Effects of konjac glucomannan on heat-induced changes of wheat gluten structure

Yu Wang; Yiheng Chen; Yun Zhou; Satoru Nirasawa; Eizo Tatsumi; Xiuting Li; Yongqiang Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.02.056

Effects of konjac glucomannan on heat-induced changes of wheat gluten structure

Food Chem. 2017 Aug 15:229:409-416. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.02.056. Epub 2017 Feb 14.

Authors

Yu Wang¹, Yiheng Chen², Yun Zhou², Satoru Nirasawa³, Eizo Tatsumi³, Xiuting Li⁴, Yongqiang Cheng⁵

Affiliations

¹ Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Food from Plant Resources, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China; School of Food and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 33, Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, PR China.
² Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Food from Plant Resources, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
³ Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba 305-8686, Japan.
⁴ School of Food and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, No. 33, Fucheng Road, Beijing 100048, PR China.
⁵ Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Key Laboratory of Functional Food from Plant Resources, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China. Electronic address: chengyq@cau.edu.cn.

PMID: 28372193
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.02.056

Abstract

Effects of konjac glucomannan on the structure of wheat gluten were investigated at variable temperatures in this study. Dynamic oscillatory rheology study showed that konjac glucomannan conferred stiffness on gluten with a higher tan δ data at 25°C and 55°C, but this parameter was lower at 75°C and 95°C. Konjac glucomannan decreased the content of thiol equivalent groups and increased the α-helix/β-sheet content ratio, respectively. The thicker layer of gluten protein with 5% konjac glucomannan was observed by scanning electron microscopy. This study revealed that konjac glucomannan could alter the conformations of gluten proteins upon heating via non-covalent interactions and physical entanglements. It is likely that konjac glucomannan promotes protein aggregation by strengthening hydrophobic interaction at 25°C and 55°C, and alleviates heat-induced denaturation by decreasing the flexibility of polypeptide chain at higher 75°C and 95°C.

Keywords: Disulfide bond; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR); Gliadin (PubChemCID, 17787981); Glucomannan (PubChemCID, 24892726); Gluten; Gluten secondary structure; Heat treatment; Konjac glucomannan.

MeSH terms

Glutens / chemistry*
Glutens / metabolism
Hot Temperature
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Mannans / chemistry*
Protein Structure, Secondary
Triticum / chemistry

Substances

Mannans
(1-6)-alpha-glucomannan
Glutens