ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Witch flounder from an inshore stock were caught by gill-net and their storage life in ice was determined by sensory analysis. Chemical analyses were made of ATP, hypoxanthine, lactic acid, and trimethylamine. ATP breakdown occurred at a slower rate than in most fish, and after 18 days storage, the major components of the nucleotide degradation were still intermediates as production of hypoxanthine was low. Glycogen levels at death were low, and this metabolite degraded in the manner expected from past experience. The relationship between pH and lactate was highly significant (P ≤ 0.01). Trimethylamine values depended on whether KOH or K2CO3 was used during the analysis, and discrepencies between these two methods are discussed. Analysis of sensory and chemical results indicated that trimethylamine was a good indicator of quality (P ≤ 0.01), and that while hypoxanthine correlated well with quality, its quantity was such that it was unlikely to have any effect on sensory evaluation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1977.tb01241.x
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