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A laboratory process for separating glycinin and β-conglycinin from soybean flakes was successfully scaled up to the pilot-plant scale (15 kg soy flakes). Average yields of the glycinin and β-conglycinin fractions were both 9.4% on a dry basis (db). The protein contents of glycinin and β-conglycinin fractions were 92.8 and 97.7% db, respectively. The glycinin and β-conglycinin purities were 90.4 and 72.7% of the protein content, respectively, which were very comparable to those of the laboratory-scale process. The total sulfhydryl plus half cystine content of the glycinin fraction was 37.8 mol/mol protein and 14.8 mol/mol protein for the β-conglycinin fraction. The native glycinin structure loss in the glycinin fraction was negligible. The native β-conglycinin loss in the β-conglycinin fraction was 10%, as estimated by rocket immunoelectrophoresis analysis. Hydrophobicity index value showed that hydrophobic properties of the pilot-plant protein fraction were ordered, from high to low: β-conglycinin fraction > glycinin fraction > intermediate mixture fraction.
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Wu, S., Murphy, P.A., Johnson, L.A. et al. Pilot-plant fractionation of soybean glycinin and β-conglycinin. J Amer Oil Chem Soc 76, 285–293 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-999-0233-x
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