Abstract: To explore the effect of a chitosan-based preservative solution (10 mg/mL chitosan + 5 mg/mL tea polyphenol + 2 000 U/mL lysozyme) on the change in the muscle proteome of grass carp during cold storage, differential proteomic analysis of fresh fish and nine-day-stored fish with or without (control) preservative treatment was conducted by two-dimensional electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (2DE-MS). The results showed that the 2DE map of the preservative-treated group was not obviously different from that of the fresh group, except for a decrease in the abundance of fast troponin T and an increase in the abundance of slow troponin T and adenylate kinase isoenzyme. However, the 2DE profile of the control group differed greatly from that of the fresh group in both the number and signal intensity of protein spots. Further analysis showed that the abundance of fast troponin T, tropomodulin 4, synaptopodin 2 and pyruvate kinase type M were down-regulated, while the abundance of myosin heavy chain, myosin light chain 1, α-actin, α-tropomyosin and intermediate light meromyosin were up-regulated. Moreover, compared with the preservative-treated group, the abundance of three troponins T were decreased, while the abundance of myosin heavy chain, intermediate light meromyosin, α-actin, α-tropomyosin and creatine kinase M-type were increased in the control group, suggesting that creatine kinase could serve as an indicator for evaluating grass carp muscle spoilage. This study demonstrates that the chitosan-based composite preservative can maintain the stability of grass carp muscle protein during cold storage.

Key words: grass carp; chitosan; preservation; proteomics; two-dimensional electrophoresis