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Effect of Membrane Material on the Separation of Proteins and Polyphenol Oxidase in Ultrafiltration of Potato Fruit Juice

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Ultrafiltration was applied to diluted potato fruit juice, a side-stream from potato starch production. The aim of the study was to selectively concentrate the potato proteins in the permeate, while isolating polyphenol oxidase (PPO) in the retentate. A profound difference was found in protein retention between two 300-kDa molecular weight cutoff (MWCO) ultrafiltration membranes, of either regenerated cellulose (RC) or polyethersulfone (PES). The use of the 300-kDa MWCO RC membrane resulted in a twofold higher retentate protein content as well as total retention of all PPO activity, as compared with the PES membrane. Comparison tests with 100- and 300-kDa MWCO PES membranes indicated that concentration polarization and gel layer formation, and not MWCO definitions, were governing factors for protein retention, since proteins with a MW of 10 kDa were retained in all the experiments. PPO activity in potato fruit juice was measured in permeate and retentate to assess its selective retention by the applied ultrafiltration processes. Of the specific PPO activity, 94–100 % was retained by either 300 MWCO RC or 100 MWCO PES, while only 49 % specific activity was retained by the 300 MWCO PES. By in situ blotting experiments, the molecular weight of active PPO was found to be present at three different molecular weights, at positions of 40, 47, and 100 kDa, respectively, with the major activity present at 47 kDa.

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We thank Future Food Innovation of Mid-Jutland region, KMC, AVK Langholt, and Aarhus University for the financial support of the studies.

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  1. Department of Food Science, Food Chemistry and Technology, Aarhus University, Blichers Allé 20, bygning F20, 8830, Tjele, Denmark

    Jesper M. Schmidt, Marianne Hammershøj & Lotte B. Larsen

  2. KMC, Herningvej 60, 7330, Brande, Denmark

    Mathias Greve-Poulsen

  3. AKV Langholt, Gravsholtvej 92, 9310, Vodskov, Denmark

    Henriette Damgaard

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Schmidt, J.M., Greve-Poulsen, M., Damgaard, H. et al. Effect of Membrane Material on the Separation of Proteins and Polyphenol Oxidase in Ultrafiltration of Potato Fruit Juice. Food Bioprocess Technol 9, 822–829 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-015-1670-1

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