Abstract
Pulsed electric fields (PEF) were applied to freshly prepared soya milk using a laboratory scale continuous PEF system to study the feasibility of inactivating lipoxygenase (LOX). Square wave PEF using different combinations of pre-treatment temperature, electric field strength and treatment time were evaluated in this study. Inactivation curves for the enzyme were plotted for each parameter and inactivation kinetics were calculated and modelled. Results showed the highest level of inactivation (84.5%) was obtained using a combination of preheating to 50 °C, and a PEF treatment time of 100 μs at 40 kV/cm. Inactivation of LOX activity as a function of treatment time could be described using a first order kinetic model. Calculated D values following pre-heating to 50 °C were 172.9, 141.6 and 126.1 μs at 20, 30 and 40 kV/cm, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1461-1465 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | European Food Research and Technology |
| Volume | 227 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Lipoxygenase
- Pulsed electric field
- Soya milk