On this episode of Translating Proteomics, hosts Parag Mallick and Andreas Huhmer discuss the many ways proteomics can impact our interactions with food. Some of the topics they touch upon in this wide-ranging conversation include:

·      Proteomics and food quality

·      Proteomics and food safety

·      Developing new kinds of food with proteomics

Chapters

00:00 – 01:23 – Introduction

01:23 – 03:27 – Proteomics and alcohol fermentation

03:27 – 05:24 – Food properties and their relationship with molecular composition

05:24 – 07: 42 – How can we use proteoforms to improve food quality?

07:42 – 11:49 – Proteomics to aid plant and animal breeding

11:49 – 14:35 – Proteomics, Food Safety, and Food Security

14:35 – 17:05 – Proteomics and food authenticity

17:05 – 20:36 – Proteomics and terroir

20:36 – 22:48 – Proteomics, the microbiome, and health

22:48 – 24:29 – A fun party trick

24:29 – 30:24 – Creating new foods and flavors

30:24 – 34:33 – Designing food for space

34:33 – End – Outro

Resources

The post-translational modification landscape of commercial beers (Kerr et al. 2021)

·      Paper looking at the ways post-translational modification differ between different beers and how protein content relates to the properties of foam

Heat shock and structural proteins associated with meat tenderness in Nellore beef cattle, a Bos indicus breed (Carvalho et al. 2024)

·      Paper looking at the relationship between proteins and meat tenderness

Comprehensive proteome analysis of bread dicphering the allergenic potential of bread wheat, spelt and rye (Zimmermann et al. 2021)

·      Research measuring the levels of allergens in different kinds of bread

Differential proteomic analysis by SWATH-MS unravels the most dominant mechanisms underlying yeast adaptation to non-optimal temperatures under anaerobic conditions

·      Study using proteomics to reveal how yeast adapt to growth at different temperatures