Influence of Linoleic Acid-Induced Oxidative Modification on Gel Properties of Myofibrillar Protein from Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Muscle

Abstract

Oxidation extent of myofibrillar protein (MP) from silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) was affected by the content and type of lipid peroxidation (LPO) products. Oxidized linoleic acid (OLA) was selected as a main representative of lipid peroxidation to investigate the effects of oxidative modification of LPO products on MP structure. Structural changes of the oxidized myofibrillar protein were evaluated by the contents of carbonyl and total sulfhydryls, surface hydrophobicity, SDS-PAGE and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Heating procedure was also applied for further evaluation of gelling properties. The results from SDS-PAGE indicated that aggregation and denaturation of myo..