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Gelatin
1.1 nh ngha:
Gelatin l polypeptit cao phn t thu nhn t collagen - thnh phn protein ch yu ca m
lin kt ng vt - bao gm xng, da v gn. Tn gelatin c s dng ph bin t
khong nm 1700 c ngun gc t ch Latin gelatus. Thut ng gelatin mc d i khi
c dng cp n cc tc nhn to gel ni chung nhng li ring dng ni n
vt liu protein to ra t collagen b thoi ho do nhit.
1.2 Cu to:
Cu trc phn t gelatin gm c 18 amino acid khc nhau lin kt vi nhau theo mt trt t
xc nh, tun hon, to nn chui polypeptide vi khong 1000 acid amin, hnh thnh nn
cu trc bc 1.
1.3 Thnh phn:
Tt c cc acid amin c mt trong protein u hin din gelatin ngoi tr tryptophane v
cystine mc d cng pht hin ra vt ca chng.
1.4 Tnh cht:
-Gelatin l cht rn dng ming, vy, bt hoc ht, khng mi, khng v, trong sut, c mu
t vng nht n mu trng. nhit thng v m thng, gelatin cha t 9-12%
m v c t trng ring t 1,3-1,4. Cc ht gelatin rn khi ngm trong nc s ht nc v
trng n. Gelatin c th hp thu mt lng nc gp 5-10 ln khi lng ca n. Khi gia
nhit, gelatin hydrat ha s nhanh chng chuyn thnh dng dung dch.
-Gelatin l mt thc phm, c cha 9 loi amino acid cn thit cho con ngi.
-Gelatin khng phi l ph gia thc phm nn khng c gii hn s dng.