Characterization of Maillard-type lysozyme-galactomannan conjugate having immune-enhancing effects

Jae Eon Yang, Su Hyun Chun, Ha Hyung Kim, Hee Don Choi, Kwang Won Lee

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    Abstract

    In the present study, lysozyme-galactomannan conjugate (LGC) was fractionated by ion-exchange chromatography, the immune activity of the fractions was confirmed, and a structural analysis of the glycoprotein was performed. A high-molecular-weight fraction of LGC (H-LGC), was characterized by using a method using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry. The glycated site of H-LGC was determined to be the lysine (Lys)115 residue. In addition, about 1 mol of galactomannan (G) was linked to 1 mol of lysozyme (L) in LGC based on the binding weight ratio. Conjugation of L and G reduced the aggregation of particles, resulting in a monodispersion based on measurement of dynamic light scattering. LGC in solution showed heterogeneous shapes with a mean size of 337 nm. Therefore, we suggest that LGC improves the immune-enhancing activity as G conjugates the site of Lys115 on L, and provides higher solubility with reduced aggregation for the industrial use of LGC as a food constituent.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)149-157
    Number of pages9
    JournalFood Chemistry
    Volume227
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017 Jul 15

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the High Value-added Food Technology Development Program (111137-03-HD120), Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of Korea (iPET) and Korea Food Research Institute (Republic of Korea). The authors thank the Korea University-CJ Food Safety Center (Seoul, South Korea) for providing equipment and facilities.

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2017 Elsevier Ltd

    Copyright:
    Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

    Keywords

    • Conjugate
    • Galactomannan
    • Lysozyme
    • Maillard reaction
    • Peptide

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Food Science

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