FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (8): 191-196.

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Review on Biochemical Properties of Proteolytic Enzymes of Skeletal Muscle and Their Roles in Meat Texture Development

 XU  Da-Lun, HUANG  Xiao-Chun, WANG  Hai-Hong   

  1. Faculty of Life Science and Biotechnology, Ningbo University
  • Online:2004-08-15 Published:2011-10-24

Abstract: This manuscript reviewed research results from recent ten years regarding the role of endogenous proteinase of muscleespecially pork muscle in post mortem proteolysis affecting meat quality. Some biochemical properties of cathepsin B, D, E, Hand L, calpain I and calpain II, dipeptidyl peptidase I, II, III and IV, and alanyl-, arginyl-, leucyl, and pyroglutamyl aminopep-tidases were introduced and their roles in meat texture were discussed.

Key words: cathepsin, calpain, dipeptidyl peptidase, skeletal muscle, pork, enzyme