Comparative study of protein stabilization in white wine using zirconia and bentonite: physicochemical and wine sensory analysis

A semi-industrial application of the continuous stabilization of white wine protein using a column packed with zirconia was studied and compared to the traditional bentonite treatment using a Macabeu white wine. Physicochemical and wine sensory properties were evaluated using a rating system and triangle tests. Continuous protein stabilization was analyzed in three residence times, and the equivalent of 300 BV of wine was used for both treatments. Wine protein content was reduced by 21%, 40%, and 42% using the continuous process with residence times of 7.5, 15, and 30 min, respectively, and by 61.4% using the bentonite treatment. The wines obtained from the packed column were protein stable up to 25, 75, and 175 BV for residence times of 7.5, 15, and 30 min, respectively. The amount of polyphenol removed was less than 10%, and similar amounts were removed from the wine regardless of residence time, while 20.6% of polyphenol was removed using bentonite. The physicochemical and sensory properties of wine treated with bentonite were similar to those of wine treated with zirconia.     

Determination of Mirex in human blood serum containing polychlorinated biphenyls by using packed column gas chromatography.

An analytical method has been developed that uses electron capture/gas-liquid chromatography to determine Mirex in serum containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (Aroclor 1260). With this method, 0.2 ppb Mirex can be determined in 4 mL serum that also contains 10 ppb PCBs. The method provides approximately 70% recovery of Mirex at 1.0 and 3.5 ppb. The coefficients of variation are 4.5 and 4.6% at 1.0 and 3.5 ppb, respectively. In a cooperative study with the Ohio Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control used this method to determine the extent of exposure of Salem, OH, residents to Mirex. Confirmation of Mirex was obtained by using high resolution gas chromatography and high resolution mass spectrometry.     

Enzymatic interesterification of butterfat with rapeseed oil in a continuous packed bed reactor

Lipase-catalyzed interesterification of butterfat blended with rapeseed oil (70/30, w/w) was investigated both in batch and in continuous reactions. Six commercially available immobilized lipases were screened in batch experiments, and the lipases, Lipozyme TL IM and Lipozyme RM IM, were chosen for further studies in a continuous packed bed reactor. TL IM gave a fast reaction and had almost reached equilibrium with a residence time of 30 min, whereas RM IM required 60 min. The effect of reaction temperature was more pronounced for RM IM. TL IM showed little effect on the interesterification degree when the temperature was raised from 60 degrees C to 90 degrees C, whereas RM IM had a positive effect when the temperature was increased from 40 degrees C to 80 degrees C. Even though TL IM is an sn-1,3 specific lipase, small changes in the sn-2 position of the triacylglycerol could be seen. The tendency was toward a reduction of the saturated fatty acid C14:0 and C16:0 and an increase of the long-chain saturated and unsaturated fatty acids (C18:0 and C18:1), especially at longer residence times (90 min). In prolonged continuous operation the activity of TL IM was high for the first 5 days, whereafter it dramatically decreased over the next 10 days to an activity level of 40%. In general, the study shows no significant difference for butterfat interesterification in terms of enzyme behavior from normal vegetable oils and fats even though it contains short-chain fatty acids and cholesterol. However, the release of short-chain fatty acids from enzymatic reactions makes the sensory quality unacceptable for direct edible applications.     

蛋白水解物及多糖负载姜黄素制备纳米颗粒及其稳定性

为了提供一种姜黄素纳米颗粒的制备载体,该文以玉米醇溶蛋白水解物(zein hydrolyate,ZH)和大豆可溶性多糖(soluble soybean polysaccharides,SSPS)复合物(ZH-SSPS)为原料,通过反溶剂纳米沉淀法制备了一种水溶性姜黄素纳米颗粒(curcumin nanoparticles,Cur-Ps),并考查了SSPS与ZH在制备姜黄素纳米颗粒中的协同作用。研究结果表明,当ZH的质量浓度在2.5 mg/m L以下时,SPSS的存在会使姜黄素的水溶性有所提高。当ZH的质量浓度在2.5 mg/m L以上时,姜黄素在水中的溶解量可高达135μg/m L,SSPS的加入无法使姜黄素的水溶性进一步提升。在中性条件(p H值7.0)或低离子强度(50 mmol/L)下,ZH及ZH-SSPS分别制备的姜黄素纳米颗粒(Cur-Ps)都具有良好的胶体稳定性。但在酸性(p H值为4.5和2.0)或高离子强度(200 mmol/L)下,ZH-SSPS较单独的ZH制备的Cur-Ps具有更好的胶体稳定性。体外释放研究表明,ZH及ZH-SSPS分别制备的Cur-Ps都具有一定的缓释作用,但ZH-SSPS制备的Cur-Ps具有更好的缓释效果,6 h的累积释放率在80%以下。1,1-二苯基-2-苦基肼(1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl,DPPH)游离基氧化稳定性试验表明,姜黄素经纳米包埋后其氧化稳定性得到了显著提高(P0.05)。此外,ZH-SSPS制备的Cur-Ps冻干粉呈现多孔的海绵状结构,其复溶率显著提高(P0.05),可达90%以上。因此,SSPS和ZH在制备Cur-Ps的过程中具有明显的协同作用。利用ZH-SSPS制备的Cur-Ps溶液,外观澄清透明,能够为功能性饮料的营养强化提供借鉴。     

Isoflavone-free soy protein prepared by column chromatography reduces plasma cholesterol in rats

To know whether isoflavones are responsible for the hypocholesterolemic effect of soy protein, the effect on plasma cholesterol of isoflavone-free soy protein prepared by column chromatography was examined in rats. Five-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed cholesterol-enriched AIN-93G diets containing either 20% casein (CAS), 20% soy protein isolate (SPI), 20% isoflavone-free SPI (IF-SPI), 19.7% IF-SPI + 0.3% isoflavone-rich fraction (isoflavone concentrate, IC), or 20% CAS + 0.3% IC for 2 weeks. Plasma total cholesterol concentrations of rats fed SPI and IF-SPI were comparable and were significantly lower than that of rats fed CAS. The addition of IC to the CAS and IF-SPI did not influence plasma cholesterol level. Fecal steroid excretion of the three SPI groups was higher than that of the two CAS groups, whereas the addition of IC showed no effect. Thus, a significant fraction of the cholesterol-lowering effect of SPI in rats can be attributed to the protein content, but the isoflavones and other minor constituents may also play a role.     

Decrease of heat shock protein levels and cell populations by wine phenolic extracts

The effect of red and white wine total extracts and phenolic fractions on heat shock protein (Hsp) levels in tumor cells and on tumor and endothelial cell populations in vitro has been investigated. Total extracts of red wines decreased Hsp70 and Hsp27 levels and the numbers of tumor and endothelial cells. Several red and white wine fractions significantly decreased Hsp27 levels, and some of them had also an effect on Hsp70 levels. A red wine fraction rich in polymeric flavanols and a white wine one rich in phenolic acids, flavonols, and tyrosol strongly lowered Hsp27 levels. Some red and white wine fractions strongly reduced tumor cell numbers, whereas most of them decreased endothelial cell numbers to variable extents. The present results indicate that wine phenolics decrease Hsp levels in tumor cells and tumor and endothelial cell populations. These properties may be important in the potent anticarcinogenic action of wine phenolics.     

Transport and re-entrainment of soil colloids in saturated packed column: effects of pH and ionic strength

Purpose

Colloid migration in subsurface environments has attracted considerable attention in recent years because of its suspected role in facilitating transport of strongly adsorbed contaminants to groundwater. The influence of bulk solution pH or ionic strength on model colloid (i.e., latex microsphere, amorphous silica colloids) transport is well established, while little attention has been paid to water-dispersible soil colloids. In this study, saturated packed columns were conducted to explore the mechanism of transport and fate of water-dispersible soil colloids and facilitating transport of Cu during transients in solution chemistry.

Materials and methods

Water-dispersible soil colloids were fractionated from a Cu-contaminated soil sample. Transport of soil colloidal suspensions was conducted with varying pH and ionic strengths, and then, re-entrainment of those retained colloids after completion the transport experiments was conducted by changing pore water solution transient ionic strength and pH conditions. Meanwhile, transport and fate of the Cu strongly adsorbed on the soil colloids were determined under different ionic strength conditions.

Results and discussion

The transport behavior of soil colloids in porous media was found to depend on the pH and ionic strengths of bulk solution. An increase in solution ionic strength and decrease in solution pH resulted in greater deposition which was revealed by the collision efficiency (??). It increased from 0.15 to 1.0 when solution composition changed from 0 to 50?mM NaNO₃ and decreased dramatically from 1.0 to 0.035 as the solution pH converted from 2.97 to 8.94. The results were in agreement with Derjaguin?CLandau?CVerwey?COverbeek theory. Upon stepwise reduction in ionic strength of eluting fluid or enhancement in its pH, a sharp release of colloids retained in the column occurred in each step. Meanwhile, the value of FRE _NaOH that reveals the effect of NaOH solution at pH?11 on the mobilization of retained colloids deposited in the primary minimum increased from 38.6% to 64.6% when the ionic strength of bulk solution changed from 0 to 50?mM NaNO₃ and decreased from 86.7% to 35.8% as the solution pH from 2.97 to 8.94. In addition, the transport and fate of the Cu strongly adsorbed on soil colloids were highly consistent with the results of soil colloids.

Conclusions

The colloid collision efficiency (??) decreased as the pH of bulk solution increased and increased as the ionic strength of bulk solution increased in saturated columns packed with pure quartz sand, and NaOH solution at pH?11 poses a predominant role on mobilization of the retained colloids deposited in the primary minimum. Meanwhile, the strongly adsorbed Cu on soil colloids almost cannot be detached from its carrier under the competition of coexisted cations in the bulk solution and cotransport with its carrier under different ionic strengths.     

Determination of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole and 2,4,6-tribromoanisole in wine using microextraction in packed syringe and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

A selective and fast method for the quantitative determination of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA) and 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA) in wine was developed. Microextraction in packed syringe (MEPS) was optimized for the extraction and preconcentration of the analytes using extremely small volume samples (0.1-1 mL). For GC-EI-MS, the limit of detection (LOD) for red and white wine was in the range 0.17-0.49 microg L(-1) for TCA and TBA. In addition to GC-EI-MS both GC-NCI-MS and GC-HRMS were used to further improve both selectivity and sensitivity. The lowest LODs were achieved using GC-HRMS in the EI mode. In red and white wine samples the LODs were between 0.22-0.75 ng L(-1) for TCA and TBA. The reproducibility and linearity for the GC-HRMS method was good, with RSD-values of 4-10% for spiked red wine samples at 1 ng L(-1) and linearity with R (2) > 0.962 over a concentration range of 1 to 100 ng L(-1).     

White wine with red wine-like properties: increased extraction of grape skin polyphenols improves the antioxidant capacity of the derived white wine.

Lower antioxidant activity in white wines in comparison to red wines lies in the low grape-skin-derived polyphenol content. This paper reports the analysis of the antioxidant capacities of white wine samples obtained along two different processing procedures directed to enrich the wine with polyphenols. White wine samples derived from whole squeezed grapes stored for increasing periods of time (up to 18 h) contained increasing concentrations of polyphenols (from 0.35 to 0.55 mmol/L) and, in parallel, exhibited increased capacity to scavenge free radicals and to inhibit copper ion-induced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation. However, addition of increasing concentrations of alcohol (up to 18%) to the whole squeezed grapes remarkably augmented the extraction of grape skin polyphenols into the wine up to 1.25 mmol/L, resulting in an increased capacity of the wine to scavenge free radicals and to inhibit LDL oxidation, to an extent similar to that of red wine. The extent of LDL oxidation inhibition was directly related to the wine polyphenolic content (r = 0.986). It is concluded that processing white wine by imposing a short period of grape skin contact in the presence of alcohol leads to extraction of grape skin polyphenols and produces polyphenol-rich white wine with antioxidant characteristics similar to those of red wine.     

White wine induced cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion injury is mediated by life extending Akt/FOXO3a/NFkappaB survival pathway

Recent studies on the protection afforded by moderate wine consumption against cardiovascular diseases have focused mainly on the activity of red wine in view of its high content of antioxidants, especially polyphenols. White wine lacks polyphenols, but it contains other compounds such as hydroxycinnamic acids (caffeic acid) and monophenols (tyrosol), which are known to have antioxidant properties. Therefore, this study was designed to examine the effect of white wine in myocardial ischemic-reperfusion injury. The experimental rats were gavaged with white wine (Soave Suavia "Le Rive" 2004) at a dosage of 6.5 mL/(kg.rat.day) for 30 days. Rats were divided into four groups: control sham (CS), wine-treated sham (WS), control ischemia (I)/reperfusion (R) (CIR), and wine + IR (WIR). All the rats in both IR groups underwent 30 min occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery followed by 8, 24 h, and 30 days of reperfusion (R). Significant reduction in infarct size (21 vs 39%, n = 6), cardiomyocyte (274 vs 384 counts/100 HPF, n = 6), and endothelial cell apoptosis (387 vs 587 counts/100 HPF) was observed in WIR as compared with CIR after 24 h of reperfusion. Echocardiography demonstrated significant increased fractional shortening (32 vs 22%) and ejection fraction (60 vs 44%) following 30 days of reperfusion in WIR rats compared to CIR ( n = 6). In addition, increased phosphorylation of AKT, Foxo3a, and eNOS were found in WS and WIR, as compared to their respective controls. The gel-shift analysis demonstrated significant upregulation of DNA binding activity of NF-kappaB in the white wine-treated groups. This report demonstrated for the first time that the white wine mediated cardioprotection in ischemic reperfused myocardium is through the PI-3kinase/Akt/FOXO3a/e-NOS/NF-kappaB survival pathway.     

Characteristics of structured lipid prepared by lipase-catalyzed acidolysis of roasted sesame oil and caprylic acid in a bench-scale continuous packed bed reactor

Structured lipid (SL) was prepared from roasted sesame oil and caprylic acid (CA) by Rhizomucor miehei lipase-catalyzed acidolysis in a bench-scale continuous packed bed reactor. Total incorporation and acyl migration of CA in the SL were 42.5 and 3.1 mol %, respectively, and the half-life of the lipase was 19.2 days. The SL displayed different physical and chemical properties, less saturated dark brown color, lower viscosity, lower melting and crystallization temperature ranges, higher melting and crystallization enthalpies, higher smoke point, higher saponification value, and lower iodine value, in comparison to those of unmodified sesame oil. The oxidative stability of purified SL was lower than that of sesame oil. There were no differences in the contents of unsaponifiables including tocopherols and phytosterols. However, total sesame lignans content was decreased in SL due to the loss of sesamol when compared to sesame oil. Most of the 70 volatiles present in roasted sesame oil were removed from SL during short-path distillation of SL. These results indicate that the characteristics of SL are different from those of original sesame oil in several aspects except for the contents of tocopherols and phytosterols.     

Evidence for protein degradation by Botrytis cinerea and relationships with alteration of synthetic wine foaming properties

Botrytis cinerea is an important fungal pathogen particularly dreaded in the cool climate vineyard. It is responsible for important damage, especially the decrease in foamability of sparkling wines, such as Champagne. Different studies have shown that proteins are largely involved in the stabilization of Champagne foam despite their low concentration. Other works demonstrated changes in the electrophoretic characteristics of must proteins originating from botrytized grapes, although the cause of such alterations was never explained. In the first part of this study, results showed the release by B. cinerea of 3.5 mg/L total proteins in a synthetic liquid medium. Among these proteins, the presence of a protease activity on bovine serum albumin (BSA) and must proteins was demonstrated by using a colorimetric method and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. In the model wine, the Bradford method showed a BSA loss of 66% after 24 h and a loss of 96% after 120 h. In the same model wine, the soluble must protein concentration decreased by 35% after 1 week and by 53% after 2 weeks while the control showed no protein loss. B. cinerea proteases were then able to degrade BSA and must proteins and were above all active at must and wine pH and in the presence of ethanol and SO(2). The second part of this work was dedicated to the relationship between the presence of B. cinerea proteases and its effects on the synthetic wine foaming properties. The addition of a B. cinerea culture medium (1/33 v/v) to the synthetic wine containing 21 mg/L soluble grape proteins induced a decrease in foamability by 60% after 1 week. For BSA in the model wine, the foamability decreased by 32% after 24 h and by 95% after 120 h, as shown by the colorimetric method. These experiments demonstrate for the first time the relationship between B. cinerea protease activity and the decrease in wine foaming properties.     

Roles of grape thaumatin-like protein and chitinase in white wine haze formation

Grape chitinase was found to be the primary cause of heat-induced haze formation in white wines. Chitinase was the dominant protein in a haze induced by treating Sauvignon blanc wine at 30 °C for 22 h. In artificial wines and real wines, chitinase concentration was directly correlated to the turbidity of heat-induced haze formation (50 °C for 3 h). Sulfate was confirmed to have a role in haze formation, likely by converting soluble aggregates into larger visible haze particles. Thaumatin-like protein was detected in the insoluble fraction by SDS-PAGE analysis but had no measurable impact on turbidity. Differential scanning calorimetry demonstrated that the complex mixture of molecules in wine plays a role in thermal instability of wine proteins and contributes additional complexity to the wine haze phenomenon.     

微孔膜在红葡萄酒过滤澄清中的应用研究

研究了微孔膜过滤(CMF)系统在红葡萄酒过滤澄清工艺中的适用性.实验采用德国制造的微孔滤膜,测定了过滤膜的工作曲线、比较了不同清洗方式对膜通量的影响,以及过滤前后红葡萄酒主要理化、感观品质变化,以此确定CMF在红葡萄酒过滤澄清中的性能.实验发现:1)CMF过滤下胶后和冷冻后葡萄酒,流量衰减缓慢,表现出良好的过滤性能;2)经过2% NaOH热碱液(55～60℃)清洗20 min后过滤流量恢复良好,显著改善了过滤中期膜的性能;3)过滤初期进行流量(压力)调节有利于CMF良好过滤性能的保持,CMF过滤下胶后和冷冻后红葡萄酒的初期流量分别为50和 66.6 L/(h·m2)为宜;4)经过CMF过滤后,提高了葡萄酒的品质和稳定性,除还原糖、总SO2和游离SO2等指标稍有降低外,其它主要理化指标变化很小,感观分析发现在香气保留方面优于硅藻土过滤.本实验结果为微孔膜过滤应用于红葡萄酒澄清提供了依据和基础工艺参数.     

基于氨基酸组成的黄酒酒龄电子舌鉴别

该研究采用电子舌结合化学计量学方法用于黄酒酒龄的快速鉴别。为确证黄酒样品酒龄,采用氨基酸分析仪分析了1年陈、3年陈和5年陈黄酒中20种氨基酸,并利用主成分分析（principal component analysis,PCA）对氨基酸数据进行了分析。采用电位型电子舌采集了不同酒龄黄酒样品的味觉指纹信息,并采用判别分析（discriminant analysis,DA）方法结合味觉指纹信息建立黄酒酒龄快速鉴别模型。采用偏最小二乘法（partial least squares regression,PLSR）建立电子舌响应信号与氨基酸含量之间的相关关系。氨基酸数据结合PCA分析表明所有样品均标注正确;电子舌结合DA所建黄酒酒龄鉴别模型可将3个年份预测集样品正确区分;异亮氨酸（Ile）、天门冬氨酸（Asp）、酪氨酸（Tyr）和缬氨酸（Val）与电子舌相关性高,模型的相对分析误差（Residual predictive deviation, RPD）高于2。研究表明电位型电子舌结合判别分析是黄酒龄鉴别的稳健方法。     

Analysis of grape and wine anthocyanins by HPLC-MS

The development and application of valuable analytical tools suitable for the varietal authentication of premium red wines are matters of interest in order to avoid fraud. In this study, an HPLC-MS procedure has been developed using trifluoroacetic acid as an acid modifier in the mobile phase. This method may be used as a routine method using UV-vis detection and allows the simultaneous analysis of the structural features of anthocyanins by MS under the same chromatographic conditions. Twenty different anthocyanins have been detected in 19 different samples of both grape extracts and wines. Cis and trans isomers of p-coumaryl derivatives have been identified for the first time. Important qualitative and quantitative differences among cultivars have been detected.     

Inhibition of trypsin by condensed tannins and wine

Phenolic compounds are abundant vegetable secondary metabolites in the human diet. The ability of procyanidin oligomers and wine polyphenols to inhibit trypsin activity was studied using a versatile and reliable in vitro method. The hydrolysis of the chromogenic substrate N-benzoyl-d,l-arginine-p-nitroanilide (BApNA) by trypsin was followed by spectrophotometry in the presence and absence of condensed tannins and wine. A clear relationship between the degree of polymerization of procyanidins and enzymatic inhibition was observed. Trypsin activity inhibition was also detected in several types of wine. In general, the inhibition increased with the concentration of phenolic compounds in wines. These results may be relevant when considering these compounds as antinutritional factors, thereby contributing to a reduced absorption of nutrients.     

Quantitative colorimetric assay for total protein applied to the red wine Pinot noir

A standard method for assaying protein in red wine is currently lacking. The method described here is based on protein precipitation followed by dye binding quantification. Improvements over existing approaches include minimal sample processing prior to protein precipitation with cold trichloroacetic acid/acetone and quantification based on absorbance relative to a commercially available standard representative of proteins likely to be found in wine, the yeast mannoprotein invertase. The precipitation method shortened preparation time relative to currently published methods and the mannoprotein standard yielded values comparable to those obtained by micro-Kjeldahl analysis. The assay was used to measure protein in 48 Pinot noir wines from 6 to 32 years old. The protein content of these wines was found to range from 50 to 102 mg/L with a mean value of 70 mg/L. The availability of a simple and relatively rapid procedure for assaying protein provides a practical tool to quantify a wine component that has been overlooked in routine analyses of red wines.     

Quantitative determination of amines in wine by liquid chromatography

A liquid chromatographic (LC) procedure is described for the determination by dansylation of the following 16 kinds of biogenic amines found in wine: monomethylamine (MM), ethylamine (EM), iso- and n-propylamine (Pr), iso- and n-butylamine (Bu), iso- and n-amylamine (Am), pyrrolidine (PY), 2-phenethylamine (PH), tryptamine (TR), putrescine (PU), cadaverine (CA), histamine (HI), tyramine (TY), and spermidine (SP). The amines in white and red wine were applied to a column of Amberlite CG-50 type I resin (Na-form) after the column had been washed with water and eluted with 1N hydrochloric acid. This eluate was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure and derivatized with dansyl chloride (DNS). LC separations were performed on Finepak SIL C18S and LiChrosorb RP-8 columns with an acetonitrile-water elution gradient. In the survey of commercial wines by this method, most of the samples were found to contain 12 amines, including iso-Am, CA, PU, TY, and others. The highest levels of these amines were 4.84 micrograms PU/mL in red wine, and 5.11 micrograms iso-Am/mL in white wine. The total levels of amines in red wine were comparatively higher than in white wine.