Discussion:
Asparagine is an originator of acrylamide and
is formed during the browning that occurs in frying,
baking and grilling of products made from cereal or
potato at temperatures exceeding 120oC (www.who.
int/ipcs/publications/jecfa/reports/en/ index.html). This
substance may be carcinogenic and detrimental to
human genes as it can cause cancer to many
individuals. Discovery of L-asparaginase (Lasparaginase
aminohydrolase, EC 3.5.1.1), as a
medicinal agent for treatment of cancer, was made in
1922. Asparaginases are enzymes that occur naturally