Effects of different degradation methods for solubility and bioactive properties of ovomucin.

Effects of six different degradation methods for solubility and bioactive properties of ovomucin were studied. The highest solubility of ovomucin was achieved by using sonication (12 min) of the single methods tested, while sonication (6 min) + enzymatic hydrolysis was the best of combined methods. Only three ovomucin samples, namely colloid milling, enzymatic hydrolysis and sonication (6 min) + enzymatic hydrolysis, was found to contain moderate antiviral activity against NDV.