A. Nakama et al., FORMATION OF FURFURAL DERIVATIVES IN AMINO-CARBONYL REACTION, Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 57(10), 1993, pp. 1757-1759
In connection with mutagen formation during food processing, furfural
derivatives formed in the amino-carbonyl reaction between amino acids
and sugars were measured by HPLC. At lower pH, the formation of 5-(hyd
roxymethyl)-furfural (HMF) in the browning reaction mixtures was incre
ased and the browning intensity was decreased, while at higher pH, the
former was decreased and the latter increased.