FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (15): 312-316.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201115068

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Research Progress of Lysinoalanine, a Harmful Substance in Food Processing

DONG Pan1,2,ZHAO Yan1,2,*,YANG You-xian1,2,LI Jian-ke1,2,TU Yong-gang3   

  1. (1. State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; 2. Engineering Research Center of Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; 3. College of Food Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China)
  • Online:2011-08-15 Published:2011-07-26

Abstract: The generation of harmful substances during food processing is one of research focuses for food safety in recent years. Lysine can readily crosslink with cystine, serine, phosphoserine or dehydroalanine to form lysinoalanine when protein-containing foods are processed at high temperature or by alkali treatment. In this article, the formation conditions and mechanisms of lysinoalanine and its harmfulness on experimental animals and human body are summarized. The future research direction of lysinoalanine is also prospected.

Key words: lysinoalanine, amino acid, alkali treatment, hyperthermia

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