“…Gelatin films cross-linked by glutaraldehyde (Bigi, Cojazzi, Panzavolta, Rubini, & Roveri, 2001) and dialdehyde alginate (Boanini, Rubini, Panzavolta, & Bigi, 2010) were reported to have increased thermal stability at higher denaturation temperatures (up to 30°C for glutaraldehyde, and 3°C for dialdehyde alginate). TGase-induced cross-linking was reported to enhance the thermal stability of caseinate (Luo & Zhao, 2014) and β-lactoglobulin in heat-shocked whey proteins (Damodaran & Agyare, 2013). The present study shares the same conclusions as these studies: cross-linked gelatin showed higher resistance to thermal treatment due to dityrosine formation in its molecules.…”