Structural characterization and functional properties of a mussel peptide-Galactooligosaccharide Maillard conjugate (MPGZn) as a dual-activity zinc chelator and antioxidant for zinc deficiency mitigation
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A novel zinc delivery system (MPGZn) was prepared via the Maillard reaction between mussel peptide (MP) and galactooligosaccharides (GOS) under optimized conditions (pH 8.0, 120 °C, 180 min). MPGZn exhibited a high zinc-chelating capacity of 70.94%. Structura... ...