The latest advances on soy sauce research in the past decade: Emphasis on the advances in China

X Gao, X Zhao, F Hu, J Fu, Z Zhang, Z Liu… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
As an indispensable soybean-fermented condiment, soy sauce is extensively utilized in
catering, daily cooking and food industry in East Asia and Southeast Asia and is becoming …

Advances in umami taste and aroma of edible mushrooms

L Sun, Z Zhang, G Xin, B Sun, X Bao, Y Wei… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Edible mushrooms have been used as food and medicine materials for
thousands of years, and the yield of cultivatable edible mushrooms has increased in recent …

Identification and virtual screening of novel umami peptides from chicken soup by molecular docking

J Zhang, J Zhang, L Liang, B Sun, Y Zhang - Food chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
By combining python script invocation, the batch processing of molecular docking was
achieved to screen 20 potential umami peptides out of the 208 peptides identified in chicken …

A review of the alleged health hazards of monosodium glutamate

A Zanfirescu, A Ungurianu, AM Tsatsakis… - … reviews in food …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is an umami substance widely used as flavor enhancer.
Although it is generally recognized as being safe by food safety regulatory agencies, several …

Biotechnological applications of proteases in food technology

OL Tavano, A Berenguer‐Murcia… - … reviews in food …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This review presents some of the hottest topics in biotechnological applications: proteases in
biocatalysis. Obviously, one of the most relevant areas of application is in the hydrolysis of …

[HTML][HTML] Nitrite and nitrate in meat processing: Functions and alternatives

Y Zhang, Y Zhang, J Jia, H Peng, Q Qian, Z Pan… - Current Research in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Meat and meat products are important foods in the human diet, but there are concerns about
their quality and safety. The discovery of carcinogenic and genotoxic N-nitroso compounds …

Identification of novel umami peptides from Boletus edulis and its mechanism via sensory analysis and molecular simulation approaches

S Song, J Zhuang, C Ma, T Feng, L Yao, CT Ho, M Sun - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The study aimed to identify umami peptides from Boletus edulis and explore their umami
mechanism. 421, 713 and 616 peptides identified by LC-MS/MS from control sample (CS) …

New insight into umami receptor, umami/umami-enhancing peptides and their derivatives: A review

J Zhang, D Sun-Waterhouse, G Su, M Zhao - Trends in Food Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The structure and mechanism of umami taste receptor remain largely unclear,
thus, far more research is necessary to increase the knowledge of tasty modalities …

Maillard reaction products derived from food protein-derived peptides: Insights into flavor and bioactivity

Y Fu, Y Zhang, OP Soladoye… - Critical reviews in food …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Food protein-derived peptides serve as food ingredients that can influence flavor and
bioactivity of foods. The Maillard reaction plays a crucial role in food processing and storage …

Novel umami peptide from Hypsizygus marmoreus hydrolysate and molecular docking to the taste receptor T1R1/T1R3

J Chang, X Li, Y Liang, T Feng, M Sun, S Song, L Yao… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Hypsizygus marmoreus is an edible variety of mushroom with a distinct umami taste, which
might be contributed by amino acids and umami peptides. Umami peptides have been …