region and in the carboxylate region occurred upon CC-addition, with higher variations in soy milk

Antioxidant properties of phenolic surrogates of lignin depolymerisation

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Separation of phenols from lignin pyrolysis oil using ionic liquid

International audienceThe aim of this work was to propose an efficient process to extract phenolic compounds from bio-oils produced by lignin pyrolysis. The extraction of phenolic compounds from the crude bio-oils was performed in two steps. First, a 5-stages liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) was performed with a basic aqueous solution. The second step consisted of a 4-stages LLE carried out with either ethyl acetate or [Choline][NTf 2 ] ionic liquid as a green alternative solvent. It was found that the extraction of the phenolic compounds with the basic aqueous solution in the first LLE needs improvement. The extraction rates show that [Choline][NTf 2 ] is an excellent solvent for the recovery of phenolic compounds from aqueous solution as compared to the classical ethyl acetate organic solvent

Ionized calcium equilibrium and turbidity variations in calcium supplemented milk: effect of pH cycle

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Calcium binding sites identification in hydrolysed soy proteins in presence of citric acid using ATR-FTIR

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Rhamnus alaternus Plant: Extraction of Bioactive Fractions and Evaluation of Their Pharmacological and Phytochemical Properties

Rhamnus alaternus, is a wild-growing shrub, belonging to the Rhamnaceae family. Widely distributed in the Mediterranean basin, R. alaternus is used in the usual medicine in numerous countries, mostly Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, and Croatia. A large number of disorders—including dermatological complications, diabetes, hepatitis, and goiter problems—can be treated by the various parts of R. alaternus (i.e., roots, bark, berries, and leaves). Several bioactive compounds were isolated from R. alaternus, including flavonoids, anthocyanins, and anthraquinones, and showed several effects such as antioxidant, antihyperlipidemic, antigenotoxic, antimutagenic, antimicrobial, and antiproliferative. This review summarizes the updated information concerning the botanical description, distribution, extraction processes applied on R. alaternus, and its ethnopharmacology, toxicity, phytochemistry, and pharmacological effects

Calcium-proteins interactions studied by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) – Comparison of milk versus soy proteins

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. Calcium binding sites identification in a complex mixture of milk and soy proteins using Fourier-Transformed Inra-Red spectroscopy

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