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Mitochondrial oxygen consumption in permeabilized fibers and its link to colour changes in bovine M. semimembranosus
V T Phung1, M Khatri, K H Liland
1Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway. vinh.phung@umb.no
Abstract:
Animal and muscle characteristics were recorded for 41 cattle. The oxygen consumption rate (OCR) of M. semimembranosus was measured between 3.0-6.4h post mortem (PM3-6) and after 3 weeks in a vacuum pack at 4°C. Colour change measurements were performed following the 3 weeks using reflectance spectra (400-1,100 nm) and the colour coordinates L, a and b, with the samples being packaged in oxygen permeable film and stored at 4°C for 167 h. Significant individual animal differences in OCR at PM3-6 were found for mitochondrial complexes I and II. OCR of complex I declined with increased temperature and time PM, while residual oxygen-consuming side-reactions (ROX) did not. OCR of stored muscles was dominated by complex II respiration. A three-way regression between samples, colour variables collected upon air exposure and OCR of 3 weeks old fibres revealed a positive relationship between OCR and complex II activity and also between OCR and OCR(ROX). The presence of complex I and β-oxidation activities increased metmyoglobin formation.
