Protein cross-linking in food

Juliet A Gerrard and Meade SJ and Miller AG and Brown PK and Suhaimi Md. Yasir and Sutton KH and Newberry MP (2005) Protein cross-linking in food. Annual New York Academic Sciences, 1043. pp. 97-103.

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Abstract

The aims of this paper are (1) to probe the relationship betweenmolecular structure and protein cross-linking ability for a range of small mol-ecules; (2) to establish whether this relationship holds within a food matrix;and (3) to test the impact of Maillard cross-linking on food functionality, par-ticularly texture, in wheat- and soy-based food systems. A variety of moleculeswere obtained, either commercially or via organic synthesis. Cross-linkingability was tested using our standard model system, employing ribonuclease Aand analyzing the results by SDS-PAGE. Molecules of varying reactivity weretested in wheat- and soy-based products, and the changes in functionality werecorrelated with changes in protein cross-linking. No simple relationship wasfound between molecular structure and ability to cross-link ribonuclease. Onlythe most reactive reagents were able to cross-link within the food matrix.Nevertheless, a low degree of cross-linking was shown to have significant con-sequences on the properties of wheat- and soy-based foods, suggesting that theMaillard reaction may represent a means to control food texture.

Item Type: Article
Keyword: protein cross-linking , glutaraldehyde , tofu , food texture , Maillard reaction
Subjects: T Technology > TX Home economics > TX1-1110 Home economics > TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Department: FACULTY > Faculty of Science and Natural Resources
Depositing User: NORAINI LABUK -
Date Deposited: 12 Jul 2018 10:33
Last Modified: 12 Jul 2018 10:33
URI: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19225

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