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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
idw - Informationsdienst
Wissenschaft
06/21/2012 - 06/21/2012 | Hamburg
During food consumption, a certain set of volatile constituents induces a pattern of neural activity in the olfactory bulb. However, we all know by experience that the complex neural patterns generated at the odorant receptor site are finally “translated”by our brain into a simple perception telling us, for example, the aroma quality of a black tea beverage. However, since the characteristic aroma of tea is significantly influenced by, e.g., the variety and/or the processing conditions and, also, because offnotes may be formed during storage, there is a clear need to understand the overall aroma of foods on the molecular level. In the past decades, the concept of molecular sensory science was developed by our group aimed at decoding the signature of the genuine key food aroma compounds, the sensobolome able to interact with the odorant receptors during food consumption. As part of the concept, the analytical data are finally confirmed by re-engineering of the respective aroma on the basis of quantitative data displaying the natural concentrations in the food itself. Using black tea beverage as an example, in the first part of the lecture, methods how to characterize complex aromas by breaking down the overall aroma sensation into single, “molecular” odor responses will be presented, followed by approaches how to reengineer the natural aroma by so-called reconstitution experiments. The second part of the lecture is devoted to the clarification of aroma formation pathways during cocoa processing generating key aroma compounds by a thermoconversion of odorless precursors present in the raw cocoa beans. Advances in methods aimed at characterizing the structures of the most efficient natural aroma precursors will be presented. Finally, data on systematic structure/odor correlations will be discussed aimed at understanding the outstanding “molecular” selectivity in human odor perception.
Information on participating / attending:
The lecture will be given in German but using slides in English.
Date:
06/21/2012 17:15 - 06/21/2012 18:30
Registration deadline:
06/13/2012
Event venue:
Universität Hamburg
Edmund Siemers Allee 1
Hörsaal ESA 1 West (Raum 221)
im Westflügel des Hauptgebäudes
20146 Hamburg
Hamburg
Germany
Target group:
all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
local
Subject areas:
Biology, Chemistry, Nutrition / healthcare / nursing
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
04/17/2012
Sender/author:
Birgit Kruse
Department:
Referat Medien- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
German
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event39431
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