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Polypeptide Profile, Amino Acid Composition and Some Functional Properties of Calabash Nutmeg (Monodora myristica) Flour and Protein Products

The aim of this work was to compare the physicochemical and functional properties of calabash nutmeg ( Monodora myristica ) seed protein flour with those of protein-enriched products (albumin, globulin, and protein isolate). Defatted M. myristica seed flour (MMF) was used to prepare various protein...

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Published in:Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society 2017-11, Vol.94 (11), p.1361-1371
Main Authors: Akinyede, Adedamola I., Malomo, Sunday A., Fagbemi, Tayo N., Osundahunsi, Oluwatooyin F., Aluko, Rotimi E.
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Language:English
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Summary:The aim of this work was to compare the physicochemical and functional properties of calabash nutmeg ( Monodora myristica ) seed protein flour with those of protein-enriched products (albumin, globulin, and protein isolate). Defatted M. myristica seed flour (MMF) was used to prepare various protein products. A NaCl extract of MMF was dialyzed against water to obtain the soluble albumin fraction (MMA) and a precipitated globulin fraction (MMG). MMF was also extracted with NaOH, the extract adjusted to pH 4.0 and the precipitated proteins collected as the isolate (MMI). Non-reducing gel electrophoresis showed that the MMF, MMG and MMI had similar composition that was dominated by 55 and 110 kDa polypeptides while MMA consisted mainly of smaller (
ISSN:0003-021X
1558-9331
DOI:10.1007/s11746-017-3043-6