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Nikolaou F, Yang J, Ji L, Scholten E, Nikiforidis CV. The role of membrane components on the oleosome lubrication properties. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 657:695-704. [PMID: 38071818 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.11.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/02/2024]
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HYPOTHESIS Oleosomes are natural oil droplets with a unique phospholipid/protein membrane, abundant in plant seeds, from which they can be extracted and used in emulsion-based materials, such as foods, cosmetics and pharmaceutics. The lubrication properties of such materials are essential, on one hand, due to the importance of the in-mouth creaminess for the consumed products or the importance of spreading the topical creams. Therefore, here, we will evaluate the lubrication properties of oleosomes, and how these properties are affected by the components at the oleosome membrane. EXPERIMENT Oleosomes were extracted, and their oral lubricating properties were evaluated using tribology. To understand the influence of the oil droplet membrane composition, reconstituted oleosomes were also studied, with membranes that differed in protein/lecithin ratio. Additionally, whey protein- and lecithin-stabilised emulsions were used as reference samples. Confocal laser scattering microscopy was used to study the samples visually before and after tribological analysis. FINDINGS Oleosomes followed a ball-bearing mechanism, which was probably related to their high physical stability due to the presence of membrane proteins. When the membrane protein concentration at the surface was reduced, the droplet stability weakened, leading to plating-out lubrication. Following our results, we elucidated the oleosome lubrication mechanism and showed their possible control by changing the membrane composition.
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- Foivi Nikolaou
- Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands; Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Bleibach Alpiger S, Corredig M. Pectin polysaccharide contribution to oleosome extraction after wet milling of rapeseed. Food Res Int 2024; 175:113736. [PMID: 38129046 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Oleosomes are lipid composites providing energy storage in oilseeds. They possess a unique structure, comprised of a triglyceride core stabilized by a phospholipid-protein membrane, and they have shown potential to be used as ingredients in several food applications. Intact oleosomes are extracted by an aqueous process which includes soaking, milling, and gravitational separation. However, the details of the complexes formed between oleosomes, proteins and pectin polysaccharides during this extraction are not known. It was hypothesized that pectins play an important role during the oleosome separation, and different proteins will be complexed on the surface of the oleosomes, depending on the pH of extraction. Rapeseed extracts were treated with and without pectinase (Pectinex Ultra SP-L) and extracted at pH 5.7 or 8.5, as this will affect electrostatic complexation. Acidic conditions led to co-extraction of storage proteins, structured as dense oleosome emulsions, stabilized by a network of proteins and polysaccharides. Pectinase intensified this effect, highlighting pectic polysaccharides' role in bridging interactions among proteins and oleosomes under acidic conditions. The presence of this dense interstitial layer around the oleosomes protected them from coalescence during extraction. Conversely, under alkaline conditions, the extraction process yielded more purified oleosomes characterized by a larger particle size, most likely due to coalescence. Nevertheless, pectinase addition at pH 8.5 mitigated coalescence tendencies. These results contribute to a better understanding of the details of the colloidal complexes formed during extraction and can be used to modulate the composition of the extracted fractions, with significant consequences not only for yields and purity but also for the functional properties of the ingredients produced.
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- Simone Bleibach Alpiger
- Department of Food Science, CiFood Center, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, Skejby 8200, Denmark.
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- Department of Food Science, CiFood Center, Aarhus University, Agro Food Park 48, Skejby 8200, Denmark.
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Ntone E, Yang J, Meinders MBJ, Bitter JH, Sagis LMC, Nikiforidis CV. The emulsifying ability of oleosomes and their interfacial molecules. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2023; 229:113476. [PMID: 37499547 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Oleosomes are natural oil droplets, present in all organisms and abundant in oilseeds. After their aqueous extraction from oilseeds, they can be directly utilized as oil droplets in food, cosmetics and all types of oil-in-water emulsion systems. However, to expand the potential uses of oleosomes as green ingredients and to valorize oilseeds as efficient as possible, we explored their emulsifying ability. Oleosomes were extracted from rapeseeds, and 10.0 wt% oil-in-water emulsions were created after homogenization with 0.5-6.0 wt% oleosomes, and the droplet size of the emulsions and their structure was measured by laser diffraction and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), respectively. The emulsion with an oleosome concentration lower than 1.0 wt% gave unstable emulsions with visible free oil. At oleosome concentrations at 1.5 wt% or higher, we obtained stable emulsions with droplet sizes between 2.0 and 12.0 µm. To investigate the role of the oleosome interfacial molecules in stabilizing emulsions we also studied their emulsifying and interfacial properties (using drop tensiometry) after isolating them from the oleosome structure. Both oleosomes and their isolated interfacial molecules exhibited a similar behavior on the oil-water interfaces, forming predominantly elastic interfacial films, and also showed a similar emulsifying ability. Our results show that oleosomes are not stabilizing the oil-in-water emulsions as intact particles, but they provide their interfacial molecules, which are enough to stabilize an oil-water surface up to about 2 times bigger than the initial oleosome surface. The understanding of the behavior of oleosomes as emulsifiers, opens many possibilities to use oleosomes as alternative to synthetic emulsifiers in food and pharma applications.
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- Eleni Ntone
- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, PO Box 17, 6708 WG, Wageningen, the Netherlands; TiFN, PO Box 557, 6700 AN, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, PO Box 17, 6708 WG, Wageningen, the Netherlands; TiFN, PO Box 557, 6700 AN, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- TiFN, PO Box 557, 6700 AN, Wageningen, the Netherlands; Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group, Wageningen Food and Biobased Research, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, PO Box 17, 6708 WG, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, PO Box 17, 6708 WG, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Bibat MAD, Ang MJ, Eun JB. Impact of replacing pork backfat with rapeseed oleosomes - Natural pre-emulsified oil - On technological properties of meat model systems. Meat Sci 2022; 186:108732. [PMID: 35026537 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2021.108732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The application of natural oil droplets called oleosomes (OSs) as a potential fat replacer in comminuted meat products was investigated by evaluating the influence of rapeseed OS incorporation at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% pork fat substitution levels on the technological properties of meat model systems. The moisture content, pH, L* and b* of meat model systems increased while the fat content and a* decreased with the increasing levels of fat replacement. Treatments prepared with OSs showed improvements in emulsion and oxidative stability of meat batters. Texture profile analysis revealed the production of softer, less gummy and less chewy meat systems, whereas micrographs showed smaller-sized fat globules within compact protein matrices as OS levels were increased. Sensory evaluation results exhibited that treatments with partial replacement (≤ 50%) of pork fat by OSs were generally acceptable. The results demonstrate the possibility of maintaining or improving certain technological properties of meat systems with the use of OSs as fat replacer.
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- Marie Anna Dominique Bibat
- Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Animal Behavior, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 FOUR Program, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea.
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Ashique S, Singh A, Sandhu NK. Stability Issues, Probable Approaches for Stabilization and Associated Patents in the Pharmaceutical Field for Oleosome, A Novel Carrier for Drug Delivery. Recent Pat Nanotechnol 2022; 16:207-218. [PMID: 33726660 DOI: 10.2174/1872210515666210316104149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Oleosomes are oil-containing micro-carriers of natural origin that are comprised of special oleosin proteins embedded with a monolayer of phospholipids having a triacylglycerol core. Due to their unique structure and non-toxicity in the biological system, these oil carriers are becoming very eye-catching for formulation development in the field of pharmacy. Consequently, oleosome offers emoliency, occlusivity, self-emulsification, anti-oxidant, and film-forming properties, which leads to controlled and sustained release of encapsulated bio-actives. It is also feasible to load oil-soluble ingredients, such as fragrance, vitamins (retinol), and lipophilic drug moieties inside the core. Being a natural carrier, it shows some stability issues (leakage of oil from the core, oxidation of the loaded oil, aggregation of oil droplets), which are controllable. In this review, we have focused on the various stability issues, the techniques (coating, surface modification, solvents) and how to overcome those problems, and how to load any lipophilic drug into the oil core, and we have also linked patent research works in the field of formulation development.
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- Sumel Ashique
- Department of Pharmaceutics, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab-142001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab-142001, India
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- Department of Quality Assurance and Pharmaceutical Analysis, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab-142001, India
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Yang J, Waardenburg LC, Berton-Carabin CC, Nikiforidis CV, van der Linden E, Sagis LMC. Air-water interfacial behaviour of whey protein and rapeseed oleosome mixtures. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 602:207-21. [PMID: 34119758 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.05.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Plant seeds store lipids in oleosomes, which are storage organelles with a triacylglycerol (TAG) core surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer and proteins. Due to their membrane components, oleosomes have an affinity for the air/oil-water interface. Therefore, it is expected that oleosomes can stabilise interfaces, and also compete with proteins for the air-water interface. EXPERIMENTS We mixed rapeseed oleosomes with whey protein isolate (WPI), and evaluated their air-water interfacial properties by interfacial rheology and microstructure imaging. To understand the contribution of the oleosome components to the interfacial properties, oleosome membrane components (phospholipids and membrane proteins) or rapeseed lecithin (phospholipids) were also mixed with WPI. FINDINGS Oleosomes were found to disrupt after adsorption, and formed TAG/phospholipid-rich regions with membrane fragments at the interface, forming a weak and mobile interfacial layer. Mixing oleosomes with WPI resulted in an interface with TAG/phospholipid-rich regions surrounded by whey protein clusters. Membrane components or lecithin mixed with proteins also resulted in an interface where WPI molecules aggregated into small WPI domains, surrounded by a continuous phase of membrane components or phospholipids. We also observed an increase in stiffness of the interfacial layer, due to the presence of oleosome membrane proteins at the interface.
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Ntone E, van Wesel T, Sagis LMC, Meinders M, Bitter JH, Nikiforidis CV. Adsorption of rapeseed proteins at oil/water interfaces. Janus-like napins dominate the interface. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 583:459-469. [PMID: 33011413 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Plants offer a vast variety of protein extracts, typically containing multiple species of proteins that can serve as building blocks of soft materials, like emulsions. However, the role of each protein species concerning the formation of emulsions and interfaces with diverse rheological properties is still unknown. Therefore, deciphering the role of the individual proteins in an extract is highly relevant, since it determines the optimal level of purification, and hence the sustainability aspects of the extract. Here, we will show that when oil/water emulsions were prepared with a rapeseed protein extract containing napins and cruciferins (in a mass ratio of 1:1), only napins adsorbed at the interface exhibiting a soft solid-like rheological behavior. The dominance of napins at the interface was ascribed to their small size (radius r = 1.7 nm) and its unique Janus-like structure, as 45% of the amino acids are hydrophobic and primarily located at one side of the protein. Cruciferins with a bigger size (r = 4.4 nm) and a more homogeneous distribution of the hydrophobic domains couldn't reach the interface, but they appear to just weakly interact with the adsorbed layer of napins.
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- Eleni Ntone
- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, P.O. Box 17, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands; TiFN, P.O. Box 557, 6700 AN Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, P.O. Box 17, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physics and Physical Chemistry of Foods, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- TiFN, P.O. Box 557, 6700 AN Wageningen, The Netherlands; Food and Biobased Research, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 17, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, P.O. Box 17, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, P.O. Box 17, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Romero-Guzmán MJ, Petris V, De Chirico S, di Bari V, Gray D, Boom RM, Nikiforidis CV. The effect of monovalent (Na +, K +) and divalent (Ca 2+, Mg 2+) cations on rapeseed oleosome (oil body) extraction and stability at pH 7. Food Chem 2020; 306:125578. [PMID: 31622835 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Oleosomes are storage vehicles of TAGs in plant seeds. They are protected with a phospholipid-protein monolayer and extracted with alkaline aqueous media; however, pH adjustment intensifies the extraction process. Therefore, the aim of this work was to investigate the extraction mechanism of rapeseed oleosomes at pH 7 and at the presence of monovalent and divalent cations (Na+, K+, Mg2+, and Ca+2). The oleosome yield at pH 9.5 was 64 wt%, while the yield at pH 7 with H2O was just 43 wt.%. The presence of cations at pH 7, significantly enhanced the yield, with K+ giving the highest yield (64 wt.%). The cations affected the oleosome interface and their interactions. The presence of monovalent cations resulted in aggregation and minor coalescence, while divalent cations resulted in extensive coalescence. These results help to understand the interactions of oleosomes in their native matrix and design simple extraction processes at neutral conditions.
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Nikiforidis CV. Structure and functions of oleosomes (oil bodies). Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 274:102039. [PMID: 31683192 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2019.102039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Oleosomes are natural oil droplets, abundant in plants and more specifically in seeds, composing 20-50 wt% of their mass. The structure of oleosomes is the mechanism that seeds developed to safely store energy in the form of triacylglycerols and use it during germination. For this, the phospholipid/protein membrane that covers and protects the triacylglycerols has been wisely developed during evolution to grant them extreme stability against physical and chemical stresses. The remarkable property-performance relationships of oleosomes have generated a lot of interest to incorporate them in oil-in-water emulsions and take advantage of their sophisticated membrane. However, the structure-function relationship of the molecular components in the oleosome membrane is still not well understood and requires more attention in order to take complete advantage of their potential functions. The aim of this review is to give insights into the architecture of the oleosomes and to discuss the exploitation of their properties in advanced and broad applications, from carrying and protecting sensitive molecules to bio-catalysis.
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- Constantinos V Nikiforidis
- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weillanden 9, P.O. Box 17, 6708WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Zielbauer BI, Jackson AJ, Maurer S, Waschatko G, Ghebremedhin M, Rogers SE, Heenan RK, Porcar L, Vilgis TA. Soybean oleosomes studied by small angle neutron scattering (SANS). J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 529:197-204. [PMID: 29894938 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.05.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Oleosomes are stabilized by a complex outer phospholipid-protein-layer. To improve understanding of its structure and stabilization mechanism, this shell has to be studied in extracellular native conditions. This should be possible by SANS using contrast variation. Oleosomes are expected to be highly temperature stable, with molecular changes occurring first in the protein shell. Direct measurements of changes in the shell structure are also important for processing methods, e.g. encapsulation. EXPERIMENTS Extracted soybean oleosomes were studied directly and after encapsulation with pectin by SANS using contrast variation. In order to determine structure and size, a shell model of oleosomes was developed. The method was tested against a simple phospholipid-stabilized emulsion. The oleosomes' temperature stability was investigated by performing SANS at elevated temperatures. FINDINGS Size (Rg = 1380 Å) and shell thickness of native and encapsulated oleosomes have been determined. This is the first report measuring the shell thickness of oleosomes directly. For native oleosomes, a shell of 9 nm thickness surrounds the oil core, corresponding to a layer of phospholipids and proteins. Up to 90 °C, no structural change was observed, confirming the oleosomes' high temperature stability. Successful coavervation of oleosomes was shown by an increase in shell thickness of 10 nm after electrostatic deposition of pectin.
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- Birgitta I Zielbauer
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- European Spallation Source, Box 176, Lund 221 00, Sweden; Physical Chemistry, Lund University, Box 124, Lund 221 00, Sweden.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- ISIS Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom.
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- ISIS Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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