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Complexes between linoleate and native or aggregated β-lactoglobulin: Interaction parameters and in vitro cytotoxic effect.
Le Maux, Solene Bouhallab, Said Giblin, Linda Brodkorb, Andre Croguennec, Thomas
Le Maux, Solene
Bouhallab, Said
Giblin, Linda
Brodkorb, Andre
Croguennec, Thomas
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2013-11
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Le Maux, S., Bouhallab, S., Giblin, L., Brodkorb, A., & Croguennec, T. (2013). Complexes between linoleate and native or aggregated β-lactoglobulin: Interaction parameters and in vitro cytotoxic effect. Food Chemistry, 141(3), 2305-2313. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.05.031
Abstract
Iron is essential for human health, but it sometimes causes an unpleasant taste, rusty colour and a decrease in the stability of food products. Previously, we found that ethanol-treated yeast (ETY) cells could remove iron from wine and juice, and reduce the fishy aftertaste induced by iron in wine–seafood pairings. However, the mechanism of iron sorption by ETY cells is undefined; thus, there is no indicator that can be used to estimate the iron sorption capacity of these cells. In this study, we showed that cell wall components are not mainly associated with iron sorption by investigating ETY cells with the cell wall removed. Moreover, plasma membrane permeability was correlated with the iron sorbing capacity of the cells. Microscopic analysis showed that iron accumulated within ETY cells. Proteinase-treated ETY cells had no iron sorbing capacity. On the basis of these results, we conclude that intracellular proteins are involved in iron sorption by ETY cells.