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Extraction and Activity of Carnosine, a Naturally Occurring Antioxidant in Beef Muscle
Author(s) -
CHAN K. M.,
CKER E. A.,
MEANS W. J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1993.tb03199.x
Subject(s) - antioxidant , carnosine , chemistry , ultrafiltration (renal) , food science , demineralization , extraction (chemistry) , chromatography , biochemistry , enamel paint , medicine , dentistry
Several methods were tested to produce a carnosine‐containing antioxidant extract from beef muscle. Heat treatments, ultrafiltration and demineralization decreased total iron and hemin concentrations and increased antioxidant activity of a beef extract (2:l; water:muscle). Antioxidant activity of treated extracts was affected little by freeze‐drying but was increased by vacuum oven‐drying. Vacuum oven‐dried (VOD), demineralized, 100°C heated extract had the greatest antioxidant activity followed by VOD ultrafiltration permeate and VOD 100°C heated extract. A beef extract high in carnosine and low in prooxidants could have potential as a natural antioxidant.