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Abstract Effects of Maillard reaction products derived from 1 to 3 kDa soybean peptides (MRPF3) on aging ICR mice were investigated. Seven animal groups were established for 5 weeks, including one normal group and six D-galactose (1000 mg kg−1/day) treated groups. Aging control was D-galactose + saline solution, and positive controls were D-galactose + ascorbic acid (Vc) (400 mg kg−1/day) and oligofructose (400 mg kg−1/day), respectively, while the test groups are D-galactose + high (800 mg kg−1/day), medium (400 mg kg−1/day) and low (200 mg kg−1/day) doses of MRPF3. Compared with the aging controls, food intake, body weights and organ indexes returned to normal after feeding with MRPF3, and the color of feces as well as the fluorescence intensity of urine increased. The content of malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver significantly decreased with the intake of MRPF3, and the activities of SOD and GSH-Px and the total antioxidant capacity of serum significantly increased. The abundance ratio of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes significantly decreased in MRPF3 groups, and the abundance of Lactobacillus significantly increased, while potentially pathogenic bacteria such as Porphyromonadaceae significantly decreased. Our results showed that MRPF3 might offer a potent retardation potential for aging. Graphical abstract Image 1 Highlights • Maillard reaction products derived from 1 to 3 kDa soybean peptides (MRPF3) were made. • Aging ICR mice were treated with MRPF3 at high, medium and low doses, respectively. • Physiological indexes of aging mice returned to normality after feeding with MRPF3. • Malondialdehyde content in liver decreased, antioxidant capacity of serum increased. • Pathogenic bacterial were inhibited while beneficial ones proliferated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BACKGROUND: Black rice contains a variety of bioactive substances that contribute to the high nutritional value of black rice wine (BRW). However, the dense bran layer of black rice retards the fermentation rate and reduces the dissolution of active components. Hence, this study aims to investigate the effects of pre‐gelatinization (PG) before cooking and cellulase (CE) addition during fermentation on the fermentation performance of BRW and its antioxidant activity. RESULTS: PG combined with CE treatments (PGCE) increases the alcohol content, free amino acid content, volatile flavor content and total antioxidant activity of BRW by 90.81%, 15.36%, 38.05% and 19.56%, respectively, compared with the control group. Scanning electron microscopy, low‐field nuclear magnetic resonance and texture properties analysis indicate that PG treatment increases gelatinization degree of starch during cooking, decreases bound water content in cooked black rice and promotes unbound water release. CE destroys the aleurone layer structure, facilitates the release of unbound water and the exposure of rice starch, thus increasing the reaction area and extravasation content significantly, which is beneficial to microbial growth and fermentation. Incomplete aleurone layer also promotes the dissolution of anthocyanins, phenols and other active substances, increasing the antioxidant activities of BRW. CONCLUSION: PG and CE treatments reduce the fermentation time and improve the quality of BRW by destroying the black rice structure. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Four peptide fractions PF1 (>5 ;kDa), PF2 (3–5 ;kDa), PF3 (1–3 ;kDa), PF4 (<1 ;kDa) were isolated from soybean hydrolysate using the ultrafiltration method. Then, d -xylose and l -cysteine were reacted with specific peptide solution at 120 ;°C for 2 ;h, and the molecular weight distribution (MWD), pH, colour, browning intensity, DPPH radical-scavenging activity, free amino acids and sensory characteristics of corresponding Maillard reaction products (MRPF1, MRPF2, MRPF3 and MRPF4) were evaluated, respectively. Peptides with low molecular weight showed higher contribution to the changes of pH, colour and browning intensity during Maillard reaction. The DPPH radical-scavenging activity of PF4 was significantly improved after Maillard reaction. Aroma volatiles and PLSR analysis suggested MRPF3 had the best sensory characteristics with higher contents of umami amino acids and lower of bitter amino acids, therefore it could be deduced that the umami and meaty characteristics were correlated with the peptides of 1–3 ;kDa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hard white winter wheat ( Triticum aestivm L.) bran was grinded by an eccentric vibratory mill below 30 ± 0.5 °C, and the effect of processing times (15, 20, 25 and 30 min) on the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of the superfine powder was investigated with disc-milled powder as control in the study. After vibratory milling treatment, the particle size of powder effectively reduced to a micron scale and the brightness increased, as well as the contents of soluble dietary fiber and phytic acid increased. Compared with the control, the eccentric vibratory milled bran powder showed higher values in bulk density (from 0.27 to 0.39 g/mL), tapped density (from 0.31 to 0.76 g/mL), water holding capacity (from 4.20 to 7.00 g/g), swelling capacity (from 1.67 to 2.87 g/g) and oil binding capacity (from 1.50 to 2.61 g/g), while lower values in angles of repose and slide in the processing time sequence. Meanwhile, the thermal stability was enhanced. And the decreases of IC 50 values for DPPH radical scavenging activity and ferrous ion-chelating activity suggested the improvement of antioxidant activity for bran superfine powder. The results indicated that the eccentric vibratory milled wheat bran superfine powder have various potential applications as food and pharmaceutical additives to improve the uniformity and/or to enhance functionalities of final products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]