$$\text{S}\text{o}\text{l}\text{u}\text{b}\text{i}\text{l}\text{i}\text{t}\text{y} \left(\text{%}\right)=\left(\frac{\text{C}2}{\text{C}1}\right)\text{*}100$$
WHC was expressed as g of absorbed water per g of PLP1.
$$\text{E}\text{t}=\left(\frac{\text{h}\text{e}}{\text{h}\text{t}}\right)\text{*}100$$
2.2.5. Microscopic assessment of emulsions
Emulsion samples were examined under a light microscope. Photographs were taken after 24 h of emulsion storage at 4 °C through a 40 × objective lens.
2.2.6. Foaming properties
Foam capacity (FC) and stability (FS) of PLP1 were determined according to the method of Shahidi et al 16. Twenty milliliters of PLP1 solution at different concentrations (0.5%, 1%, and 2%; w/v) were homogenized using a vortex to incorporate the air. The whipped sample was immediately transferred into a graduated cylinder, and the total volume was immediately measured after whipping at 0 min, and 60 min.
Foam capacity was expressed as volume increase percentage after homogenization at 0 min, which was calculated according to the following equation:
Foam stability was calculated as the foam remaining volume of after 60 min.
Where VT is the total volume after whipping (ml); V0 is the volume before whipping; Vt is the total volume after leaving at room temperature.
2.3. Surface tension measurements
The surface tension of PLP1 (1 to 5 g/100 mL) was evaluated according to the method of Wilhelmy plate using a manual digital surface tensiometer (GIBERTINI Elettronica™ TSD Digital Tensiometer).
2.4. X-ray diffraction (XRD)
X-ray powder diffraction patterns of PLP1 were recorded at room temperature on an X-ray diffractometer (D8advance, Bruker, Germany). Samples were scanned between diffraction angles of 5 to 80° 2θ with a step size of 0.05◦ and acounting time of 5 s/step.
2.5. Scanning electron microscopy
The morphological features of the PLP1 were visualized using a scanning electron microscope (Cambridge Scan-360 microscope). Brefly, in order to make the dried PLP1 conductive, the sample was mounted on a metal stub and sputtered with gold. The images of sample were taken at an accelerating voltage of 3.0 kV.
2.6. Bioactivities of PLP1
2.6.1. Lipase inhibition
The lipase activity was measured titrimetrically at pH 7.2 and 37°C with a pH-Stat (Metrohm, Switzerland) using olive oil emulsion. One lipase unit corresponds to 1 µmol of fatty acid released per minute.
A preincubation of lipase with inhibitor was use in order to determine the lipase inhibitory activity of PLP1. This method aimed to test, in an aqueous medium and in the absence of the substrate, the possible reactions between the lipase and the inhibitor. Lipase was pre-incubated at room temperature for 1 h with different concentrations of the inhibitor dissolved distilled water. The reaction medium contained the correspondent inhibitor concentration and 100 µL of lipase. A negative control (distillated water) was incubated in the same medium than the test of inhibition without the inhibitor. The lipase inhibition (% Inhibition) was calculated as compared to the initial activity measured in the absence of inhibitor.
2.6.2. Protease inhibition
The trypsin inhibitor activity was determined using casein (1%) as substrate 17. Enzyme solution (40 μg of trypsin) was pre-incubated with different concentration of PLP1 in a total volume of 2 ml at 37 °C for 10 min in 0.01 M Tris-HCl buffer, pH 8.0. Absorbance of the mixture was measured at 280 nm and the residual activity was determined. Trypsin inhibitory unit is defined as the number of trypsin units inhibited under the assay conditions.
The inhibiton of pepsin activity was performed according to Anson method 18, using haemoglobin as a substrate at pH 3.0 and 37 °C for 15 min. To 100 µl substrate was added 50 µl of pepsin in 0.1 M glycine–HCl buffer, and 350 µl of PLP1 in water at different concentration. Pepsin inhibitory unit is defined as the amount of enzyme units inhibited in the absorbance at 280 nm per minute under the assay conditions.
The activity of the enzymes (trypsin and pepsin) assayed without PLP1 was taken as control (100% activity).
2.7. In vitro antioxidant effects of PLP1 on H9c2 cells
2.7.1. Cell culture
Embryonic rat cardiomyocyte derived cell line H9c2 was obtained from America Tissue Type Collection (CRL-1446). Cells were cultured in DMEM medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 100 U/ml penicillin, and 100 lg/ml streptomycin in 75 cm2 tissue culture flasks at 37 °C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2. They were fed every 2–3 days, and sub-cultured when reaching 70–80% confluence in order to prevent the loss of the differentiation potential. Cells were then differentiated into cardiomyocytes by methods described by Ménard et al 19.
2.7.2. Cell viability
Cell viability was determined using an MTT assay. H9c2 cells were plated in 96-well plates at 200 H9c2 cells/well. After cell differentiation, cells were treated with water-soluble polysaccharide (PLP1) at various concentrations (0.5, 1, and 2 mg/ml) or with DMSO used to dilute the PLP1. To evaluate the cytoprotective assay, cells were exposed to H2O2 (0.1 mM) as well as PLP1 at the same time for 12 h at 37 °C. At 12 h after the treatment, the medium in the wells was replaced with 5 mg/ml MTT solution, and the cells were incubated for 2 h at 37 °C. Following incubation, the MTT solution was discarded, and 100 µl DMSO was added to dissolve the precipitate completely at room temperature. The optical density was then measured at 540 nm. The cell viability was expressed as relative viable cells (%) to control H9c2 cells.
2.8. Statistical analysis
Analysis was performed using SPSS (Version 17.0 for windows, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). DATA were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and mean comparisons were carried out by Ducan’s multiple range test (p< 0.05). All tests and measurements were carried out in triplicate