Monday, August 11, 2008
P92

Production of Glucan from Spent Brewer’s Yeast and Its Functional Properties

Romanee Sa-Nguandeekul, Suttisak Suknaisilp, and Varunya Pornchalearn. Department of Food Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Payathai Rd, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

The optimal condition for autolysis of spent brewer’s yeast from molasses fermentation at yeast suspension of 15% (w/w) solid content and pH 5.0 was 50 oC for 24 hours. This condition resulted in high autolysed yeast cells and protein autolysate. Autolysed cell was separated and soluble protein was extracted out with hot water (121 oC) for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 hours. Minimum protein content in cell wall was obtained at 4 and 5 hours extraction and the residue protein was 17.54% (w/w). The protein was further extracted by using 0.3% (w/v) Savinaseâ 16L TYPE EX for 4 hours or 0.5% (w/v) Alcalaseâ 2.4L for 4 hours which resulted in cell wall with protein contain of 6.18 and 8.81% (w/v) and β-glucan content of 82.44 and 76.88% (w/w), respectively. Removal of lipid in cell wall was carried out by using the mixture of hexane and methanol and pure methanol under reflux; the defatted yeast cell wall contained 0.15% (w/w) and  β-glucan as a water holding capacities, oil holding capacities and emulsifying stabilizer were studied compared with commercial products, it was found the brewer’s yeasts β-glucan from this study had the same water holding capacities, oil holding capacities but emulsion stabilizing capacity was comparable to the commercial product.