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Measurement of proteolysis in cheese: relationship between phosphotungstic acid-soluble N fraction by Kjeldahl and 2,4,6- trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid-reactive groups in water-soluble N

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Yvette Bouton  and
Remy Grappin
Yvette Bouton
Affiliation:
Comité Interprofessional du Gruyère de Comté, Avenue de la Résistance, 39800 Poligny, France
Remy Grappin
Affiliation:
Station de Recherches en Technologie et Analyses Laitières, INRA, BP89, 39801 Poligny Cedex, France
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Free amino groups produced during cheese ripening are used to indicate the extent of cheese proteolysis. Several studies have shown a high correlation between the level of free amino acids and the flavour of Gouda (Aston et al. 1983) or Comté (Grappin & Berdagué, 1989). Measurement of the level of free amino acids seems useful for the investigation of flavour chemistry in cheese (Lemieux et al. 1990). The determination of N fractions is often used to estimate the degree of proteolysis in cheese, but since this procedure is laborious and time consuming several attempts have been made to replace it by more rapid methods (Ardö & Meisel, 1991). Since its introduction by Satake et al. (1960), the 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid (TNBS) method has been widely used for the determination of free amino groups. Because TNBS does not react with the imino groups of histidine and proline or the hydroxyl groups of tyrosine, serine or threonine, it has been accepted as a selective reagent for primary amino groups (Burger, 1974). Measurement of N by Kjeldahl in the phosphotungstic acid (PTA)–sulphuric acid extract (Gripon et al. 1975) estimates the N of free amino acids and low molecular mass peptides. The purpose of this study was to compare the TNBS and PTA-soluble N methods in order to find out whether the TNBS procedure can replace that of PTA-soluble N in the determination of a cheese proteolysis index.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , August 1994 , pp. 437 - 440
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1994

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