FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 350-353.

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Research Progress on Trimthylamine N-oxide Demethylase

 SONG  Dan-Yang, ZHOU  De-Qing, DU  Yong-Fang, LIU  Shu-Fang   

  1. 1.College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultral University, Beijing 100083, China; 2.Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
  • Online:2007-01-15 Published:2011-12-31

Abstract: TMAO demethylase(TMAOase or trimethylamine-N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase) has been proposed to be responsible for the formaldehyde synthesis and fish deterioration during frozen storage. The general advances were discussed on TMAOase activities associated with its distribution, detection, isolation, purification and enzyme characteristics in this article.

Key words: TMAOase, TMAO, formaldehyde, advances