Thermal denaturation and aggregation of threadfin bream actomyosin

J. Yongsawatdigul, J. W. Park

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    Abstract

    Threadfin bream (Nemipterus bleekeri) actomyosin formed insoluble aggregates at >40°C. Conformational changes, as measured by surface hydrophobicity, began at >30°C and continued to increase with heating temperature. Reactive sulfhydryl groups increased as heating progressed and decreased at 50°C, indicating the formation of disulfide linkages of threadfin bream actomyosin at >50°C. Two distinct a-helical transition temperatures of actomyosin were found at 36.1 and 47.9°C, while major endothemic transitions were at 38.4, 51.0, and 80.7°C. Storage modulus (G′) started to increase at 34.5°C, implying the simultaneous occurrence of denaturation and aggregation. Gel network formation began to develop at >41°C.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)409-416
    Number of pages8
    JournalFood Chemistry
    Volume83
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2003 Nov

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    The authors would like to thank the Thailand Research Fund for financially supporting this research under grant RSA/15/2545. The authors also thank Walter A. Baase, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA for technical assistance on circular dichroism measurements.

    Keywords

    • Actomyosin
    • Aggregation
    • Thermal denaturation
    • Threadfin bream

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Food Science

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