The effect of conformational transition of gelatin-polysaccharide polyelectrolyte complex on its functional properties

  • Tomáš Valenta Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Technology, Department of Food Technology, Vavrečkova 275, 762 72 Zlín
  • Barbora Lapčíková Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Technology, Department of Food Technology, Vavrečkova 275, 762 72 Zlín
  • Lubomír Lapčík Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Technology, Department of Food Technology, Vavrečkova 275, 762 72 Zlín
  • Peng Li Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Technology, Department of Food Technology, Vavrečkova 275, 762 72 Zlín
Keywords: biopolyelectrolyte complex, conformational transition, flow parameter, gelatin-polysaccharide blend, hydrocolloid

Abstract

The blends of gelatin and shear-thinning hydrocolloids (guar gum, kappa-carrageenan and xanthan gum) were examined to determine the effect of the conformational change on the functional properties of the solutions. The polyelectrolyte complexes of 0.5% gelatin/0.5% polysaccharide in 70 mM KCl or 70 mM NaCl were investigated by the laboratory rheometer and conductivity meter in the temperature range 25 - 45 °C. The rheological data were fitted by the power-law and Herschel-Bulkley model to obtain the flow parameters. The functional properties of the samples were substantially affected by the conformational change of the polysaccharide, as well as by the type of the hydrocolloid and salt solution. There was an evident change of viscosity and conductivity of the solutions upon heating, corresponding to the helix-coil transition of the polysaccharide at temperature about 35 °C. The type of the salt solvent had an effect on the gelation properties of the samples. Gelatin/kappa-carrageenan blend in NaCl provided a gel of high consistency at ambient temperature (20 - 25 °C), whereas the blend in KCl did not gel in the studied temperature range. The potential stability of the blends was determined by zeta-potential analysis. The low values of ζ-potential indicate that the gelatin/polysaccharide blends are electrically unstable systems which tend to coagulate. The mixtures of gelatin/polysaccharide electrostatic complexes may have a great potential in many food applications.

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Published
2017-10-27
How to Cite
Valenta, T., Lapčíková, B., Lapčík, L., & Li, P. (2017). The effect of conformational transition of gelatin-polysaccharide polyelectrolyte complex on its functional properties. Potravinarstvo Slovak Journal of Food Sciences, 11(1), 587-596. https://doi.org/10.5219/728