Use of transglutaminases in foods and potential utilization of plants as a transglutaminase source – Review

Transglutaminases (TGases) are enzymes able to catalyze acyl-transfer reactions introducing covalent cross-links between proteins, peptides and primary amines. Animal TGases were the first studied and are divided in nine different groups of isoenzymes. They have a wide range of functions in the meta...

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Main Authors: Fernando Bittencourt Luciano, Susan Arntfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2012-09-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/23728