| Resumen: |
Microbial transglutaminase is an enzyme of the class of transferases, used as a processing aid in food systems. While it does have the advantages of being cost-effective and increasing significantly several technological and functional properties of food products, in the past years there has been an arising debate regarding aspects such as consumer deception and the possible negative health effects of this enzyme in the human body, partially due to the lax legislation and lack of detection methods. Given the interest in this topic, the aims of this review have been to analyze microbial transglutaminase in the current legal context, focusing on health aspects. It is concluded that, at this point in time, more research on the effect of microbial transglutaminase on human health is needed in order to fully confirm or rebut most hypotheses and speculation discussed in this review. One thing is sure, however: analytical methods for the detection of microbial transglutaminase in food products are urgently needed, as well as specific legislation regarding the use, quantities and labelling of food products in which the enzyme has been used. |
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