Abstract

The effects of microwave, ultrasound and combined ultrasound-microwave (UM) treatment with different intensities on structural and hydrolysis properties of myofibrillar protein (MP) were investigated. Freeradical scavenging ability, angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity, and cellular antioxidant and anti-inflammatory abilities of the related bioactive peptides were also evaluated. Raman spectroscopic analysis indicated that MP molecule tended to unfold and stretch with increasing in β-turn and random coil content under mild microwave (100W), ultrasound (100-200W) and combined UM treatments. Meanwhile, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) revealed these treatments could also improve the thermal stability against heat-induced denaturation and degeneration. The 200W ultrasound treatment clearly increased MP solubility by disrupting the highly-ordered aggregates into smaller filament and fragment structures. The 300W ultrasound coupled with 100W microwave treatment further enhanced these effects. The resulting partially denatured structure induced by suitable ultrasound and combined UM treatments increased the susceptibility of MP to exogenous enzymes, thereby accelerating hydrolytic process and yielding a high peptide concentration in MP hydrolysates. MP peptides could effectively inhibit free radical and ACE activity, which also improved the ability of antioxidant defence system, and suppressed the production of proinflammatory cytokines in RAW 264.7 cells stimulated by H2O2. The combination of 100W microwave and 300W ultrasound treatment was optimal method for generating bioactive MP peptides with the strongest multi-activity effects against H2O2-induced cell damage.

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