ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Oil emulsions containing amino acids, glutathione, bovine serum albumin, gelatin, or myofibrillar proteins were prepared. The emulsions were irradiated at 0, 2.5, 5.0, or 10.0 kGy absorbed doses and analyzed for volatile compounds. Irradiation increased the production of aldehydes (for example, hexanal, heptanal, octanal, and nonanal) indicating that lipid oxidation of oil emulsion was accelerated by irradiation. Irradiation produced, by radiolytic degradations, new volatile compounds from oil emulsions containing leucine, valine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, methionine, or cysteine. This indicated that radiolysis of protein may play an important role in off-odor generation of irradiated meat.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2000.tb16059.x
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