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Catherine Billaud1, Christelle Maraschin, Yin-Naï Chow
1Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Chaire de Biochimie Industrielle et Agro-alimentaire, Paris, France. billaudc@cnam.fr
Abstract:
The effects of Maillard reaction products (MRPs), synthesized from a sugar (pentose, hexose, or disaccharide) and either a cysteine-related compound, an amino acid, or a sulfur compound, were investigated on polyphenoloxidase (PPO) activity from apple, mushroom, and eggplant. The optimal conditions for the production of inhibitory MRPs were performed using two-factor and five-level central experimental designs. It resulted that thiol-derived MRPs were highly prone to give rise to inhibitory compounds of PPO activity. Technological assays were also performed to test the efficiency of selected MRPs in the prevention of enzymatic browning in raw and minimally processed fruits and vegetables.
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