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:
Pyruvate reductase end products were evaluated as specific indicators of anaerobic stress in the New Zealand paua (Haliotis iris). The foot and shell adductor muscles contained D-lactate and tauropine dehydrogenases: the latter was isolated for the enzymatic determination of tauropine in muscle extracts. Enforced exercise and prolonged exposure to air led to accumulation of tauropine, and to a lesser extent D-lactate, in the foot and adductor. Exercise decreased the glycogen content of both muscles and adenylate energy change in the adductor. Monitoring tauropine and D-lactate should prove useful for quality control of live abalone during culture, transport and storage.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1992.tb05476.x
