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Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 73-80.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-2417.2023.05.010

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Preparation, Structural Characterization and Stability Study of Chinese Quince Seed Peptide-Zinc Chelate

Yejun DENG, Lixin HUANG(), Caihong ZHANG, Pujun XIE   

  1. Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF; Key Lab. of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province; Key Lab. of Chemical Engineering of Forest Products, National Forestry and Grassland Administration; National Engineering Research Center of Low-Carbon Processing and Utilization of Forest Biomass; Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing 210042, China
  • Received:2022-07-12 Online:2023-10-28 Published:2023-10-27
  • Contact: Lixin HUANG E-mail:l_x_huang@163.com

Abstract:

In order to improve the stability and bioavailability of Zn2+, the Chinese quince seed peptide(CQSP) was prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis using Chinese quince seed as raw material. Five peptide fractions with different molecular weight ranges were obtained by ultrafiltration, and they were applied for preparation of CQSP-Zn chelate. The effects of protease types and peptide molecular weight on the chelation rate of Zn2+ were investigated. The amino acids composition analysis, Fourier transform infrared(FT-IR) spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible(UV-Vis) spectroscopy and fluorescent spectroscopy were used to identify the structural characteristics of the chelate, and the solubility of CQSP-Zn at different pH values as well as digestion stages were also studied. The results indicated that the CQSP with the molecular weight less than 1 000 u hydrolyzed by alkaline protease presented the highest Zn2+ chelating rate(83.26%). The analysis of FT-IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy and fluorescent spectroscopy revealed the interaction between CQSP and Zn2+, and the -NH, CH2, C=O, C-N, -COOH in CQSP might participate in the chelating of Zn2+. Compared with the inorganic ZnSO4, CQSP-Zn showed higher solubility at pH 2.0-8.0 and simulated gastrointestinal digestion procedure. When the pH value was 8.0, the Zn2+ solubility of CQSP-Zn was 73.85%, which was 11.19 times higher than that of ZnSO4. In the simulated intestinal fluid with a pH value of 7.5, the Zn2+ solubility of CQSP-Zn was 65.86% at 0 minute of digestion, significantly higher than ZnSO4(16.24%), demonstrating potential application of CQSP-Zn as Zn2+ supplement.

Key words: peptide, chelate, simulate digestion, bioavailability

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