Liha töötlemine
have been restructured to look like intact and Ball 1992; Kuraishi et al. 1997).
muscles. Transglutaminase catalyzes an acyl transfer
reaction between the γ-carboxylamide group
of a peptide-bound residue and a primary
Hot- and Cold-Set Binders
amine (Dickinson 1997). ACTIVATM
In hot-set restructuring, myofibrillar proteins (Ajinomoto 2004) TG-S is a transglutamin-
are extracted by the combined effect of salt, ase preparation for meat processing that is
phosphate, and mechanical action to form a used in many countries for restructuring
surface protein matrix; heat is then applied to meat. Activa TG-S is derived from microor-
set the proteins (Trout and Schmidt 1987). ganisms and does not require Ca2+ for binding
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