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Use of the Cd-ninhydrin reagent to assess proteolysis in cheese during ripening

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Baukje Folkertsma  and
Patrick F. Fox
Baukje Folkertsma
Affiliation:
Department of Food Chemistry, University College, Cork, Irish Republic
Patrick F. Fox
Affiliation:
Department of Food Chemistry, University College, Cork, Irish Republic
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Summary

A new method for monitoring the terminal stages of proteolysis in cheese, i.e. the formation of free amino acids, using the Cd-ninhydrin reagent is reported. The assay was very specific for free amino acids and may be performed on citrate-soluble, water-soluble or phosphotungstic acid-soluble fractions of cheese, but not on trichloroacetic acid-soluble extracts; water-soluble extracts were chosen for routine analysis. Application of the assay to several experimental cheeses showed almost linear increases in free amino acids during ripening for up to 12 months with a slightly faster rate of formation during the later stages of ripening.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 59 , Issue 2 , May 1992 , pp. 217 - 224
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1992

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