Combined effect of temperature and pulsed electric fields on soya milk lipoxygenase inactivation

Joerg Riener, Francesco Noci, Denis A. Cronin, Desmond J. Morgan, James G. Lyng

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1461-1465
Number of pages5
JournalEuropean Food Research and Technology
Volume227
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sep 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Lipoxygenase
  • Pulsed electric field
  • Soya milk

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