Biogenic amines: formation, action and toxicity – a review

• Published in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture Vol. 101; no. 7; pp. 2634 - 2640
• Main Authors: Wójcik, Wojciech, Łukasiewicz, Monika, Puppel, Kamila
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.05.2021; John Wiley and Sons, Limited
• Subjects: agriculture; Amines; Amino acids; Animals; Biogenic amines; Biogenic Amines - analysis; Biogenic Amines - metabolism; Biogenic Amines - toxicity; Carcinogenesis; Carcinogens; Cell viability; Decarboxylation; Diarrhea; DNA biosynthesis; DNA replication; Food; Food contamination; Food Contamination - analysis; Food plants; Food poisoning; Foodborne Diseases - etiology; Foodborne Diseases - metabolism; Humans; Microorganisms; nutritional value; Organic compounds; Organisms; Protein biosynthesis; Protein synthesis; quality; Raw materials; Sweating; Tachycardia; Toxicity; Vomiting; biogenic amines; nutritional value; food; quality

Biogenic amines (BA) are organic compounds commonly found in food, plants and animals, as well as microorganisms that are attributed with the production of BAs. They are formed as an effect of a chemical process: the decarboxylation of amino acids. Factors determining the formation of BAs include th...