Solubilization of dry protein in aqueous or acidic media after treatment with concentrated hydrogen peroxide

摘要

A novel process for increasing the solubility of dry oilseed protein is disclosed. Proteins, such as, peanut, pumpkin, and soybean are mixed with 30% hydrogen peroxide at about 1:20 ratio. The mixture is centrifuged at approximately 2000 g for about 15 minutes to clarify the solution. The supernatant is dialyzed against water containing catalase and the dialysate is freeze-dried.