Screening methods for the proteolytic breakdown of gluten by lactic acid bacteria and enzyme preparations |
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Authors: | Karina Wehrle Noeleen Crowe Ineke van Boeijen E. K. Arendt |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Food Science and Technology and National Food Biotechnology Centre, University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland, IE;(2) Department of Food Science and Technology, University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland e-mail: e.arendt@ucc.ie, IE |
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Abstract: | Gluten is the major protein in wheat and it is largely responsible for the rheological characteristics of bread dough. The sourdough process is a traditional dough fermentation process with lactic acid bacteria. The proteolytic activity of lactic acid bacteria derived from starter cultures used in sourdough or meat fermentation was tested on gluten as a substrate. The activities of commercial enzyme preparations, which were derived from bacterial or fungal sources, were also evaluated. Proteolytic breakdown of gluten protein in an agar medium by either bacterial culture or enzymes was evident by a clear zone around wells after staining with Coomassie blue. The increase in TCA-soluble material due to gluten breakdown was measured spectrophotometrically. A third test evaluated the release of free amino acids due to exoproteolytic activity. The agar based test showed positive results for the commercial enzyme preparations and one Micrococcus strain. All sourdough strains were positive in the enzyme test whereas some starters from the meat fermentation process were not able to break down gluten under test conditions. Variations in the release of free amino acid indicated differences in the enzyme systems of the lactic acid bacteria tested. Received: 25 February 1999 |
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Keywords: | Proteolysis Gluten Sourdough Starter Lactic acid bacteria |
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