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JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
Volume 78, Issue 9, Pages C1376-C1382Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.12234
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barley bran; decarboxylation; gamma-aminobutyric acid; glutamate; wheat bran
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This study deals with the utilization of agro-industrial wastes created by barley and wheat bran in the production of a value-added product, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). The simple and eco-friendly reaction requires no pretreatment or microbial fermentation steps but uses barley or wheat bran as an enzyme source, glutamate as a substrate, and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) as a cofactor. The optimal reaction conditions were determined on the basis of the temperatures and times used for the decarboxylation reactions and the initial concentrations of barley or wheat bran, glutamate, and PLP. The optimal reactions produced 9.2 mM of GABA from 10 mM glutamate, yielding a 92% GABA conversion rate, when barley bran was used and 6.0 mM of GABA from 10 mM glutamate, yielding a 60% GABA conversion rate, when wheat bran was used. The results imply that barley bran is more efficient than wheat bran in the production of GABA.
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