Optimized Alkaline Hydrolysis for Recovering Ferulated Arabinoxylan Biopolymers from Maize Bran with Antioxidant Functionality.

Muzzamal Hussain, Kristin Whitney, Senay Simsek

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Muzzamal HussainWhistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6508-1962

Kristin WhitneyWhistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4498-6273

Senay SimsekWhistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0238-5947

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Abstract

Maize bran is an abundant cereal byproduct and a promising source of ferulated arabinoxylan biopolymers (FAXs). In this study, alkaline hydrolysis was optimized for FAX extraction from maize bran using a design-of-experiments approach evaluating alkali concentration, extraction time, and temperature. Purified FAXs were characterized for their chemical composition, phenolic and ferulic acid content, antioxidant activity, microstructure, and functional properties using GC-MS, HPLC, FT-IR, SEM, and standard antioxidant and functional assays. The FAX yields ranged from 14.7 to 18.9%, producing arabinose- and xylose-rich polymers (A/X ratio 0.68-0.74) with a high proportion of bound ferulic acid. Antioxidant assays (FRAP, ABTS, and DPPH) showed that alkaline-extracted and bound phenolic fractions exhibited substantially higher antioxidant capacity (

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alkaline extractionferulated arabinoxylansferulic acidgas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS)high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)industrial applicationsmaize branstructural propertieswater absorption

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PMID41901821

DOI10.3390/polym18060689

PMCPMC13030836

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