Conjugation with gum acacia improved the ability of whey protein isolate-(-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate covalent complexes to stabilize β-carotene emulsions.

Weijun Chen, Hui Hou, Jiaxin Han, Xinhui Wang, Yuncheng Li, Fanbing Meng, Donghong Liu, Xiaoying Guo

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Weijun ChenCollege of Food and Biological Engineering, Meat Processing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.

Hui HouCollege of Food and Biological Engineering, Meat Processing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.

Jiaxin HanCollege of Food and Biological Engineering, Meat Processing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.

Xinhui WangCollege of Food and Biological Engineering, Meat Processing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.

Yuncheng LiCollege of Food and Biological Engineering, Meat Processing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.

Fanbing MengCollege of Food and Biological Engineering, Meat Processing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.

Donghong LiuCollege of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Fuli Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.

Xiaoying GuoSichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Chengdu 610599, China.

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A ternary covalent complex was prepared by conjugating whey protein isolate (WPI)-(-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) covalent complex with gum acacia (GA). A blue shift in the amide A band and decreased intensity of amide bands in the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy spectra, and an increase in molecular size confirmed the covalent linkage. It was utilized to stabilize β-carotene emulsion. The freeze-thaw, ionic strength, thermal and pH stability of emulsions were enhanced by conjugation with GA. Compared with WPI, the WPI-EGCG covalent complex and its mixture with GA, the ternary covalent complex used as an emulsifier more effectively inhibited the degradation of encapsulated β-carotene under ultraviolet light irradiation and thermal treatment. The stability of the emulsion during simulated gastrointestinal digestion and the in vitro bioaccessibility of BC also significantly (

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BioaccessibilityPhysicochemical stabilityTernary conjugate complexβ-carotene emulsion

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PMID41431723

DOI10.1016/j.fochx.2025.103339

PMCPMC12718212

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