Thermal Degradation of Peptides and Formation of Acrylamide

Authors: Buhlert, Jurgen; Carle, Reinhold; Majer, Zsuzsa; Spitzner, Dietrich

Source: Letters in Organic Chemistry, Volume 3, Number 5, May 2006 , pp. 356-357(2)

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

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Abstract:

We describe the formation of acrylamide from alanine containing peptides at 200°C without the assistance of an additional carbonyl compound. This experiment may mimic the formation of acrylamide during the baking of bread.

Keywords: Acrylamide; peptides; thermolysis

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Institute of Organic Chemistry, University Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany.

Publication date: 2006-05-01

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