| Effect of exogenous histidine and Garcinia cambogia on histamine formation in skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) homogenates. | |
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PMID: 11820094 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Histamine consumed with food gives rise to allergic reactions. Dark muscle fish, for example skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) has been shown to contain histamine. Studies using TLC (acetone: NH4OH, 80:20.5) on silica gel G60 plates and densitometry after spraying with ninhydrin, using a computerized densitometer, showed that freshly harvested skipjack has no detectable histamine (detection limit, 50 micrograms.g-1 fish). However, with time histamine (Rf 0.84) is formed > 1.5 mg.g-1 probably through microbial action. Skipjack contains high levels of free histidine at levels of > 10 mg.g-1 (Rf 0.41) but fish like seer (Scomberamous spp.), which are not reported to be allergenic, contain < 4 mg.g-1 histidine. Addition of exogenous histidine (50 mg.g-1) results in histamine formation in seer 2.2-fold that of skipjack under the same conditions. A type of herring (Amblygaster spp., sinhala-hurulla) is not a histamine former, but had been shown to cause allergenic reactions, resulting in a ninhydrin positive spot (Rf 0.79) on incubating for 24 hours. Addition of arginine and lysine to blended skipjack results in their loss probably by decarboxylation. Addition of the spice Garcinia cambogia (extracts 0.2 g ml-1) known as 'goraka' in Sri Lanka (sinhala) and 'kukum' in India (hindhi), to fresh skipjack incubates prevents histamine formation as a results of lowering pH to 3.2-3.6 whereas Avverhoea bilimbi (bilin) and Tamarindus indica (tamarind) extracts did not prevent histamine formation. |
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Authors:
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Vinita M Thadhani; E R Jansz; Hemantha Peiris |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of food sciences and nutrition Volume: 53 ISSN: 0963-7486 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Food Sci Nutr Publication Date: 2002 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-01-31 Completed Date: 2002-02-07 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9432922 Medline TA: Int J Food Sci Nutr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 29-34 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Biochemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. |
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Animals Chromatography, Thin Layer Developing Countries* Fish Products* Fishes Food Hypersensitivity / prevention & control* Food Preservation / methods* Garcinia cambogia* Histamine / analysis, metabolism Histidine* Humans Hydrogen-Ion Concentration India Sri Lanka Time Factors |
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51-45-6/Histamine; 71-00-1/Histidine |
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