FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (2): 202-205.

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Effects Study on Thermal Stabilization of Transglutaminase in Presence of Saccharides by TG/DSC Method

CHANG  Zhong-Yi, RONG  Shao-Feng, GAO  Hong-Liang, BAO  Hai-Rong, QU  Wei-Jing   

  1. 1.School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; 2.College of Food Science, Shanghai Fisheries University, Shanghai 200090, China
  • Online:2007-02-15 Published:2011-12-31

Abstract: Transglutaminase (TGase, EC 2.3.2.13) was one of the thiol enzymes that can catalyze protein reticulation, but its enzyme activity was unstable in normal temperature. Thermal stability tests were tested from 40℃ to 60℃, and the results showed that the remained enzyme activity of TGase were increased in protection of glucose, sucrose and trehalose, and the trehalose was highest in all the tests. The samples were studied by TG (therm-gravimtry) and DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) analysis whereas, the results showed that the increas of △Tm and △H of TGase in trehalose were 29℃ and 26.4J/g, respectively. The rate of loss weight of TGase in trehalose reduced 2.8%. However, these thermodynamics parameters (△Tm, △H and loss weight) did not show the same trend as in trehalose when sucrose and glucose were added.

Key words: transglutaminase (TGase), thermal stability, TG/DSC analysis, saccharides