Effect of Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Infestation on the Protein Physicochemical and Structural Properties of Wheat Grain

Qiong Wu; Qisheng Tian; Dongdong Zhang; Yurong Zhang

doi:10.1093/jee/toac168

journal article Oct 26, 2022

Effect of Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Infestation on the Protein Physicochemical and Structural Properties of Wheat Grain

Qiong Wu

Qisheng Tian

Dongdong Zhang

Yurong Zhang

Journal of Economic Entomology Vol. 115 No. 6 pp. 2092-2104 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Abstract

Abstract
Boring pests such as Sitophilus zeamais (S. zeamais) are major threats in grain storage. However, how these pests affect the proteins of stored grains remains largely unknown. Here we aimed to investigate the effect of S. zeamais infestation on wheat protein during postharvest storage. In this study, wheat grain infested by S. zeamais was sampled at egg (4 d), larval (20 d), pupal (35 d), and adult stages (45 d), respectively. The protein’s physicochemical and structural properties and the edible quality of whole wheat noodle were analyzed. The results showed that S. zeamais infestation significantly decreased the quality of wheat protein by altering its constitution and structure properties. Especially, compared with the control, the content of wet and dry gluten, gluten index, sodium dodecyl sulfate sedimentation volume, sulfhydryl groups, and disulfide bonds in insect-infested wheat decreased by 19.40, 5.42, 18.40, 8.12, 29.13, and 14.30%, respectively, during the storage period of one life cycle of S. zeamais. Additionally, the proportions of wheat protein fractions (albumin [1.16-fold], globulin [0.96-fold], gliadin [1.16-fold], and glutenin [0.95-fold]) and secondary structures (α-helix [0.91-fold], β-fold [0.96-fold], β-turn [1.06-fold], and random coil [1.05-fold]) of protein changed significantly, and the gluten network structure was broken in S. zeamais-infested wheat. Furthermore, the color of whole wheat noodle became darker, cooking loss rate increased, and textural properties (hardness, adhesiveness, springiness, cohesiveness, chewiness, and resilience) decreased as well. The results in the present study provided new insights for analyzing the quality deterioration mechanism and further quality improvement of boring pests-infested wheat grain.

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Published: Oct 26, 2022
Vol/Issue: 115(6)
Pages: 2092-2104
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Qiong Wu

Engineering Research Center of Grain Storage and Security of Ministry of Education, Henan Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center on Grain Post Harvest, School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Road 100, Zhengzhou High-Tech Development Zone , Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan , China

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Qisheng Tian

Engineering Research Center of Grain Storage and Security of Ministry of Education, Henan Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center on Grain Post Harvest, School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Road 100, Zhengzhou High-Tech Development Zone , Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan , China

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Dongdong Zhang

Engineering Research Center of Grain Storage and Security of Ministry of Education, Henan Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center on Grain Post Harvest, School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Road 100, Zhengzhou High-Tech Development Zone , Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan , China

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Yurong Zhang

Engineering Research Center of Grain Storage and Security of Ministry of Education, Henan Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center on Grain Post Harvest, School of Food and Strategic Reserves, Henan University of Technology, Lianhua Road 100, Zhengzhou High-Tech Development Zone , Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan , China

Funding

China Agriculture Research System Award: CARS-03

the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program Award: 2019QNRC001

Research Foundation for High-level Talents of Henan University of Technology Award: 2020BS006

Cite This Article

Qiong Wu, Qisheng Tian, Dongdong Zhang, et al. (2022). Effect of Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Infestation on the Protein Physicochemical and Structural Properties of Wheat Grain. Journal of Economic Entomology, 115(6), 2092-2104. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac168

Effect of Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Infestation on the Protein Physicochemical and Structural Properties of Wheat Grain

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