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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Effect of Addition of Tryptophan on Aggregation of Apo-α-Lactalbumin Induced by UV-Light.

Zichen Zhao, Renjie Li, Mahesha M Poojary, Søren B Nielsen, Marianne N Lund

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zichen ZhaoDepartment of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Renjie LiDepartment of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Mahesha M PoojaryDepartment of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-8212-364X
Søren B NielsenArla Foods Ingredients Group P/S-Innovation R&D, Discover Department, Sønderupvej 26, 6920 Videbæk, Denmark.
Marianne N LundDepartment of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-8708-2210
University of Copenhagen · DKArla Foods (Denmark) · DK

Funding

China Scholarship Council 201607940001Innovationsfonden 5158-00020BS.C. van Fonden 2019-0142
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

UV-B illumination facilitates aggregation of alpha-lactalbumin (α-LA) by intramolecular disulfide bond cleavage followed by intermolecular thiol-disulfide exchange reactions. However, long term exposure to UV-B illumination may induce undesired oxidative modifications of amino acid residues in the protein. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of UV-induced aggregation of apo-α-LA (a calcium-depleted form of α-LA) under aerobic and anaerobic conditions and by addition of tryptophan (Trp) as a photosensitizer. The addition of Trp to apo-α-LA illuminated under anaerobic conditions facilitated the highest level of free thiol release and disulfide-mediated aggregation as compared to without addition of Trp under both anaerobic and aerobic conditions. Addition of Trp under aerobic condition resulted in the lowest level of free thiols and disulfide-mediated aggregation and the aerobic conditions caused oxidation of the free Trp with formation of kynurenine and 5-hydroxy-Trp. Minor levels of the Trp oxidation product, 3-hydroxy-kynurenine (2% converted from Trp), was formed in apo-α-LA with added Trp under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions after UV-B treatment.

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aggregationphotooxidationtryptophanUV illuminationwhey protein

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PMID34359447
PMCPMC8305073
OpenAlexW3180472643

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