Liha töötlemine
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
The surface-binding matrix can be created by activity (Ajinomoto 2004). The optimum