Jr. Wagner et J. Gueguen, Surface functional properties of native, acid-treated, and reduced soy glycinin. 2. Emulsifying properties, J AGR FOOD, 47(6), 1999, pp. 2181-2187
Emulsifying properties of native and chemically modified soy glycinins were
studied. The influence of ionic strength, protein sample composition and c
oncentration, and assay conditions on the flocculation-creaming process and
coalescence resistance was analyzed. Differences in these emulsifying prop
erties were exhibited by native glycinins, which have a variable content of
4S, 11S, and 15S forms. Structure and functionality of native glycinin wer
e modified by means of combined treatments: mild acidic treatments without
heating or with heating at variable time and with or without disulfide bond
s reduction. Modified glycinins presented different degrees of deamidation,
surface hydrophobicity, and molecular mass. A slight enhancement of emulsi
fying stability at moderated deamidation degrees was observed. In different
protein samples, a positive relationship between the flocculation-creaming
rate constant and equilibrium oil volume fraction of emulsions with surfac
e hydrophobicity was detected. A remarkable difference was observed between
reduced and nonreduced samples, mainly with respect to behavior at low or
high ionic strength.