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The role of formaldehyde as a protein crosslinking agent acting during the frozen storage of cod
Author(s) -
Connell Jack J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740261216
Subject(s) - formaldehyde , chemistry , methylene blue , sodium , chromatography , biochemistry , organic chemistry , photocatalysis , catalysis
Fresh cod muscle treated with formaldehyde at concentrations approximating to those attained during frozen storage, is rendered partially inextractable in solutions of sodium dodecyl sulphate. This finding throws doubt on the role of formaldehyde as a methylene crosslinking agent acting during frozen storage of cod and similar species.