Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 17, 2025

Analysis of N-glycans from Raphanus sativus Cultivars Using PNGase H+
Published on: June 25, 2018
A comprehensive review on glycation and its potential application to reduce food allergenicity
Yue Xu1, Ishfaq Ahmed2, Zhengxi Zhao1
1College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
Abstract:
Food allergens are a major concern for individuals who are susceptible to food allergies and may experience various health issues due to allergens in their food. Most allergenic foods are subjected to heat treatment before being consumed. However, thermal processing and prolonged storage can cause glycation reactions to occur in food. The glycation reaction is a common processing method requiring no special chemicals or equipment. It may affect the allergenicity of proteins by altering the structure of the epitope, revealing hidden epitopes, concealing linear epitopes, or creating new ones. Changes in food allergenicity following glycation processing depend on several factors, including the allergen's characteristics, processing parameters, and matrix, and are therefore hard to predict. This review examines how glycation reactions affect the allergenicity of different allergen groups in allergenic foods.
Related Concept Videos
Protein Glycosylation
Glycosylation occurs in...
Taste Buds and Receptors
Glucose Transporters
Facilitated diffusion-glucose transporters (GLUTs) are encoded by the solute-linked carrier (SLC) family 2, subfamily A gene family, or SLC2A. The 14 GLUT protein members are distributed into three classes:
Overview of Carbohydrate Metabolism
Glucose transport into cells is facilitated by a family of transport proteins called GLUT (Glucose Transporters). GLUT4 is the primary glucose transporter for insulin-stimulated glucose...
Hypoglycemia and Glucagon
Oral Hypoglycemic Agents: α-Glucosidase Inhibitors
Acarbose and miglitol are...

