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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Sorghum kafirin interaction with various phenolic compounds
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 83, No. 5, Year 2003
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The ability of various phenolic compounds to bind and precipitate kafirin, the prolamin protein of sorghum, was investigated with regard to effects on its nutritional and functional uses. The protein - phenolic compound interaction was quantified by haze formation and colorimetric determination of total polyphenol bound. Ferulic acid, catechin and extracted phenolics (flavonoids) from condensed tannin-free sorghum did not complex kafirin. Only tannic acid and sorghum-condensed tannins had the ability to complex kafirin. The sorghum-condensed tannins interacted more strongly than tannic acid. The haze of sorghum-condensed tannins - kafirin was permanent, indicating a strong interaction. The fact that sorghum-condensed tannins can bind irreversibly to kafirin indicates that this may play a role in decreasing protein digestibility in high-tannin sorghum and can cause haze formation in lager beer made from high-tannin sorghum. However, in condensed tannin-free sorghum, phenolic compounds may not appear to play a major role in decreasing protein digestibility, as these endogenous phenolics may not bind with kafirin. © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry.
Authors & Co-Authors
Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Taylor, John R.N.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Statistics
Citations: 165
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/jsfa.1379
ISSN:
00225142