Journal article

Saccharide induced racemization of amino acids in the course of the Maillard reaction


Authors listBrückner, H; Justus, J; Kirschbaum, J

Publication year2001

Pages429-433

JournalAmino Acids

Volume number21

Issue number4

ISSN0939-4451

eISSN1438-2199

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s007260170007

PublisherSpringer


Abstract
The formation of D-amino acids on heating aqueous solutions of protein L-amino acids at pH 2.5 and pH 7.0 together with glucose, fructose or saccharose was investigated by enantioselective gas chromatography. The saccharide induced partial racemization (epimerisation) of L-amino acids is attributed to the Maillard reaction.



Citation Styles

Harvard Citation styleBrückner, H., Justus, J. and Kirschbaum, J. (2001) Saccharide induced racemization of amino acids in the course of the Maillard reaction, Amino Acids, 21(4), pp. 429-433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s007260170007

APA Citation styleBrückner, H., Justus, J., & Kirschbaum, J. (2001). Saccharide induced racemization of amino acids in the course of the Maillard reaction. Amino Acids. 21(4), 429-433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s007260170007



Keywords


Chirasil-L-ValD-amino acidsGas chromatographyMaillard reactionnonenzymic browningracemization mechanismsaccharides (glucose, fructose, saccharose)

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