Ovine bones are the major by-products after slaughtered. The present study was conducted to extract and characterize acid soluble collagens (ASC) and pepsin soluble collagens (PSC) from ovine bones (Ujumuqin shee...Ovine bones are the major by-products after slaughtered. The present study was conducted to extract and characterize acid soluble collagens (ASC) and pepsin soluble collagens (PSC) from ovine bones (Ujumuqin sheep). Ovine bones collagen were identified by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and liquid chromatography-tan- dem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) as type I collagen. The results of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra analysis testified the existence of triple superhelical structure in both ASC and PSC, showing pepsin did not disrupt the triple helical structure of ovine bones collagen. Glycine, accounting for one-third of total amino acids, was the major amino acid for ovine bones collagen. Higher imino acid content was responsible for higher thermal denaturation temperature of ovine bones collagen compared to fish collagens. The isoelectric point of ASC was lower than PSC due to the higher content of acidic amino acids. Therefore, this study provides the potential reference for collagen extraction and application of ovine bones by-procduct.展开更多
Phosphorylation post-translational modification plays an important role in postmortem muscle quality traits. Adenosine triphosphate(ATP) is an energy source and a key substrate of phosphorylation which provides the ph...Phosphorylation post-translational modification plays an important role in postmortem muscle quality traits. Adenosine triphosphate(ATP) is an energy source and a key substrate of phosphorylation which provides the phosphatase groups to proteins in the presence of protein kinases. However, in postmortem muscle, the effects of ATP content on phosphorylation are poorly studied. The study investigated the effect of ATP on protein phosphorylation and degradation in postmortem ovine muscle. The ground muscle with/without additional ATP were treated/control groups and stored at 25 and 4℃, respectively. The ATP content led to different changes of p H value between the ATP-treated and control groups. The phosphorylation level of myofibrillar proteins was higher(P<0.05) in ATP-treated group compared to the control group at both temperatures, which suggested that ATP played a vital role in postmortem protein phosphorylation. A slower degradation rate of μ-calpain, desmin and troponin T was observed in the ATP-treated group which showed that there was a negative relationship between ATP level and the degradation of proteins. These observations clearly highlighted the role of ATP on the development of meat quality by regulating the phosphorylation and degradation of myofibrillar proteins in postmortem ovine muscle.展开更多
Fatty acid composition of neutral lipids (NLs), phospholipids (PLs) and free fatty acids (FFAs) from intramuscular fat (IMF), lipid oxidation and lipase activity in muscle Semimembranosus (SM) and msucle Bic...Fatty acid composition of neutral lipids (NLs), phospholipids (PLs) and free fatty acids (FFAs) from intramuscular fat (IMF), lipid oxidation and lipase activity in muscle Semimembranosus (SM) and msucle Biceps femoris (BF) of dry-cured Xuanwei ham during the 90-d salting stages were analysed. The salt content increased from 0.34 to 3.52%in BF and from 0.10 to 5.42%in SM during the 90 d salting stage, respectively. PLs of IMF in both BF and SM decreased 54.70%(P〈0.001) and 34.64%(P〈0.05), furthermore, the saturated fatty acids (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) of PLs in both muscles were hydrolysed almost isochronously. FFAs were increased from 0.46 g 100 g-1 lipids to 2.92 g 100 g-1 lipids in BF at the end of salting, which was lower than SM (from 1.29 g 100 g-1 lipids to 9.70 g 100 g-1 lipids). The activities of acid lipase, neutral lipase and acid phospholipase all remained active in the 90 d. The thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) was slowly increased to 1.34 mg kg-1 muscle in BF and to 2.44 mg kg-1 muscle in SM during the salting stage. In conclusion, the controlled salting process prompted the hydrolysis of PLs of IMF notably and increased the lipid oxidation of muscles within some limits.展开更多
This study investigated the influence of activities of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and lactate dehydrogenase-B (LDH-B) on the colour stability of mutton. From 60 sheep (Bayannur mutton sheep...This study investigated the influence of activities of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and lactate dehydrogenase-B (LDH-B) on the colour stability of mutton. From 60 sheep (Bayannur mutton sheep), 15 Iongissimus dorsi (LD) muscles were selected on the basis of colour stability (R630/580 and a* value) during the storage and classified into three groups (5 for each group) as high colour stability (HCS), intermediate colour stability (ICS) and low colour stability (LCS). The activities of GAPDH and LDH-B, muscle colour attributes, nicotinamide adenine dinucleuotide (NADH) concen- tration and lactate concentration were measured. The samples in HCS had higher activities of GAPDH and LDH-B than the samples in the LCS, and the samples in the HCS group also possessed higher NADH and lower lactate concentration. The higher activity of dehydrogenase enzyme may result in higher NADH concentrations and colour stability in muscle tissue. The results suggest that the activity of GAPDH and LDH-B may also play a role in maintaining colour stability.展开更多
This study aimed to examine changes in phosphorylation of sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins from longissimus lumborum,semitendinosus,and psoas major muscles during postmortem ageing for 5 d.These sarcoplasmic and...This study aimed to examine changes in phosphorylation of sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins from longissimus lumborum,semitendinosus,and psoas major muscles during postmortem ageing for 5 d.These sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins were separated using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and stained with phosphorous and protein specific stains.Myofibril fragmentation index,pH,the content of lactic acid and the relative activity of μ-calpain in three ovine muscles were measured.These results showed that the relative phosphorylation level of sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins of psoas major muscle were lower compared with longissimus lumborum and semitendinosus muscles(P<0.05).The pH of psoas major muscle was the lowest at 0.5 h postmortem,and the highest after 12 h postmortem(P<0.05).In addition,the relative activity of μ-calpain was higher within 5 d postmortem and myofibril fragmentation index was higher after 1 d postmortem in psoas major muscle than those of longissimus lumborum and semitendinosus muscles(P<0.05).The sarcoplasmic protein phosphorylation may regulate the rate of pH decline to influence the μ-calpain activity and then proteolysis of proteins consequently.This study gives a new perspective of the mechanism of postmortem meat tenderization.展开更多
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of lairage after transport on post mortem muscle glycolysis,protein phosphorylation and lamb meat quality.Two preslaughter animal treatments,transport for 3 h ...The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of lairage after transport on post mortem muscle glycolysis,protein phosphorylation and lamb meat quality.Two preslaughter animal treatments,transport for 3 h and lairage for 0 h(T3L0)and transport for 3 h and then lairage for 12 h(T3L12),were compared with a control treatment of 0 h transport and 0 h lairage.Data obtained showed that preslaughter transport had a significant effect on lamb meat quality.Loins from lambs of the T3L0 treatment showed higher(P=0.026)pH24 h and higher(P=0.021)pH48 h values,but lower(P〈0.001)drip loss and lower(P〈0.05)glycolytic potential at 0 h post mortem than those of the T3L12 and control groups.Muscle samples of the T3L0 group showed higher(P=0.046)shear force and lower(P=0.005)b* value than those of the T3L12 group.Muscle glycogen concentration at 0,2,4 h post mortem were lower(P〈0.05)in the T3L0 group than in control.No significant difference(P〉0.05)in most meat quality parameters was determined between the T3L12 group and control,showing lairage for 12 h allowed lambs to recover from the effects of transport for 3 h and resulted in similar meat quality characteristics compared to no transport.Lairage after transport did not affect most meat quality indices in comparison with control,but increased the meat drip loss and b*value of lambs possibly through decreasing glycogen concentration and glycolytic potential.展开更多
基金funded by the emarked fund for China Agriculture Research System (CARS-39)the National Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program
文摘Ovine bones are the major by-products after slaughtered. The present study was conducted to extract and characterize acid soluble collagens (ASC) and pepsin soluble collagens (PSC) from ovine bones (Ujumuqin sheep). Ovine bones collagen were identified by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and liquid chromatography-tan- dem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) as type I collagen. The results of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra analysis testified the existence of triple superhelical structure in both ASC and PSC, showing pepsin did not disrupt the triple helical structure of ovine bones collagen. Glycine, accounting for one-third of total amino acids, was the major amino acid for ovine bones collagen. Higher imino acid content was responsible for higher thermal denaturation temperature of ovine bones collagen compared to fish collagens. The isoelectric point of ASC was lower than PSC due to the higher content of acidic amino acids. Therefore, this study provides the potential reference for collagen extraction and application of ovine bones by-procduct.
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31771995)the earmarked fund for China Agriculture Research System (CARS-38)the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS-ASTIP-IFST)。
文摘Phosphorylation post-translational modification plays an important role in postmortem muscle quality traits. Adenosine triphosphate(ATP) is an energy source and a key substrate of phosphorylation which provides the phosphatase groups to proteins in the presence of protein kinases. However, in postmortem muscle, the effects of ATP content on phosphorylation are poorly studied. The study investigated the effect of ATP on protein phosphorylation and degradation in postmortem ovine muscle. The ground muscle with/without additional ATP were treated/control groups and stored at 25 and 4℃, respectively. The ATP content led to different changes of p H value between the ATP-treated and control groups. The phosphorylation level of myofibrillar proteins was higher(P<0.05) in ATP-treated group compared to the control group at both temperatures, which suggested that ATP played a vital role in postmortem protein phosphorylation. A slower degradation rate of μ-calpain, desmin and troponin T was observed in the ATP-treated group which showed that there was a negative relationship between ATP level and the degradation of proteins. These observations clearly highlighted the role of ATP on the development of meat quality by regulating the phosphorylation and degradation of myofibrillar proteins in postmortem ovine muscle.
基金financed by the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province(2009AD010)
文摘Fatty acid composition of neutral lipids (NLs), phospholipids (PLs) and free fatty acids (FFAs) from intramuscular fat (IMF), lipid oxidation and lipase activity in muscle Semimembranosus (SM) and msucle Biceps femoris (BF) of dry-cured Xuanwei ham during the 90-d salting stages were analysed. The salt content increased from 0.34 to 3.52%in BF and from 0.10 to 5.42%in SM during the 90 d salting stage, respectively. PLs of IMF in both BF and SM decreased 54.70%(P〈0.001) and 34.64%(P〈0.05), furthermore, the saturated fatty acids (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) of PLs in both muscles were hydrolysed almost isochronously. FFAs were increased from 0.46 g 100 g-1 lipids to 2.92 g 100 g-1 lipids in BF at the end of salting, which was lower than SM (from 1.29 g 100 g-1 lipids to 9.70 g 100 g-1 lipids). The activities of acid lipase, neutral lipase and acid phospholipase all remained active in the 90 d. The thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) was slowly increased to 1.34 mg kg-1 muscle in BF and to 2.44 mg kg-1 muscle in SM during the salting stage. In conclusion, the controlled salting process prompted the hydrolysis of PLs of IMF notably and increased the lipid oxidation of muscles within some limits.
基金financial support from the National Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program,Chinathe Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest in China(201303083)the earmarked fund for China Agriculture Research System(CARS-39)
文摘This study investigated the influence of activities of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and lactate dehydrogenase-B (LDH-B) on the colour stability of mutton. From 60 sheep (Bayannur mutton sheep), 15 Iongissimus dorsi (LD) muscles were selected on the basis of colour stability (R630/580 and a* value) during the storage and classified into three groups (5 for each group) as high colour stability (HCS), intermediate colour stability (ICS) and low colour stability (LCS). The activities of GAPDH and LDH-B, muscle colour attributes, nicotinamide adenine dinucleuotide (NADH) concen- tration and lactate concentration were measured. The samples in HCS had higher activities of GAPDH and LDH-B than the samples in the LCS, and the samples in the HCS group also possessed higher NADH and lower lactate concentration. The higher activity of dehydrogenase enzyme may result in higher NADH concentrations and colour stability in muscle tissue. The results suggest that the activity of GAPDH and LDH-B may also play a role in maintaining colour stability.
基金funded by the National Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program in China
文摘This study aimed to examine changes in phosphorylation of sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins from longissimus lumborum,semitendinosus,and psoas major muscles during postmortem ageing for 5 d.These sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins were separated using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and stained with phosphorous and protein specific stains.Myofibril fragmentation index,pH,the content of lactic acid and the relative activity of μ-calpain in three ovine muscles were measured.These results showed that the relative phosphorylation level of sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins of psoas major muscle were lower compared with longissimus lumborum and semitendinosus muscles(P<0.05).The pH of psoas major muscle was the lowest at 0.5 h postmortem,and the highest after 12 h postmortem(P<0.05).In addition,the relative activity of μ-calpain was higher within 5 d postmortem and myofibril fragmentation index was higher after 1 d postmortem in psoas major muscle than those of longissimus lumborum and semitendinosus muscles(P<0.05).The sarcoplasmic protein phosphorylation may regulate the rate of pH decline to influence the μ-calpain activity and then proteolysis of proteins consequently.This study gives a new perspective of the mechanism of postmortem meat tenderization.
基金financial support from the National Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program in China
文摘The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of lairage after transport on post mortem muscle glycolysis,protein phosphorylation and lamb meat quality.Two preslaughter animal treatments,transport for 3 h and lairage for 0 h(T3L0)and transport for 3 h and then lairage for 12 h(T3L12),were compared with a control treatment of 0 h transport and 0 h lairage.Data obtained showed that preslaughter transport had a significant effect on lamb meat quality.Loins from lambs of the T3L0 treatment showed higher(P=0.026)pH24 h and higher(P=0.021)pH48 h values,but lower(P〈0.001)drip loss and lower(P〈0.05)glycolytic potential at 0 h post mortem than those of the T3L12 and control groups.Muscle samples of the T3L0 group showed higher(P=0.046)shear force and lower(P=0.005)b* value than those of the T3L12 group.Muscle glycogen concentration at 0,2,4 h post mortem were lower(P〈0.05)in the T3L0 group than in control.No significant difference(P〉0.05)in most meat quality parameters was determined between the T3L12 group and control,showing lairage for 12 h allowed lambs to recover from the effects of transport for 3 h and resulted in similar meat quality characteristics compared to no transport.Lairage after transport did not affect most meat quality indices in comparison with control,but increased the meat drip loss and b*value of lambs possibly through decreasing glycogen concentration and glycolytic potential.