MICROBIAL TRANSGLUTAMINASE: SOURCE, PRODUCTION AND ITS ROLE TO IMPROVE SURIMI PROPERTIES
Abstract: Transglutaminases
(EC 2.3.2.13) have attracted a wide interest from both scientific and
appliedpoints of view due to their capacity to cross-link protein substrates.
Obtaining transglutaminasesderived from animals are extremely high cost
process, which has hampered its wider applicationuntil the discovery of
transglutaminase produced by microorganisms. In the early 1990, sincemicrobial
transglutaminase have been found, many transglutaminase-producing microbial
strainshave been isolated and the enzyme production processes have been
optimized. This resulted in the increased uses of transglutaminases in the food
industries. In the fisheries industry, MTGasehas successfully been used to
improve the mechanical properties of surimi from various fishes.
Keywords: Microbial
transglutaminase (MTGase), surimi
Author: Dewi Zeswita Zilda
Journal Code: jpperikanangg140022
