The rapidly increasing global population has resulted in an increased demand for proteins in the human diet.The mussel meat protein is an affordable,abundant,sustainable,and environmentally friendly source of proteins...The rapidly increasing global population has resulted in an increased demand for proteins in the human diet.The mussel meat protein is an affordable,abundant,sustainable,and environmentally friendly source of proteins suitable for human consumption.This review described the composition and characteristics of mussel meat proteins,as well as methods for sufficiently isolating and extracting these proteins.Several non-thermal processing technologies including high-pressure homogenization and ultrasonication are introduced for the mussel meat protein modification,and the impact of these processing treatments on the structure and functional properties of mussel meat proteins is also discussed.Moreover,the production of bioactive peptides with various kinds of biological activities from mussel meat proteins is highlighted.Finally,industrial and commercial applications of mussel meat proteins and their derived bioactive peptides in food formulations are discussed.The research findings demonstrated that homogenization and ultrasonication treatments could induce the change in protein conformation and significantly improve the functionality of mussel meat proteins.Enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation are effective approaches to produce bioactive peptides with multiple biological activities from mussels.Mussel meat proteins exhibit considerable nutritional and functional values compared to other widely used protein sources.Therefore,mussel meat protein could be used as a sustainable alternative protein resource in food applications.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund,CAFS(Grant No.2023TD64&2023TD66)Freshwater Fisheries Research Center,CAFS(Grant No.2023JBFM12)Solenaia oleivora ecological Compensation Program in Fuyang Section(2023).
文摘The rapidly increasing global population has resulted in an increased demand for proteins in the human diet.The mussel meat protein is an affordable,abundant,sustainable,and environmentally friendly source of proteins suitable for human consumption.This review described the composition and characteristics of mussel meat proteins,as well as methods for sufficiently isolating and extracting these proteins.Several non-thermal processing technologies including high-pressure homogenization and ultrasonication are introduced for the mussel meat protein modification,and the impact of these processing treatments on the structure and functional properties of mussel meat proteins is also discussed.Moreover,the production of bioactive peptides with various kinds of biological activities from mussel meat proteins is highlighted.Finally,industrial and commercial applications of mussel meat proteins and their derived bioactive peptides in food formulations are discussed.The research findings demonstrated that homogenization and ultrasonication treatments could induce the change in protein conformation and significantly improve the functionality of mussel meat proteins.Enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation are effective approaches to produce bioactive peptides with multiple biological activities from mussels.Mussel meat proteins exhibit considerable nutritional and functional values compared to other widely used protein sources.Therefore,mussel meat protein could be used as a sustainable alternative protein resource in food applications.
