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FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 704-711Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2012.09.001
Keywords
Formaldehyde; Microbial transglutaminase; Lizardfish; Protein cross-linking; Gel forming ability
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Funding
- Thailand Research Fund under the Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Program [PHD/0138/2551]
- Grant-in-Aid for dissertation from Graduate School, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
- The TRF senior research scholar program
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Impact of formaldehyde (FA) at various levels (0-9 mu mol/g surimi) on gel properties of surimi from lizardfish added with microbial transglutaminase (MTGase) was studied. During iced storage of 10 days, total and free FA in lizardfish flesh increased continuously (P < 0.05). In the presence of FA, breaking force of gels slightly increased, whilst the deformation decreased (P < 0.05). The addition of MTGase (0.4 units/g surimi) was able to increase gel strength and water holding capacity of resulting gel. Nevertheless, gel strengthening effect of MTGase was lowered when FA at higher level was present. Myosin heavy chain (MHC) dominantly underwent polymerisation to a higher extent when either MTGase or FA was added. The higher reduction in epsilon-amino group content was observed in natural actomyosin (NAM) when FA at higher levels (0-30 mu mol/g protein) was incorporated. Acyl transfer reaction mediated by MTGase was impeded in NAM containing FA, especially at higher levels. Generally, FA had an adverse effect on cross-linking ability towards surimi proteins induced by MTGase. Therefore, cross-linking and gel-forming ability of lizardfish surimi could be maximised by MTGase when surimi contained no FA. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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