SKELETAL-MUSCLE CONNECTIN PRIMARY STRUCTURES AS RELATED TO ANIMAL SPECIES AND MUSCLE-TYPE

Authors
TANABE R MUROYA S NAKAJIMA I CHIKUNI K NAKAI H
Citation
R. Tanabe et al., SKELETAL-MUSCLE CONNECTIN PRIMARY STRUCTURES AS RELATED TO ANIMAL SPECIES AND MUSCLE-TYPE, Journal of food science, 62(3), 1997, pp. 451
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Journal of food science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221147
Volume
62
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1147(1997)62:3<451:SCPSAR>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Differences in molecular weights and partial amino acid sequences of c onnectin(titin) were determined for cattle, pig and chicken skeletal m uscles. Peptide mapping analysis results differed according to animal species. Amino acid sequences deduced from partial nucleotide sequence s of connectin also differed according to animal species at immunoglob ulin-like (Ig) and fibronectin type 3 (FN3) domains. In chicken, the m olecular weight of connectin from leg muscles was higher than that fro m pectoral muscles. Differences in meat texture and conditioning may r elate to connectin and extent of its breakdown.