Low molecular weight compounds responsible for savory taste of Indonesian soy sauce
Low molecular weight compounds responsible for savory taste of Indonesian soy sauce
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DOI:
10.1021/jf049230d
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发表时间:
2004-09-22
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Yasuda, M
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作者:
Lioe, HN;Apriyantono, A;Yasuda, M
Indonesian soy sauce is made using only soybeans as the nitrogenous source. Moromi obtained from fermentation of yellow soybeans using Aspergillus sojae as the starter was investigated. The fraction with molecular weights of less than 500 Da obtained by stepwise ultrafiltration was then fractionated by several chromatographic procedures, including gel filtration chromatography and RP-HPLC. Several chemical analyses, CE profiles, and taste profiles were performed to obtain the most intense umami fraction. The main components eliciting or enhancing the umami taste present in the fraction were purified and identified by protein sequencing, ESI-MS, and H-1 NMR at 400 MHz. Besides free L-glutamic acid and aspartic acid, free aromatic amino acids such as L-phenylalanine and L-tyrosine may also play an important role in impressing savory or umami taste of Indonesian soy sauce at their subthreshold concentrations and in the presence of salt and free acidic amino acids. This is reported as a new phenomenon of the so-called bitter amino acids.