The identification of volatile compounds formed from the reactions of Inosine-5’-Monophosphate (5’-IMP) with Cysteine at three different pH (3.0; 4.5; 6.0) and 140 °C were performed using dynamic headspace analysis. The results gave over 90 volatile compounds, mainly heterocyclic compounds, including sulphur containing furans, thiophenes, thiazoles, furans, alkyl sulphides, bicyclic compounds and cyclic sulphides. The studies showed that sulphur-substituted furans, mercaptoketones and alkylfurans were formed mainly at acidic pH, while pyrazines were completely inhibited at high pH. These findings support an earleir observation that pH has a great influence on volatile compounds formed in Maillard type reactions.
volatile compounds; pH; cysteine; inosine-5’-monophosphate
