Issue 10, 1999

The effect of high pressure on the formation of volatile products in a model Maillard reaction

Abstract

Reaction progress in the formation and subsequent decay of several of the volatile products from a model Maillard reaction between lysine and xylose has been followed at pH 7 and 10 and at elevated pressures. At low pH, the buildup and decay of 5-methyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H )-furanone and several minor products were observed. The application of high pressure results in a much diminished maximum concentration of each although the time to the maximum is unaffected. At pH 10, products contain nitrogen heterocycles with 2-methylpyrazine being the principal one which builds up and only slowly decays with time. Again, the yield is greatly reduced by pressure. The results are interpreted in terms of the inhibition by pressure of the formation of the precursor, the Amadori rearrangement product which affects subsequent products. In some instances rates of formation are also found to be slightly inhibited while degradation of these products is accelerated. The corresponding mechanisms are examined in the light of these results.

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J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1999, 2213-2218

The effect of high pressure on the formation of volatile products in a model Maillard reaction

M. Bristow and N. S. Isaacs, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1999, 2213 DOI: 10.1039/A901186B

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