1988 Volume 17 Issue 3 Pages 125-127
3-Deoxyglucosone, which is formed as an intermediate compound in the Maillard reaction, acts on lysozyme to increase its fluorescence and to increase the level of peak L1 compound which we identified previously as an advanced Maillard product. This finding suggests the possibility that 3-deoxyglucosone may act on various types of protein in the body to accelerate the production of advanced Maillard products.