Abstract Ultrasound technology has been studied by food researchers as an alternative method for thermal processing. The use of ultrasound as a way to inactivate and/or activate enzymes has been… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Ultrasound technology has been studied by food researchers as an alternative method for thermal processing. The use of ultrasound as a way to inactivate and/or activate enzymes has been widely studied at low frequencies (20–40 kHz), however, little research on the effect of high frequencies has been reported. Thus, the effect of high and low frequency ultrasound on commercial horseradish peroxidase with a concentration of 0.005 mg mL−1 is described. Experiments were performed for 60 min using 20, 378, 583, 862, 995, 1144 and 1175 kHz ultrasound at power levels (acoustic energy) between 2.1 and 64 W. Residual activity was monitored using a spectrophotometric method and data analysis was performed using ANOVA. A significant enhancement of enzyme inactivation (p
Journal Title: Lwt - Food Science and Technology
Year Published: 2018
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