Control of biogenic amines in fermented sausages: role of starter cultures

Biogenic amines show biological activity and exert undesirable physiological effects when absorbed at high concentrations. Biogenic amines are mainly formed by microbial decarboxylation of amino acids and thus are usually present in a wide range of foods, fermented sausages being one of the major bi...

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Autores: Latorre Moratalla, Mariluz, Bover i Cid, Sara, Veciana Nogués, María Teresa, Vidal Carou, Ma. Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/140718
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/140718
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Amines biogèniques
Aminoàcids
Microbiota
Biogenic amines
Amino acids
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Sumario:Biogenic amines show biological activity and exert undesirable physiological effects when absorbed at high concentrations. Biogenic amines are mainly formed by microbial decarboxylation of amino acids and thus are usually present in a wide range of foods, fermented sausages being one of the major biogenic amine sources. The use of selected starter cultures is one of the best technological measures to control aminogenesis during meat fermentation. Although with variable effectiveness, several works show the ability of some starters to render biogenic amine-free sausages. In this paper, the effect of different starter culture is reviewed and the factors determining their performance discussed. Keywords: starter cultures, biogenic amines, amino acid decarboxylase, fermented sausages, amino oxidase, autochthonous