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food of biogenic amines (BA), such as cadav- et al. 2001).
erine, putrescine, spermidine, histamine, The use of starter cultures with negative
phenethylamine, agmatine, and tyramine, is decarboxylase activity was shown to prevent
a health concern because their biological the growth of biogenic amine producers and
effect can lead to toxicological symptoms, lead to end products nearly free of BA, as
such as pseudo-allergic reactions, histaminic long as the raw material was of sufficient
intoxication, and interaction with drugs quality. Several papers have reported on the
(Shalaby 1996). Excessive consumption of ability of selected starter culture (L. sakei
these amines could cause nervous, gastric, CTC494) to greatly reduce BA accumulation
intestinal, and blood pressure problems in fermented sausages (Bover-Cid et al.
(Suzzi and Gardini 2003)
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