TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Nonthermal Processing on the Structural and Techno-Functional Properties of Bovine α-Lactalbumin
AU - Hernández-Sánchez, Humberto
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Bovine α-lactalbumin (α-LA) is a small (MW 14,178) globular whey protein with good nutritional and functional properties. Its increased availability as a purified protein has made easier the study of the effects of different processing treatments on its structural and techno-functional properties. The consumer demand for fresh foods with longer shelf-life and good sensory qualities led to extensive research in the field of the so-called nonthermal technologies to inactivate microorganisms and enzymes. However, these technologies have also acquired great importance in the field of modification and improvement of structural, physicochemical, and techno-functional properties of food proteins. In this review, the effects of some nonthermal processes (high hydrostatic pressure, pulsed electric fields, high-intensity ultrasound, ultraviolet light, and atmospheric pressure cold plasma) on the properties of α-LA are examined, and the research needs in this field are indicated.
AB - Bovine α-lactalbumin (α-LA) is a small (MW 14,178) globular whey protein with good nutritional and functional properties. Its increased availability as a purified protein has made easier the study of the effects of different processing treatments on its structural and techno-functional properties. The consumer demand for fresh foods with longer shelf-life and good sensory qualities led to extensive research in the field of the so-called nonthermal technologies to inactivate microorganisms and enzymes. However, these technologies have also acquired great importance in the field of modification and improvement of structural, physicochemical, and techno-functional properties of food proteins. In this review, the effects of some nonthermal processes (high hydrostatic pressure, pulsed electric fields, high-intensity ultrasound, ultraviolet light, and atmospheric pressure cold plasma) on the properties of α-LA are examined, and the research needs in this field are indicated.
KW - High hydrostatic pressure
KW - Nonthermal processing
KW - Pulsed electric fields
KW - Ultrasound
KW - α-Lactalbumin
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U2 - 10.1007/s12393-023-09340-8
DO - 10.1007/s12393-023-09340-8
M3 - Artículo de revisión
AN - SCOPUS:85149787959
SN - 1866-7910
VL - 15
SP - 187
EP - 195
JO - Food Engineering Reviews
JF - Food Engineering Reviews
IS - 2
ER -