Mechanical and biochemical characterisation of wheat gluten films as a function of pH and co-solvent

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2001-08-01

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Kayserilioglu, BS
Stevels, WM
Mulder, WJ
Akkas, N

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Dispersions of wheat gluten were prepared at different pHs (4, 6 and 11) in the presence or absence of ethanol. Films were obtained after casting suspensions followed by evaporation of the solvent. Films prepared at pH 11 were significantly stronger than the films prepared at pH 4 and 6 with tensile strengths of approximately 7 vs. 2 MPa. With increasing strength, the elongation at break was moderately reduced from approximately 300% to 190%. No significant variations of water vapour transfer rate properties were observed among the films. The solubility of gluten films in aqueous and 1.5% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) solution decreased with increasing pH of films. Tricine sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel (SDS-PAGE) patterns of wheat gluten and film showed the formation of high molecular weight fractions. The amount of free amino groups in the wheat gluten decreased during film formation. Amino acid analysis showed the presence of lysinoalanine (LAL). All these results indicate the formation of irreversible intermolecular cross-linking upon film formation at pH 11.

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Food Science, Organic Chemistry

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/67744

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Department of Food Engineering, Article