Effects of phosphorylated ovalbumin on the quality of pork myofibrillar protein gel:an insight into gelling and physicochemical properties

This study aimed to investigate the effects of phosphorylated-ovalbumin(P-OVA)at different concentrations(0.5%and 1.0%)on the gel properties of pork myofibrillar protein(MP).The results showed that the textural properties such as gel hardness,cohesiveness,springiness and chewiness were improved with P-OVA addition at 0.5%.The water holding capacity(up to 75.89%)and gel strength(up to 168.56 g·mm)of MP gel were markedly increased after P-OVA addition.The absolute value of zeta potential reached 13.85 mV and maximum hydrophobicity(15.2μg)resulted from the addition of 0.5%P-OVA.The storage modulus(G’)and loss modulus(G’’)of MP gel were significantly increased from 50°C,and the G’and G’’significantly increased after 1.0%P-OVA addition,evidencing that the cross-linking effect of MP protein gel was enhanced.In addition,the P-OVA addition improved the structure of MP gel protein by reducing theα-helix,while increasing theβ-sheet and the r-value(the ratio between two ultraviolet second-derivative peak-to-trough distances),which further promoted the uniform and compact gel network structure.This work demonstrated that P-OVA is a highly effective modifier that significantly improves the quality of MP gel.From a view of practice,0.5%P-OVA is the optimal addition amount.

Studies on the liquid-liquid interfacial mass transfer process using holographic interferometry

This paper aims at the interfacial phenomena of liquid-liquid mass transfer and its characteristic.By using the real-time holographic technique,the concen-tration distributions on the aqueous side were obtained according to holographic diagrams of mass transfer of ethanol through the interface of oil and water at different initial concentrations.Furthermore,the concentrations near the interface and the mass transfer coefficients were attained.A correlation of concentration near the interface to the concentration of the solute in the oil side was proposed.An approach of interfacial energy with solute concentration was established,and the calculated results are at good agreement with the experimental data.It is indicated that the liquid-liquid mass transfer process is approximately in accordance with two-film theory,the interfacial performance may be changed by the addition of the solute,and the interface of liquid-liquid is non-equilibrium thermodynamically during the mass transfer process.