Squalen Bulletin of Marine and Fisheries Postharvest and Biotechnology
Vol 9, No 1 (2014): May 2014

MICROBIAL TRANSGLUTAMINASE: SOURCE, PRODUCTION AND ITS ROLE TO IMPROVE SURIMI PROPERTIES

Dewi Zeswita Zilda (BBP4BKP)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 May 2014

Abstract

Transglutaminases (EC 2.3.2.13) have attracted a wide interest from both scientific and appliedpoints of view due to their capacity to cross-link protein substrates. Obtaining transglutaminasesderived from animals are extremely high cost process, which has hampered its wider applicationuntil the discovery of transglutaminase produced by microorganisms. In the early 1990, sincemicrobial transglutaminase have been found, many transglutaminase-producing microbial strainshave been isolated and the enzyme production processes have been optimized. This resulted in the increased uses of transglutaminases in the food industries. In the fisheries industry, MTGasehas successfully been used to improve the mechanical properties of surimi from various fishes.

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squalen

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Environmental Science Immunology & microbiology

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Squalen publishes original and innovative research to provide readers with the latest research, knowledge, emerging technologies, postharvest, processing and preservation, food safety and environment, biotechnology and bio-discovery of marine and fisheries. The key focus of the research should be ...