Predicting food properties using bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is increasingly being used in a wide variety of areas. It is used extensively in the development of agricultural and food products. In this recipe, we are going to use bioinformatics to calculate some key food properties of an organism. Microorganisms are often used as Single-Cell Protein (SCP) by fermenting them and then adding the protein into various foods. We can actually tell a lot about the nutritional value of an organism by examining its proteome!
In this recipe, we will calculate many properties of the amino acids in an organism, using the E. coli proteome as an example. We’ll use the properties of the proteome to calculate the number of essential amino acids, protein content, potential flavor profile, and other key characteristics of the organism.
By the end of this recipe, you’ll see how bioinformatics can be applied to predict the food and nutritional properties of organisms used in food...
