title: Effect of milk concentration on the irreversible thermal denaturation and disulfide aggregation of beta-lactoglobulin.
abstract: The kinetics of beta-lactoglobulin (beta-LG) denaturation in reconstituted skim milk samples of various concentrations (9.6-38.4% total solids) over a wide temperature range (75-100 degrees C) was studied. The thermal denaturation of beta-LG had a reaction order of 1.5 at all milk solids concentrations and at all temperatures. The rate of denaturation of beta-LG was markedly dependent on the milk solids concentration and the heating temperature. At 75 degrees C, the thermal denaturation of beta-LG was retarded at higher milk solids concentrations. However, this retardation was less pronounced at higher temperatures so that a similar rate of denaturation was observed at all milk solids concentrations at 100 degrees C. From an examination of the level of disulfide-aggregated beta-LG, it was evident that most, but not all, of the denatured beta-LG was involved in disulfide-aggregated complexes, either with other denatured whey proteins or with the casein micelles. As with beta-LG denaturation, the rate of disulfide aggregation of beta-LG was markedly dependent on the milk solids concentration.
authors.affiliation: Food Science Section, New Zealand Dairy Research Institute, Private Bag 11029, Palmerston North, New Zealand. skelte.anema@nzdri.org.nz
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Anema
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D007700:Kinetics; D007782:Lactoglobulins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008892:Milk; D011489:Protein Denaturation
chemical_list: D004220:Disulfides; D007782:Lactoglobulins