Recent advances in the action of pulsed electric fields on enzymes and food component proteins

► The changes in structure and function of proteins induced by PEF are reviewed. ► The structural alterations of proteins in PEF processing are elucidated from primary to quaternary structures. ► The structural alterations of proteins in PEF processing are elucidated from unfolding to aggregation. ► The molecular mechanisms underlying the action of PEF on protein are proposed.