Evaluation of quality changes of beetroot juice after high hydrostatic pressure processing

ABSTRACT

Freshly squeezed commercially available beetroot juice, a popular beverage in Poland, is a good source of betalains, but as a root vegetable can contain undesirable microflora from the soil. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of new preservation technique, high hydrostatic pressure, on the beetroot juice quality. Samples of beetroot juice were treated with pressure 300, 400 and 500?MPa/20°C/up to 10 min. Reduction in the total count of spoilage microorganisms reached 3.8, 4.1 and 4.5 log cfu/mL, depending on the pressure. After this treatment beetroot juice showed a 11.3–12.2% decrease in betacyanins content and 7.7–8.9% in betaxanthins content. A significant reduction of the number of spoilage microorganisms with a slight degradation of pigments indicates the possibility of industrial application of high pressure to the preservation of beetroot juice.     

Depletion of arginine in yeast cells decreases the resistance to hydrostatic pressure

High hydrostatic pressure (HP) inhibits growth and inactivates microorganisms by destabilizing non-covalent molecular interactions. Arginine contributes to stress resistance because it has a guanidine side chain, which assists in the refolding of aggregated proteins. We attempted to analyze the contribution of arginine to high HP stress using a pressure-sensitive mutant strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and a metabolomics approach. Our results showed that the content of 136 out of 250 detected metabolites differed in the mutant and parent strains. Decreased metabolites were involved in the tricarboxylic acid cycle and arginine biosynthesis. The expression of genes contributing to arginine biosynthesis was significantly lower in the mutant strain than in the parent strain. When arginine was supplemented to the medium, the mutant strain showed more tolerance to pressure. These results suggest that yeast cells survived due to the contribution of arginine to high pressure resistance. This indicates that depletion of arginine caused by decreased activity of the biosynthesis pathway confers sensitivity to HP.     

Use of pulsed-high hydrostatic pressure treatment to decrease patulin in apple juice

This study was aimed at reducing patulin content of apple juice using a non-thermal method, namely pulsed-high hydrostatic pressure (p-HHP). Commercially available clear apple juice was contaminated artificially with different concentrations of patulin (5, 50 and 100?ppb). Then, the samples were processed 5?min at different pressure treatments (300–500?MPa) in combination with different temperatures (30–50°C) and pulses (6 pulses?×?50?s and 2 pulses?×?150?s). To compare the impact of pulses, single pulse of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) treatment was also applied with the same pressure/temperature combinations and holding time. Results indicated that pressure treatment in combination with mild heat and pulses reduced the levels of patulin in clear apple juice up to 62.11%. However, reduction rates did not follow a regular pattern. p-HHP was found to be more effective in low patulin concentrations, whereas HHP was more effective for high patulin concentrations. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study using p-HHP to investigate the reduction of patulin content in apple juice.     

Effect of high hydrostatic pressure processing and squeezing pressure on some quality properties of pomegranate juice against thermal treatment

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) treatment (200, 300, 400?MPa; 5°C, 15°C and 25°C; 5 and 10 min) on some quality properties of pomegranate juice. Juice samples are obtained under industrial conditions at two different squeezing pressure levels (100 and 150?psi – 0.689 and 1.033?MPa, respectively). Results are compared against conventional thermal treatment (85°C/10 min) and raw sample. For all three processing temperature, HHP combinations at 400?MPa for 10 min were sufficient to decrease the microbial load around 4.0 log cycles for both squeeze levels. All HHP treatments showed no significant decrease at antioxidant activity, total phenolic content and monomeric anthocyanin pigment concentrations, while there was a significant decrease (p?≤?.05) in thermal-treated samples. Being the highest sugar alcohol in pomegranate juice, mannitol content must be considered for determining the authenticity, and mannitol content increased with squeezing pressure and thermal treatment.     

Effect of high hydrostatic pressure and high dynamic pressure on stability and rheological properties of model oil-in-water emulsions

Both static and dynamic high pressure applications provide interesting modifications in food structures which lead to new product formulations. In this study, the effects of two different treatments, high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) and high dynamic pressure (HDP), on oil-in-water emulsions were identified and compared. Microfluidization was selected from among the HDP homogenization techniques. The performance of each process was analyzed in terms of rheological modifications and emulsion stability improvements compared with the coarse emulsions. The stability of the emulsions was determined comparatively by using an analytical photo-centrifuge device employing novel analysis technology. Whey protein isolate (WPI) in combination with a food polysaccharide (xanthan gum, guar gum or locust bean gum) were used as emulsifying and stabilizing ingredients. The effective disruption of oil droplets and the degradation of polysaccharides by the shear forces under high pressure in HDP microfluidization yielded finer emulsions with lower viscosities, leading to distinctive improvements in emulsion stability. On the other hand, improvements in stability obtained with HHP treatment were due to the thickening of the emulsions mainly induced by protein unfolding. The corresponding increases in viscosity were intensified in emulsion formulations containing higher oil content. Apart from these, HHP treatment was found to be relatively more contributive to the enhancements in viscoelastic properties.     

The role of proteasome in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae response to sub-lethal high pressure treatment

Hydrostatic pressure is a physical factor that can induce stress in organisms. This stress leads to growth inhibition, cellular arrest, and cellular death, and these effects depend on the degree of pressure, temperature, and sensitivity of the organisms to hydrostatic pressure. Genomics studies of yeast cells under conditions recovering from high pressure-induced cellular damage showed evidence that multiprotein complexes or membrane proteins, and not soluble proteins, are the critical targets. We performed a metabolomic analysis. The metabolomics results suggested that membrane-spanning proteins broke down after high pressure treatment and recovery conditions. We also found 13 genes that were common to essential and pressure-induced gene groups. Among these 13 genes, more than 10 were associated with proteasome structure and functions. This suggests that proteasome structure or functions can be the critical target or a highly important factor. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that yeast cells are sensitive to the proteasome inhibitor MG132 after high pressure treatment.     

The effect of high hydrostatic pressure on taste substance distribution in fresh green tea leaves

ABSTRACT

High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) can be an alternative method to steaming to inhibit enzymatic fermentation in green tea making process. However, the effect of HHP treatment on green tea taste is not clear. Thus, this study aimed to determine the effect of HHP on substances associated with green tea taste. Fresh green tea leaves were immediately treated with HHP at 300, 500, or 700?MPa for 10, 30, or 60 min at 25°C. The concentration of free amino acids, catechins, and caffeine in HHP-treated samples was quantified by LC-MS. The taste intensity of the samples was detected by taste sensors. HHP resulted in a high accumulation of free amino acids in green tea leaves, which was likely due to proteolysis. In particular, theanine synthesis may have been promoted by an increase in the concentration of substrates during HHP. Compared to steaming, HHP enhanced umami richness, and inhibited bitterness and astringency.     

High-throughput screening of food additives with synergistic effects on high hydrostatic pressure inactivation of budding yeast

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We focused on food additives that enhance the effect of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) treatment for microbial inactivation. We previously isolated Saccharomyces cerevisiae ultraviolet (UV) mutant strain a1210H12 that does not cause a growth delay under specific high pressure treatment conditions. We conceived that it is possible to screen effective food additives in a high-throughput manner by combining strain a1210H12 with a viable cell count method based on liquid culture, named high-throughput microbial pressure inactivation kinetics analysis system (HT-PIKAS). Here, we analyzed the synergistic effect between food additives and HHP treatment on inactivation of strain a1210H12 using HT-PIKAS. We calculated the inactivation rate in the condition of additive only, HHP treatment only and HHP treatment with additive. As a result, four compounds, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, adipic acid and caproic acid, showed high synergistic effects with HHP treatment and could be selected from more than 30 compounds as safe food additives.     

Critical events leading to cellular mortality of yeast cells following hydrostatic pressure treatment

ABSTRACT

Hydrostatic pressures of 40–150?MPa are sub-lethal conditions for yeast cells. On exposure to this pressure range, damaged yeast cells will attempt to recover, but a critical cellular event may ultimately lead to cell mortality. We employed yeast strains whose cellular organelles were labeled with green fluorescent protein to investigate this critical event. We were able to visualize the nuclear membrane, nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi body, and plasma membranes. Of the cellular organelles tested, the nuclear membrane was the weakest, displaying damage following only 50?MPa of pressure. This nuclear membrane rupture correlated with cellular viability. Thus, we hypothesize that nuclear membrane damage is the critical event leading to cellular mortality of yeast cells following hydrostatic pressure treatment.     

The effect of high hydrostatic pressure on the physiological and biochemical properties of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seedlings

High hydrostatic pressure is a non-thermal food processing technology, which also has several successful applications in different areas besides food processing. In this study, Capsicum annuum L. (pepper) seeds are subjected to 50, 100, 200 and 300?MPa pressure for 5?min at 25°C and the seedlings of HHP processed seeds are used to compare percentage of seed germination and biochemical properties such as chlorophyll a, b and a/b, proline content, total protein, carotenoid, malondialdehyde, glucose, fructose and phenolic compounds concentrations. As a result of the study, it was observed that there are remarkable changes in terms of biochemical properties especially for seedlings, whose seeds were pressurized at 200 and 300?MPa. More detailed studies are needed to put forward the mechanism behind the changes in biochemical properties.     

Structural and kinetic aspects of hydrostatic pressure effect on polymer network formation

Abstract

Effect of hydrostatic pressure up to 250 MPa on structurization kinetics and morphology of network polymers based on epoxy oligomers has been studied using the methods of measurements of volume resistivity and optical microscopy.     

Effects of high hydrostatic pressure on secondary structure and emulsifying behavior of sweet potato protein

In this study, secondary structures of sweet potato protein (SPP) after high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) treatment (200–600?MPa) were evaluated and emulsifying properties of emulsions with HHP-treated SPP solutions in different pH values (3, 6, and 9) were investigated. Circular dichroism analysis confirmed the modification of the SPP secondary structure. Surface hydrophobicity increased at pH 3 and decreased at 6 and 9. Emulsifying activity index at pH 6 increased with an increase in pressure, whereas emulsifying stability index increased at pH 6 and 9. Oil droplet sizes decreased, while volume frequency distribution of the smaller droplets increased at pH 3 and 6 with the HHP treatment. Emulsion viscosity increased at pH 6 and 9 and pseudo-plastic flow behaviors were not altered for all emulsions produced with HHP-treated SPP. These results suggested that HHP could modify the SPP structure for better emulsifying properties, which could increase the use of SPP emulsion in the food industry.     

The YPR153W gene is essential for the pressure tolerance of tryptophan permease Tat2 in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, hydrostatic pressure at 25?MPa is known to be nonlethal but significantly impairs the uptake of tryptophan by the permease Tat2, thereby inhibiting the growth of strains that require tryptophan from the medium. Here, we found that the lack of the YPR153W gene, so far poorly characterized for its role in yeast, caused a serious adverse effect on the growth at 10–25?MPa in the strain that required tryptophan. Deletion for YPR153W resulted in an increased rate of pressure-induced degradation of Tat2, suggesting that Tat2 is destabilized in the YPR153W deletion mutant at 25?MPa. Overexpression of the TAT2 gene enabled the deletion mutant to grow at 25?MPa. These results suggest that Ypr153w is essential for the stability and proper transport function of Tat2 under pressure at 10–25?MPa.

ABBREVIATIONS: Trp⁺: the phenotype of tryptophan prototrophic strains that synthesize tryptophan de novo; Trp^?: the phenotype of tryptophan auxotrophic strains that require tryptophan from the medium; YPR153W: an yeast poorly characterized gene; Ypr153w: a protein encoded by the YPR153W gene; ypr153wΔ: a deletion mutant for the YPR153W gene; Tat2: the high-affinity tryptophan permease; MCT10: a human aromatic amino acid transporter     

Enrichment of free amino acid content and reduction of astringent taste compounds in soybean by high hydrostatic pressure

ABSTRACT

We investigated the effect of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) on the distribution of free amino acids and isoflavones in soybean immediately after pressure treatment (100–600?MPa, 10–60?min). HHP-treatment at 200 and 300?MPa resulted in high accumulation of free amino acids. Additionally, Gly, Val, and Pro levels increased even after HHP of 400?MPa. The application of HHP-treatment to soybean decreased sources of an astringent taste such as genistein-, daizein-, and glycitein-type molecules under all pressure conditions over 200?MPa. High accumulation of free amino acids with specific pressure–time conditions would be caused by the acceleration of proteolysis and specific amino acid metabolism. We concluded that HHP alone with no subsequent storage enabled the enrichment of specific amino acids such as GABA, Glu, Lys, and Pro in soybean. Soybean with enrichment of these amino acids and improved taste should be an innovative component of functional foods.     

Structural and kinetic aspects of hydrostatic pressure effect on polymer network formation

Abstract

Effect of hydrostatic pressure up to 250 MPa on structurization kinetics and morphology of network polymers based on epoxy oligomers has been studied using the methods of measurements of resistivity and optical microscopy.     

Effect of high hydrostatic pressure on enzyme activity in unpasteurized draft sake

ABSTRACT

Unpasteurized draft sake has a potentially high market value, due to its fresh flavor and fruity taste, compared with conventional thermal-pasteurized sake. However, the shelf life of draft sake is limited. To increase the shelf life of draft sake, it is necessary to suppress flavor and taste deterioration resulting from inactivation of enzymes produced by koji-mold. Draft sake was treated with high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) of 200 to 500?MPa at ?7 to 50°C to analyze the inactivation of α-amylases, glucose-forming enzymes, and acid carboxypeptidases. We found significant inactivation of enzymes produced by koji-mold in draft sake subjected to HHP treatment at both high and low temperature. However, HHP treatment at low temperature effectively inactivated enzymes while retaining the fresh flavor and fruity taste of draft sake.     

圆柱形超高静水压水听器设计与测试

(本文介绍了一种应用于20Hz~20kHz频段、最大工作深度5000米的超高静水压水听器,水听器敏感元件采用厚壁压电陶瓷圆管,高强度复合泡沫去耦,通过对敏感元件及水听器结构进行合理设计,保证水听器具有高的耐压强度。设计了一种圆柱形高静压耦合腔,根据耦合腔声学和力学条件,确定了腔体尺寸及厚度,在国内首次实现了最高50MPa压力下的水听器低频灵敏度测试。测试结果表明,水听器常压下接收灵敏度响应平坦,在常压到50MPa压力范围内,水听器低频接收灵敏度最大变化小于2dB,表明该型水听器具有良好的压力稳定性,可在深海资源勘测、深海通讯等方面获得广泛应用。)     

Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus using high hydrostatic pressure

The aim of this work was to develop a high-pressure decontamination and sterilization process for pharmaceutical treatments as was developed in food processing in the late eighties. The lack of normalized biological indicators able to validate sterilizing treatments under high pressure led us to select representative pathogenic strains from flora and the European Pharmacopoeia. We selected the following four bacterial strains: Candida albicans (ATCC 10231), Psuedomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 9027), spores of Aspergillus niger (ATCC 16404) and Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538).

This present study is focussed on S. aureus. Successive pressurization and depressurization cycles appeared to be more efficient than a continuous high-pressure treatment. Importantly, these pressure conditions, temperature and process duration are perfectly compatible with current industrial plants. These results show that HHP technology is a new alternative to inactivate pathogenic strains in accordance with pharmaceutical requirements.     

应用SRCD和FTIR分析超高压处理对蘑菇多酚氧化酶二级结构的影响

应用同步辐射紫外真空圆二色光谱(SRCD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和荧光光谱研究了超高压(HHP)处理对蘑菇多酚氧化酶(PPO)二级结构和三级结构的影响。HHP处理使蘑菇PPO的α-螺旋含量明显减少,二级结构发生改变。通过SRCD光谱和FTIR光谱分析得出的未处理或HHP处理蘑菇PPO的二级结构含量均存在一定的差异,这种差异可能是由于测量温度、酶液浓度和分析方法等多种因素造成的。荧光光谱表明,HHP处理后,蘑菇PPO溶液荧光光谱的强度降低,最大发射峰发生了红移,表明HHP处理改变了蘑菇PPO分子的三级结构。     

X‐ray reflectivity measurements of liquid/solid interfaces under high hydrostatic pressure conditions

A high‐pressure cell for in situ X‐ray reflectivity measurements of liquid/solid interfaces at hydrostatic pressures up to 500 MPa (5 kbar), a pressure regime that is particularly important for the study of protein unfolding, is presented. The original set‐up of this hydrostatic high‐pressure cell is discussed and its unique properties are demonstrated by the investigation of pressure‐induced adsorption of the protein lysozyme onto hydrophobic silicon wafers. The presented results emphasize the enormous potential of X‐ray reflectivity studies under high hydrostatic pressure conditions for the in situ investigation of adsorption phenomena in biological systems.