复合益生菌发酵对麦胚球蛋白的协同改造:从工艺优化到抗氧化活性增强的分子路径

    Synergistic enhancement of wheat germ globulin through mixed-culture fermentation: process optimization, structural modification, and mechanisms for improved antioxidant activity

    • 摘要: 为解决麦胚资源利用率低及麦胚球蛋白(WEG)生物活性不足的问题,以不同菌种组合、料液比、发酵时间为单因素,通过单因素试验筛选关键参数后,采用L9(34)正交试验优化发酵工艺,确定最优条件为嗜酸乳杆菌与醋酸杆菌(1∶1)的菌种组合、料液比1∶10 g/mL、发酵时间18 h,以此对WEG进行改性处理。采用傅里叶变换红外光谱、圆二色光谱、扫描电子显微镜及聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳等技术表征发酵后球蛋白(GFWG)的结构变化,通过体外抗氧化试验(DPPH自由基与羟基自由基清除率)和游离氨基酸组成分析其活性机制,并利用环磷酰胺诱导的免疫抑制小鼠模型评估体内功效。结果显示:最优工艺条件下,GFWG的DPPH自由基清除率达73.78%(10 mg/mL),显著高于未发酵WEG;结构上,β-折叠比例提升72.20%,α-螺旋含量下降44.19%,表面从片状聚集体转变为多孔纤维网络;游离氨基酸中,组氨酸、蛋氨酸含量分别提升148.30%、200.00%,亮氨酸、缬氨酸含量增幅达619.40%、267.70%。动物试验证实,GFWG 使模型小鼠肝脏中的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和谷胱甘肽(GSH)活性分别提高了42.60%和37.80%,并将脾脏指数从8.60降至 5.56(下降35.35%),接近正常组的4.86。本研究阐明,通过优化菌种组合、料液比、发酵时间三因素,嗜酸乳杆菌与醋酸杆菌混菌发酵可诱导WEG结构重构,增强其抗氧化及免疫保护功能,为植物蛋白高值化利用提供了理论与工艺依据。

       

      Abstract: To address the low utilization rate of wheat germ resources and insufficient bioactivity of wheat embryo globulin (WEG), this study took strain combination, solid-liquid ratio, and fermentation time as single factors. After screening key parameters via single-factor experiments, an L9(34) orthogonal experiment was used to optimize the fermentation process. The optimal conditions were determined as the strain combination of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Acetobacterium (1∶1), a solid-liquid ratio of 1∶10 g/mL, and a fermentation time of 18 h. These optimal conditions were then applied to modify WEG. Structural changes of fermented globulin (GFWG) were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), circular dichroism (CD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The activity mechanism of GFWG was analyzed through in vitro antioxidant assays (DPPH and hydroxyl radical scavenging rates) and free amino acid composition, while its in vivo efficacy was evaluated using a cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mouse model. Results showed that under the optimal process conditions, the DPPH radical scavenging rate of GFWG reached 73.78% at 10 mg/mL, which was significantly higher than that of unfermented WEG. Structurally, GFWG exhibited an 72.20% increase in β-sheet content, a 44.19% decrease in α-helix content, and its surface transformed from sheet-like aggregates to a porous fibrous network. Among free amino acids, histidine and methionine increased by 148.30% and 200.00%, respectively, while leucine and valine showed more significant increases (619.40% and 267.70%, respectively). Animal experiments confirmed that GFWG increased the hepatic activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH) activities in model mice by 42.60% and 37.80%, respectively, and reduced the spleen index from 8.60 to 5.56 (a decrease of 35.35%), which was close to the normal group value of 4.86. This study demonstrates that by optimizing the three factors of strain combination, solid-liquid ratio, and fermentation time, mixed fermentation with Lactobacillus acidophilus and Acetobacterium can induce WEG structural reconstruction, enhancing its antioxidant and immune protective functions. Thus, this study provides a theoretical and technological basis for the high-value utilization of plant proteins.

       

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