Title |
Ethanol Concentration Influences the Mechanisms of Wine Tannin Interactions with Poly(l‑proline) in Model Wine
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Published in |
Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry, April 2015
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DOI | 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b00758 |
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Authors |
Jacqui M McRae, Zyta M Ziora, Stella Kassara, Matthew A Cooper, Paul A Smith |
Abstract |
Changes in ethanol concentration influence red wine astringency and yet the effect of ethanol on wine tannin-salivary protein interactions is not well understood. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) was used to measure the binding strength between the model salivary protein, poly(L-proline), PLP, and a range of wine tannins (tannin fractions from a three- and a seven-year old Cabernet Sauvignon wine) across different ethanol concentrations (5, 10, 15 and 40% v/v). Tannin-PLP interactions were stronger at 5% ethanol than at 40% ethanol. The mechanism of interaction changed for most tannin samples across the wine-like ethanol range (10-15%) from a combination of hydrophobic and hydrogen-binding at 10% ethanol to only hydrogen binding at 15% ethanol. These results indicate that ethanol concentration can influence the mechanisms of wine tannin-protein interactions and that the previously reported decrease in wine astringency with increasing alcohol may, in part, relate to a decrease tannin-protein interaction strength. |
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