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Stability of catalase and its potential role in lipid oxidation in meat
A A Pradhan1, K S Rhee, P Hernández
1Meat Science Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA.
Abstract:
The activity of catalase in microbial growth-controlled and uncontrolled ground beef muscle (semimembranosus, SM) did not change (P>0.05) during 6-day storage at 4°C. Likewise, catalase activity in ground, beef SM and longissimus dorsi (LD), pork LD, and chicken breast (B) and thigh (T) muscles was not affected (P>0.05) by 2-month storage at -20°C, with or without mid-month thawing/refreezing. When sodium azide (a catalase inhibitor) was added to ground beef SM, lipid oxidation (as measured by peroxide values) during 4-day refrigeration was higher (P<0.05) in treated samples - 43 and 55% higher at day 2 and day 4, respectively - than in the controls. It was concluded that catalase would be stable during meat storage/distribution and contribute significantly to the antioxidative process in raw meat products.
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