Thermal Degradation of Peptides and Formation of Acrylamide

Title: Thermal Degradation of Peptides and Formation of Acrylamide

Volume: 3 Issue: 5

Author(s): Dietrich Spitzner, Jurgen Buhlert, Reinhold Carle and Zsuzsa Majer

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Keywords: thermolysis, peptides, Acrylamide

Abstract: We describe the formation of acrylamide from alanine containing peptides at 200°C without the assistance of an additional carbonyl compound. This experiment may mimic the formation of acrylamide during the baking of bread.

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Spitzner Dietrich, Buhlert Jurgen, Carle Reinhold and Majer Zsuzsa, Thermal Degradation of Peptides and Formation of Acrylamide, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2006; 3 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017806776611944