BACKGROUND: Konjac glucomannan (KGM) has been widely applied in the food industry as a thickening and gelation agent because of its unique colloidal properties of viscosity enhancement and gelling ability. The current study aimed to prepare and characterize KGM and deacetylated KGM (Da-KGM) samples obtained by sonication in neutral and alkali ethanol-water solutions. RESULTS: The results showed that the deacetylation degree (DD) of Da-KGM increased exponentially with alkali concentration. Fourier transform infrared spectrometry further confirmed the deacetylation reaction through the dramatic decrease in the acetyl group band at 1740 cm-1 . Besides, the high similarity among the tested groups in terms of X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra implied a similar crystalline structure, while differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curves revealed that the water binding capacity and decomposition temperature of KGM changed slightly with alkali and sonication treatment. The rheological profiles indicated that apparent viscosity (η0 ) of sonicated KGM samples was unchanged except for the T60 group (60 min sonication treatment). Particularly, ultrasonic treatment under high alkaline conditions (0.10 mol L-1 NaOH) was noted to promote the deacetylation reaction, and the obtained samples showed decreased apparent viscosity and weakened the gelation process in aqueous solution. Partial correction analysis indicated that alkali rather than ultrasonic treatment resulted in the change of DD and η0 in Da-KGM. Moreover, sonication contributed to off-white color by reducing the browning caused by alkali in Da-KGM products. CONCLUSION: Ultrasound-mediated heterogeneous deacetylation reaction is a feasible way to prepare Da-KGM samples with lightened browning and controllable DD. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.

College of Food Science and Technology Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan China

Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Industrial Fermentation Hubei University of Technology Wuhan China

Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology Ministry of Education Wuhan China

University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses Institute of Aquaculture and Protection of Waters České Budějovice Czech Republic

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