L-ascorbic acid in nonenzymatic reactions. I. Reaction with glycine.

The influence of the water content, molar ratio, time and temperature on the formation of nondialysable melanoidins produced by the interaction of L-ascorbic acid and glycine has been studied. The isolated polymers have been characterized by spectrum analysis and fractionated using gel chromatography. The rate constants of the reaction for temperatures of 90 degrees C, 100 degrees C and 110 degrees C have been calculated and are (0.

[In vitro cytotoxicity of melanoidins isolated from cooked meat and fish samples].

A study has been undertaken to investigate the biological activity of melanoidins isolated from meat samples baked according to Kuntscheva (electro-baking oven, 200-300 degrees C, 60-210 min) and from semi-finished meat products baked in swimming fat (200 degrees C, 3 X 50 min, repeated use of the oil) as well as from semi-finished fish products (190 degrees C, 60 min). A weak toxicity of the melanoidins formed within a longer thermal treatment, but no mutagenic effect was stated. The cytotoxic alterations showed no specific character.

[Gas-chromatographic-mass-spectral analysis of aroma-compounds of bread (author's transl)].

Analysis of aroma compounds of whithe bread by means of a combined gas-chromatographic-mass-spectral method was carried out. 29 organic compounds were identified, 20 of which were reported for the first time in bread aroma. These for the first time reported compounds are: 1, 1-diethoxyisopentane, 2-phenylethylformiate, n-butylformate, 2-isooctenal, 2-octenone-4, sec.