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Arabinoxylan-gluten hydrogels with tunable rheological properties via enzymatic oxidation and regeneration
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemistry, Glycoscience.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1986-1516
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemistry, Glycoscience. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Centres, KTH FOOD.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1355-649x
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemistry, Glycoscience.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0806-1989
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemistry, Glycoscience. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Centres, KTH FOOD.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5297-2221
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2026 (English)In: Food Hydrocolloids, ISSN 0268-005X, E-ISSN 1873-7137, Vol. 172, article id 111930Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Side streams from wheat processing, such as the bran and gluten fractions, show great potential as a feedstock for the production of novel food ingredients and materials. In this study, we prepared hybrid polysaccharide-protein hydrogels via enzymatic crosslinking of wheat bran arabinoxylan and gluten fractions. Arabinoxylan was first isolated from wheat bran via subcritical water extraction, which preserved the covalently bound ferulic acid moieties to the arabinoxylan core amenable for laccase crosslinking. Gluten was fractionated into its main protein components (glutenin and gliadin) via treatment with aqueous ethanol. Hydrogels with different contents of arabinoxylan and gluten were prepared, demonstrating the integration of the protein fractions within the polysaccharide gel network. Increased addition of gluten led to gradually softer hydrogels, suggesting that the gluten fractions were not involved in the covalent crosslinking with the ferulic acid moieties to any noticeable level. Freeze-drying and regeneration of the hydrogels led to a 3-fold–10-fold increase in the storage and loss moduli, depending on the sample. Analysis of the structure of the hydrogels revealed that the addition of gluten upon enzymatic crosslinking impacted the physical interactions and crystallinity of the arabinoxylan populations, resulting in phase separation of the protein and polysaccharide components. This study demonstrates that tunable hydrogels can be prepared from cereal side streams, with potential as functional plant-based food hydrocolloids with improved nutritional properties, combining dietary fibre and protein components.

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Elsevier BV , 2026. Vol. 172, article id 111930
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-369878DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2025.111930ISI: 001570491900010Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105015142601OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-369878DiVA, id: diva2:1998224
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