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Lipids and Proteins in Foods: Chemistry and Health
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Lipids and Proteins in Foods: Chemistry and Health

A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 February 2025 | Viewed by 1372

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mingming Zheng

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Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
Interests: lipid enzymatic preparation; bio-refining of lipids; lipid structure–activity relationship; enzymatic synthesis of structured lipids
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Dr. Fang Wei

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Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
Interests: lipidomic profiling methods and applications; lipid quality evaluation
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Dr. Yi Zhang

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Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
Interests: 3D printing; bioreactor design and application; fluidization; oil deacidification; proteolysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Lipids and proteins are the macromolecules mainly obtained from agro-food (i.e., plants and animals). They are the main source of energy and play important role in cellular membrane formation, signal transduction, endocrine regulation, inflammation, etc. In recent years, lipid and protein science has already been a hot topic for health and nutrition research, as the composition, structure and state of lipids/proteins not only influence the quality and safety of food, but also are closely related to their biological functions and nutritional quality. However, the low contents in natural foods, limited applicability due to poor liposolubility are the main bottlenecks. Hence, researchers have attempted to explore new oil/protein resource, optimize the preparation and processing methods for lipids or proteins by molecular and physical modification to obtain the synthetic lipids and bioactive peptides with well-defined functions, such as improved antioxidation, better liposoluble property, improved bioactivity in regulating blood lipids, preventing atherosclerosis, etc. This Special Issue will focus on the advanced research on structural composition, chemistry, functional properties of lipids and proteins in food.

Dr. Mingming Zheng
Dr. Fang Wei
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Dr. Yi Zhang
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • lipid science
  • protein processing
  • functional lipids
  • bioactive peptides
  • structural and nutritional analysis
  • lipids-based food

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Enzymatic Deacidification and Aroma Characteristics Analysis of Rapeseed Oil Using Self-Made Immobilized Lipase CALB@MCM-41-C8
by Zhonghui Liu, Tieliang Liu, Run Liu, Qi Zhou, Yandaizi Zhou, Yi Zhang and Mingming Zheng
Foods 2024, 13(16), 2539; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13162539 - 14 Aug 2024
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Rapeseed oil is a widely consumed edible oil that contains varieties of beneficial micronutrients such as tocopherols and phytosterols; however, the high acid value due to increased free fatty acid can imperil the oil quality and safety. This paper proposed the enzymatic deacidification [...] Read more.
Rapeseed oil is a widely consumed edible oil that contains varieties of beneficial micronutrients such as tocopherols and phytosterols; however, the high acid value due to increased free fatty acid can imperil the oil quality and safety. This paper proposed the enzymatic deacidification for high-acid rapeseed oil and simultaneous production of functional diacylglycerols (DAGs) catalyzed by self-made immobilized lipase CALB@MCM-41-C8. The results indicate that the carrier of molecular sieve MCM-41 exhibited a sufficient surface area of 1439.9 m2/g and a proper pore size of 3.5 nm, promoting the immobilization of lipase CLAB. Under the optimal reaction conditions, the acid value of rapeseed oil was largely decreased from 15.3 mg KOH/g to 1.7 mg KOH/g within 3 h, while DAG content was increased from 1.2% to 40.2%. The antioxidant stability of rapeseed oil was also increased from 4.3 h to 7.6 h after enzymatic deacidification. Besides, the deacidified rapeseed oil exhibited fatty, bitter almond aromas, compared to the picked-vegetable, spicy, and pungent aromas for high-acid oil. Finally, the catalytic stability and applicability of CALB@MCM-41-C8 was validated, thus demonstrating the great potential of CALB@MCM-41-C8 in green refining of edible oils and sustainable synthesis of functional lipids. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Lipids and Proteins in Foods: Chemistry and Health)
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