[The degradation of vicine and convicine in field bean meal by selected bacterial strains].

Abstract

Vicine and convicine as natural occurring toxic compounds in Vicia faba are involved in the formation of hemolytic anemia (favism). Removal of these compounds needs high technological expense. Microbiological degradation with different strains of bacteria was tried. After 3 h incubation with Streptococcus faeciens convicine was converted completely and Vicine to about 95%.

• Authors: R Donath, M Kujawa
• Journal: Die Nahrung (Nahrung) Vol. 35 Issue 5 Pg. 449-53 ( 1991) ISSN: 0027-769X [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Untersuchungen zum Abbau von Vicin und Convicin in Ackerbohnen mehl durch ausgewählte Bakterienstämme.
• PMID: 1922274 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Glucosides
• Pyrimidinones
• Toxins, Biological
• convicine
• vicine
• Uridine

Topics

• Biodegradation, Environmental
• Escherichia coli (metabolism)
• Fabaceae
• Flour
• Food Microbiology
• Glucosides (metabolism)
• Lactobacillus (metabolism)
• Lactobacillus acidophilus (metabolism)
• Plants, Medicinal
• Pyrimidinones (metabolism)
• Streptococcus (metabolism)
• Toxins, Biological (metabolism)
• Uridine (analogs & derivatives, metabolism)