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Factors Affecting Yield and Composition of Zein Extracted from Commercial Corn Gluten Meal

Shaowen Wu, Deland J. Myers, Lawrence A. Johnson

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ABSTRACT Twelve corn gluten meal samples obtained from six wet‐milling plants were processed into zein. Zein was extracted using 88% aqueous isopropyl alcohol at pH 12.5, followed by chilling. Protein recovery ranged from 21.3 to 32.0%, and protein purity ranged from 82.1 to 87.6%. Protein recovery increased as the protein purity increased (r = 0.76) (P < 0.01). One of the major factors influencing extraction yield was protein composition; especially α‐zein content, which ranged from 53.4 to 64% of the total protein in the corn gluten meal samples. The intensity of red color of the corn gluten meal was negatively correlated with protein recovery and zein purity (r = ‐0.66 and ‐0.72, respectively) (P < 0.02).

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ABSTRACT Twelve corn gluten meal samples obtained from six wet‐milling plants were processed into zein. Zein was extracted using 88% aqueous isopropyl alcohol at pH 12.5, followed by chilling. Protein recovery ranged from 21.3 to 32.0%, and protein purity ranged from 82.1 to 87.6%. Protein recovery increased as the protein purity increased (r = 0.76) (P < 0.01). One of the major factors influencing extraction yield was protein composition; especially α‐zein content, which ranged from 53.4 to 64% of the total protein in the corn gluten meal samples. The intensity of red color of the corn gluten meal was negatively correlated with protein recovery and zein purity (r = ‐0.66 and ‐0.72, respectively) (P < 0.02).

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ABSTRACT Twelve corn gluten meal samples obtained from six wet‐milling plants were processed into zein. Zein was extracted using 88% aqueous isopropyl alcohol at pH 12.5, followed by chilling. Protein recovery ranged from 21.3 to 32.0%, and protein purity ranged from 82.1 to 87.6%. Protein recovery increased as the protein purity increased (r = 0.76) (P < 0.01). One of the major factors influencing extraction yield was protein composition; especially α‐zein content, which ranged from 53.4 to 64% of the total protein in the corn gluten meal samples. The intensity of red color of the corn gluten meal was negatively correlated with protein recovery and zein purity (r = ‐0.66 and ‐0.72, respectively) (P < 0.02).

Key concepts: Chemistry, Corn gluten meal, Gluten, Food science, Composition (language), Plant protein, Meal, Extraction (chemistry)

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