1. The Peptide-catalyzed Maillard Reaction.
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Garbe, Leif Alexander, Würtz, Alexander, Piechotta, Christian T., and Tressl, Roland
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PEPTIDES , *MAILLARD reaction , *PROTEIN analysis , *AMINO acids , *GAS chromatography , *MASS spectrometry , *NUCLEAR magnetic resonance , *FATTY acids , *ACETIC acid , *ORGANIC compounds , *CHEMICAL reactions - Abstract
The reaction pathways of amino acids and reducing sugars are now fully understood. The focus in the last few years, however, has turned to the reaction of peptides and proteins with reducing sugars. We have investigated the reaction of γ-aminobutanoic acid, the heptapeptide Nα-Acetyl-Lys-Lys-β-Ala-Lys-β-Ala-Lys-Gly, and the model protein β-casein in Maillard reactions with 1-13C arabinose. Characterization of 13C-labeled acetic acid and norfuraneol by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance revealed new formation pathways. The results demonstrate significant differences in the labeling pattern of the products depending on the amine used, indicating different formation pathways of acetic acid and norfuraneol. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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