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:
Hemoglobin, myoglobin, total heme pigments, and nonheme iron concentrations were measured in phosphate buffer (pH 7.1) extracts of mechanical and hand deboned mullet, Mugil cephalus, to determine the factors which induce a greater prooxidant activity in mechanically deboned fish. Mechanical deboning increased the hemoglobin and nonheme iron contents but had very little influence on the amount of myoglobin in the deboned fish flesh. Oxygen uptake studies using oleic acid as a substrate revealed that the hemoprotein content had an influence on the prooxidant activity of the buffer extracts of the deboned fish. Studies using purified myoglobin and hemoglobin as prooxidants indicated that myoglobin had a greater catalytic effect than hemoglobin on the oxidation of oleic acid. It was concluded that, in addition to the concentration of total heme pigments, the hemoglobin to myoglobin ratio should be considered when determining the influence of hemoproteins on the oxidative stability of deboned fish.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1978.tb02413.x
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