Effect of different carbohydrates on the functional properties of black rice glutelin (BRG) modified by the maillard reaction

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the glycosylation of BRG on its structures and functional properties. The glycosylation of BRG was achieved via Maillard reactions with four carbohydrates, including arabinose (AN), sodium alginate (SA), maltodextrin (MD), and lactose (LT), and the corresponding conjugates were named BRG-AN, BRG-SA, BRG-MD, and BRG-LT, respectively. The formation of the BRG conjugates was confirmed by changes in the BRG amino groups, conjugation degree, as well as molecular weight. BRG-AN and BRG-MD presented a significantly higher conjugation degree and lower amino group levels compared to the other two conjugates. Circular dichroism (CD) analysis indicated that all the conjugated BRG displayed markedly decreased levels of beta-sheets and increased levels of a-helixes. However, only BRG-AN increased significantly in irregular loops. Results from the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis indicated that the most apparent changes in the structures of BRG conjugates were evident as absorption peaks at 3389 cm(-1), 1528 cm(-1), 1230 cm(-1), and 953-1180 cm(-1). After glycosylation, the solubility, emulsion activity index (EAI), and emulsion stability index (ESI) of BRG were significantly improved. After glycosylation of the BRG, induced by Maillard reactions with four carbohydrates, the denaturation temperature (T-d) and enthalpy (Delta H) change values increased substantially from 90.16 degrees C to 124.28 degrees C and 11.01 J/g to 18.43 J/g, respectively. The results indicated that BRG-AN exhibited better solubility, EAI, and ESI than the other BRG conjugates.