FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (3): 42-46.

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Effect of Phosphates on Heat-induced Gelation Properties of Myosin from Rabbit Skeletal Muscles

 XU  Xing-Lian, WANG  Xia, ZHOU  Guang-Hong, LIN  Li-Jun, HUANG  Hong-Bing   

  1. Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Animal Products Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University
  • Online:2005-03-15 Published:2011-09-19

Abstract:  Effects of phosphates on heat-induced gelation properties (Hardness, Water holding Capacity and ultra microstructure) of myosin from rabbit skeletal muscles were studied. Results showed that Sodium pyrophosphate (SPP) and Trimeric sodium phosphate (TPP) decreased the gel hardness and Pasoas major(PM) gel WHC, but increased Semimembranosus proprius (SMp)gel WHC, while Sodium hexametahposphate (HMP) improved the gel hardness and WHC. Scanning electron micrographs of the ultra microstructure of gels showed that gel structure became less uniformity, and had longer, thicker cross- linkage and larger pore size with more SPP and TPP, but HMP had smaller effect on gel structure.

Key words: rabbit skeletal muscle, myosin, hardness, WHC, ultra microstructure