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Yu D, Li H, Liu Y, Yang X, Yang W, Fu Y, Zuo YA, Huang X. Application of the molecular dynamics simulation GROMACS in food science. Food Res Int 2024; 190:114653. [PMID: 38945587 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
Abstract
Food comprises proteins, lipids, sugars and various other molecules that constitute a multicomponent biological system. It is challenging to investigate microscopic changes in food systems solely by performing conventional experiments. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation serves as a crucial bridge in addressing this research gap. The Groningen Machine for Chemical Simulations (GROMACS) is an open-source, high-performing molecular dynamics simulation software that plays a significant role in food science research owing to its high flexibility and powerful functionality; it has been used to explore the molecular conformations and the mechanisms of interaction between food molecules at the microcosmic level and to analyze their properties and functions. This review presents the workflow of the GROMACS software and emphasizes the recent developments and achievements in its applications in food science research, thus providing important theoretical guidance and technical support for obtaining an in-depth understanding of the properties and functions of food.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dongping Yu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin 300134, China
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Kuang X, Deng Z, Feng B, He R, Chen L, Liang G. The mechanism of epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibiting the antigenicity of β-lactoglobulin under pH 6.2, 7.4 and 8.2: Multi-spectroscopy and molecular simulation methods. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 268:131773. [PMID: 38657930 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
The antigenicity of β-lactoglobulin (β-LG) can be influenced by pH values and reduced by epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). However, a detailed mechanism concerning EGCG decreasing the antigenicity of β-LG at different pH levels lacks clarity. Here, we explore the inhibition mechanism of EGCG on the antigenicity of β-LG at pH 6.2, 7.4 and 8.2 using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, multi-spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and molecular simulations. The results of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and circular dichroism (CD) elucidate that the noncovalent binding of EGCG with β-LG induces variations in the secondary structure and conformations of β-LG. Moreover, EGCG inhibits the antigenicity of β-LG the most at pH 7.4 (98.30 %), followed by pH 6.2 (73.18 %) and pH 8.2 (36.24 %). The inhibitory difference is attributed to the disparity in the number of epitopes involved in the interacting regions of EGCG and β-LG. Our findings suggest that manipulating pH conditions may enhance the effectiveness of antigenic inhibitors, with the potential for further application in the food industry.
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- Xiaoyu Kuang
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China.
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Chen X, Zhang W, Quek SY, Zhao L. Flavor-food ingredient interactions in fortified or reformulated novel food: Binding behaviors, manipulation strategies, sensory impacts, and future trends in delicious and healthy food design. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2023; 22:4004-4029. [PMID: 37350045 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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With consumers gaining prominent awareness of health and well-being, a diverse range of fortified or reformulated novel food is developed to achieve personalized or tailored nutrition using protein, carbohydrates, or fat as building blocks. Flavor property is a critical factor in the acceptability and marketability of fortified or reformulated food. Major food ingredients are able to interact with flavor compounds, leading to a significant change in flavor release from the food matrix and, ultimately, altering flavor perception. Although many efforts have been made to elucidate how food matrix components change flavor binding capacities, the influences on flavor perception and their implications for the innovation of fortified or reformulated novel food have not been systematically summarized up to now. Thus, this review provides detailed knowledge about the binding behaviors of flavors to major food ingredients, as well as their influences on flavor retention, release, and perception. Practical approaches for manipulating these interactions and the resulting flavor quality are also reviewed, from the scope of their intrinsic and extrinsic influencing factors with technologies available, which is helpful for future food innovation. Evaluation of food-ingredient interactions using real food matrices while considering multisensory flavor perception is also prospected, to well motivate food industries to investigate new strategies for tasteful and healthy food design in response to consumers' unwillingness to compromise on flavor for health.
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- Xiao Chen
- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Riddet Institute, Centre of Research Excellence in Food Research, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Zhang S, Dongye Z, Wang L, Li Z, Kang M, Qian Y, Cheng X, Ren Y, Chen C. Influence of environmental pH on the interaction properties of WP-EGCG non-covalent nanocomplexes. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2023. [PMID: 37029636 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Whey protein-epigallocatechin gallate (WP-EGCG) covalent conjugates and non-covalent nanocomplexes were prepared and compared using Fourier-transform infrared spectra. The effect of pH (at 2.6, 6.2, 7.1, and 8.2) on the non-covalent nanocomplexes' functional properties and the WP-EGCG interactions were investigated by studying antioxidant activity, emulsification, fluorescence quenching, and molecular docking, respectively. RESULTS With the formation of non-covalent and covalent complexes, the amide band decreased; the -OH peak disappeared; the antioxidant activity of WP-EGCG non-covalent complexes was 2.59- and 2.61-times stronger than WP-EGCG covalent conjugates for 1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) and ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP), respectively (particle size: 137 versus 370 nm). The antioxidant activity (DPPH 27.48-44.32%, FRAP 0.47-0.63) was stronger at pH 6.2-7.1 than at pH 2.6 and pH 8.2 (DPPH 19.50% and 26.36%, FRAP 0.39 and 0.41). Emulsification was highest (emulsifying activity index 181 m2 g-1 , emulsifying stability index 107%) at pH 7.1. The interaction between whey protein (WP) and EGCG was stronger under neutral and weakly acidic conditions: KSV (5.11-8.95 × 102 L mol-1 ) and Kq (5.11-8.95 × 1010 L mol s-1 ) at pH 6.2-7.1. Binding constants (pH 6.2 and pH 7.1) increased with increasing temperature. Molecular docking suggested that hydrophobic interactions played key roles at pH 6.2 and pH 7.1 (∆H > 0, ∆S > 0). Hydrogen bonding was the dominant force at pH 2.6 and pH 8.2 (∆H < 0, ∆S < 0). CONCLUSION Environmental pH impacted the binding forces of WP-EGCG nanocomplexes. The interaction between WP and EGCG was stronger under neutral and weakly acidic conditions. Neutral and weakly acidic conditions are preferable for WP-EGCG non-covalent nanocomplex formation. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Shuangling Zhang
- College of Food Science & Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science & Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science & Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science & Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science & Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science & Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science & Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science & Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science & Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, P. R. China
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Smith E, Condict L, Ashton J, Kasapis S. Molecular interactions between soybean glycinin (11S) and genistein using spectroscopic and in silico analyses. Food Hydrocoll 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.108523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Ren Y, Zhu Y, Qi X, Yan H, Zhao Y, Wu Y, Zhang N, Ding Z, Yuan L, Liu M. Noncovalent interaction of chlorogenic acid and/or gallocatechin gallate with β-lactoglobulin: Effect on stability and bioaccessibility of complexes and nanoparticles. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2023.114493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Abdollahi K, Condict L, Hung A, Kasapis S. Examination of β-lactoglobulin-ferulic acid complexation at elevated temperature using biochemical spectroscopy, proteomics and molecular dynamics. Food Hydrocoll 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.108053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Hu X, Zeng Z, Zhang J, Wu D, Li H, Geng F. Molecular dynamics simulation of the interaction of food proteins with small molecules. Food Chem 2022; 405:134824. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Jia W, Zhu J, Wang X, Peng J, Shi L. Covalent or non-covalent binding of polyphenols, polysaccharides, metal ions and nanoparticles to beta-lactoglobulin and advanced processing techniques: Reduce allergenicity and regulate digestion of beta-lactoglobulin. Trends Food Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2022.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Wang Y, Liu T, Xie J, Cheng M, Sun L, Zhang S, Xin J, Zhang N. A review on application of molecular simulation technology in food molecules interaction. Curr Res Food Sci 2022; 5:1873-1881. [PMID: 36276243 PMCID: PMC9579209 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2022.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Molecular simulation is a new technology to analyze the interaction between molecules. This review mainly summarizes the application of molecular simulation technology in the food industry. This technology has been employed to assess structural changes of biomolecules, the interaction between components, and the mechanism of physical and chemical property alterations. These conclusions provide a deeper understanding of the molecular interaction mechanism in foods, break through the limitations of scientific experiments and avoid blind and time-consuming scientific research. In this paper, the advantages and development trends of molecular simulation technology in the food research field are described. This methodology can be used to contribute to further studies of the mechanism of molecular interactions in food, confirm experimental results and provide new ideas for research in the field of food sciences.
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- Yan Wang
- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, PR China,State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis & Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Science & Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, 150076, PR China,Corresponding author.
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Jiang B, Zhong S, Yu H, Chen P, Li B, Li D, Liu C, Feng Z. Covalent and Noncovalent Complexation of Phosvitin and Gallic Acid: Effects on Protein Functionality and In Vitro Digestion Properties. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:11715-11726. [PMID: 36095172 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c03990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To investigate the effects of different binding modes on the structure, function, and digestive properties of the phosvitin (Pv) and gallic acid (GA) complex, Pv was covalently and noncovalently combined with different concentrations of GA (0.5, 1.5, and 2.5 mM). The structural characterization of the two Pv-GA complexes was performed by Fourier transform infrared, circular dichroism, and LC-MS/MS to investigate the covalent and noncovalent binding of Pv and GA. In addition, the microstructure of the two Pv-GA complexes was investigated by super-resolution microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The particle size and zeta potential results showed that the addition of GA increased the particle size and the absolute potential of Pv. The determination of protein digestibility, polyphenol content, SH and S-S group levels, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and antioxidant capacity of the digests indicated that noncovalent complexes had greater antioxidant and protective effects on polyphenols. Molecular docking revealed that GA was conjugated with Pv through hydrogen bond interactions.
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- Bin Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, People's Republic of China
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