The detection of chicken meat in meat products by means of the anserine/carnosine ratio

A distinctive difference was found between the ratio of the anserine and carnosine contents (a/c ratio) in beef or pork and of that in chicken/meat. The a/c ratio for beef varies between 0.06–0.2 and for pork between 0.02–0.1 but for chicken meat can reach values as high as 2.2–5.5.The high a/c ratio for chicken meat proved to be sufficient to detect this ingredient at a 5% level in both cooked pork products and 1:1 beef-pork mixtures, this being independent of the heat treatment.     

影响鸡胸肉中肌肽/鹅肌肽提取率因素的研究

为了探寻低值原料中提取制备肌肽和鹅肌肽的工艺,并进一步优化提取工艺条件,本研究采用OPA柱前衍生法检测了鸡胸肉等7种市售原料中两种二肽的含量,并对提取方式、料液比和膜处理方式进行了优化研究。结果表明:7种天然原料中,鸡胸肌肉中含有肌肽和鹅肌肽含量最高,总量为21.58μmol/g;相对于切丁、绞碎、搅拌、超声、蒸煮及酶解等提取方法,绞碎后搅拌的方法能够最大化的提取两种二肽,且提取物中其他蛋白质及多肽较少;采用1000 u超滤膜和500 u纳滤膜两步法进行分离,进一步除去大分子蛋白和多肽,经氨基酸分析,提取液中肌肽和鹅肌肽含量约60%(w/w)。本研究为低值肉制品的高值利用和开发提供了基础的工艺技术。      

Identifying critical parameters for extraction of carnosine and anserine from chicken meat with high voltage pulsed electric fields and water

Carnosine (β-alanyl-L-histidine) and its methylated counterpart anserine (β-alanyl-1-methylhistidine) are important functional dipeptides found in various vertebrates' tissues. In this study, we identified the critical parameters of pulsed electric fields (PEF), coupled to mechanical pressing, followed by incubation in water up to 240 min for the extraction of these bioactive dipeptides from chicken meat. We show that PEF improves the kinetics of anserine and carnosine release to water by 7 to 53%, compared to the same water extraction process without PEF when the incubation time is below 120 min. A fractional factorial design showed that the incubation time in the water, after PEF pretreatment, had the most significant effect on dipeptides extraction. The maximum achieved total protein yield was 15.5 mg g_{fresh weight(FW)} ^-1 after 120 min incubation in water. The maximum carnosine extraction yield was 7.48 mg g_FW⁻¹ with a maximum anserine extraction yield of 3.05 mg g_FW⁻¹. The specific energy yield of extraction of protein, carnosine, and anserine was 488.16 mg J⁻¹, 39.43 mg J⁻¹, and 131.63 mg J⁻¹ respectively. The developed method is scalable and could be further explored to extract bioactive compounds from animal tissues.     

Immunological detection of keratan sulfate in meat products with and without mechanically separated chicken meat

Keratan sulfate is a glycosaminoglycan found in the structure of cartilage proteoglycans, aggrecan and fibromodulin. This study was undertaken to detect this glycosaminoglycan in meat products containing mechanically separated chicken meat (MSCM) having cartilage particles. Dry-defatted samples of MSCM and meat products with or without MSCM were digested with papain, and a non-dialyzable fraction from each papain digest was examined by immunodiffusion analysis using anti-keratan sulfate monoclonal antibody (IgM). No precipitine line was formed with the antibody for all samples of meat products without MSCM, while a sample of MSCM and all samples of meat products with MSCM gave clear precipitine lines with the antibody. The immunodiffusion test described here appears to be a simple sensitive specific method for qualitative analysis of keratan sulfate, which in combination with other methods may be useful for detection of MSCM in meat products.     

Immunological detection of keratan sulfate in meat products with and without mechanically separated chicken meat

Keratan sulfate is a glycosaminoglycan found in the structure of cartilage proteoglycans, aggrecan and fibromodulin. This study was undertaken to detect this glycosaminoglycan in meat products containing mechanically separated chicken meat (MSCM) having cartilage particles. Dry-defatted samples of MSCM and meat products with or without MSCM were digested with papain, and a non-dialyzable fraction from each papain digest was examined by immunodiffusion analysis using anti-keratan sulfate monoclonal antibody (IgM). No precipitine line was formed with the antibody for all samples of meat products without MSCM, while a sample of MSCM and all samples of meat products with MSCM gave clear precipitine lines with the antibody. The immunodiffusion test described here appears to be a simple sensitive specific method for qualitative analysis of keratan sulfate, which in combination with other methods may be useful for detection of MSCM in meat products.     

速测盒法快速测定肉及肉制品中亚硝酸盐

目的 了解亚硝酸盐速测盒的可靠性,为现场监督执法及基层快速检测提供有力的技术支撑。方法采用速测盒方法检测亚硝酸盐标准溶液、肉及肉制品中亚硝酸盐添加情况,并与《GB 5009.33-2016食品中亚硝酸盐与硝酸盐的测定》第二法(盐酸萘乙二胺法)进行对比。结果速测盒对亚硝酸盐最低检出限可达到0.1 mg/L;检测样品时,速测盒与盐酸萘乙二胺法阴性符合率为97.8%,阳性符合率为100.0%。不同环境温度下,只需将反应时间控制在5 min以上,则不会对检测结果产生影响。样品经简单处理后,显色剂滴加到样品提取液中,混匀后反应3～5 min,即可观察结果。检测单个样品20 min内即可出结果。结论速测盒法具有快速、准确、方便、灵敏等特点,适用于肉及肉制品中亚硝酸盐现场定性分析。     

Semiquantitative detection of male pork tissue in meat and meat products by PCR

Consumer awareness has increased concerning castration of piglets without analgesia or anaesthesia. On the other hand the occurrence of boar taint is not tolerated by consumers. Currently no reliable methods exist for the on-line detection of boar taint in the slaughterhouse or for genetic sexing of pigs. Therefore, as an alternative the detection of male pork meat was sought. Based on detection of a length polymorphism of the sex chromosomal amelogenin gene a reliable, specific and highly sensitive PCR method for qualitative and semi-quantitative determination of male pork tissue in meat and meat products was determined. A set of 25 male and 25 female meat samples could be correctly identified and mixtures with as little as 0.1% male meat content could be detected. Therefore the method can be used for production and control of specific meat products containing low amounts of male pork meat and thus avoiding boar taint.     

Polymerase chain reaction assay for identification of chicken in meat and meat products

The aim of this study was to develop polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for specific detection of chicken meat using designed primer pair based on mitochondrial D-loop gene for amplification of 442 bp DNA fragments from fresh, processed and autoclaved meat and meat products. The PCR result was further verified by restriction digestion with HaeIII and Sau3AI enzymes for specific cutting site in amplified DNA fragments. The specificity of assay was cross tested with DNA of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, duck, guinea fowl, turkey and quail, where amplification was observed only in chicken without cross reactivity with red meat species. However positive reaction was also observed in quail and turkey. In this study, no adverse effects of cooking and autoclaving were found on amplification of chicken DNA fragments. Thus, the detection limits was found to be less than 1% in admixed meat and meat products. The developed assay was found specific and sensitive for rapid identification of admixed chicken meat and meat products processed under different manufacturing conditions.     

Determination of carnosine,anserine, homocarnosine,pentosidine and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances contents in meat from different animal species

The aim of this research was to determine the content of the histidinic antioxidants, advanced glycation end products (pentosidine) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) in the meat from different animal species. Carnosine, anserine, homocarnosine and pentosidine were quantified by HPLC/MS, while TBARS was determined by photometric measurements. The total CRCs (carnosine + anserine + homocarnosine) content was in the increasing order: beef < rabbit < pork < horse < chicken < turkey. The analysis showed traces of pentosidine above the instrumental determination limits in all the meat samples, while the susceptibility of these meat to lipid oxidation decreased from beef to chicken, with the exception of turkey meat, which presented a high TBARS content towards even though its total CRCs was the highest. The structure of homocarnosine was elucidated by high resolving power multistage mass spectrometry.     

Effect of carnosine, salt and dietary vitamin E on the oxidative stability of chicken meat

The effect of carnosine on lipid and cholesterol oxidation in salted chicken thigh meat and its relationship to dietary α-tocopherol supplementation was examined. Broilers (Cobb 500) were fed diets with a basal (30 mg kg(-1)) or supplemental (200 mg kg(-1)) level of α-tocopheryl acetate for 6 weeks. Thigh meat patties were prepared with carnosine (1.5%), salt (1%) or salt plus carnosine. Salt accelerated lipid and cholesterol oxidation following cooking and refrigerated storage. However, carnosine inhibited lipid and cholesterol oxidation in salted patties. Dietary α-tocopherol supplementation also reduced the extent of lipid and cholesterol oxidation in salted patties. The combination of carnosine and dietary α-tocopherol resulted in the greatest lipid and cholesterol stability in salted meat.     

Rapid detection of chicken and turkey in heated meat products using the polymerase chain reaction followed by amplicon visualisation with vistra green

A rapid and highly specific assay suitable for the routine detection of turkey and chicken in processed meat products has been developed. Based on PCR amplification of species-specific amplicons with rapid visualisation using vistra green, the assay may be completed within 5 h of receipt of sample. DNA was isolated from meat samples by the use of Wizard DNA isolation technology and followed by DNA amplification in the polymerase chain reaction using species specific primers, chicken forward (CF), chicken reverse (CR), turkey forward (TF) and turkey reverse (TR): the production of an amplicon was detected after the end of the PCR in less than 5 min using vistra green and a fluorescence plate reader. The presence of fluorescence denoted the presence of the target species in the sample.     

Immunofluorescence detection of pea protein in meat products

In this study we developed an immunofluorescence method to detect pea protein in meat products. Pea protein has a high nutritional value but in sensitive individuals it may be responsible for causing allergic reactions. We produced model meat products with various additions of pea protein and flour; the detection limit (LOD) of the method for pea flour was 0.5% addition, and for pea protein it was 0.001% addition. The repeatabilities and reproducibilities for samples both positive and negative for pea protein were all 100%. In a blind test with model products and commercial samples, there was no statistically significant difference (p > 0.05) between the declared concentrations of pea protein and flour and the immunofluorescence method results. Sensitivity was 1.06 and specificity was 1.00. These results show that the immunofluorescence method is suitable for the detection of pea protein in meat products.     

Proteomic approach for the detection of chicken mechanically recovered meat

Mechanically recovered meat is cheaper than raw meat and thus has been incorporated into many meat-derived products. EU regulations exclude mechanically recovered meat from the definition of meat; as a consequence analytical procedures are needed to differentiate it from hand-deboned meat. The present pilot study has utilized a proteomic approach to find potential markers for the detection of chicken mechanically recovered meat. Intact proteins were extracted from raw meat and then analyzed with OFF-GEL electrophoresis followed by SDS-PAGE and identification of potential markers by nano-LC-MS/MS. It was shown that it is possible to extract, separate and identify key proteins from processed meat material. Potential chicken mechanically recovered meat markers--hemoglobin subunits and those similar to myosin-binding protein C were also identified.     

拉曼光谱法快速检测猪肉脯中的掺伪鸡肉

目的 建立拉曼光谱法快速、准确、无损地检测猪肉脯样品中掺假鸡肉的方法。方法 制备33份猪肉中掺入不同比例鸡肉的肉脯样品,采集拉曼光谱数据,分别采用标准正态变换、多元散射校正、卷积平滑、归一化、一阶导数等5种不同预处理方法,对原始光谱数据进行预处理,采用连续投影算法、竞争性自适应重加权算法及随机蛙跳算法对光谱数据进行特征波长筛选,建立偏最小二乘法(partial least squares,PLS)模型对猪肉脯进行定性定量判别。结果 拉曼光谱数据经过多元散射校正处理的效果最佳,竞争性自适应重加权算法竞筛选效果更佳,构建猪肉脯中猪肉含量的PLS定量模型,其预测集决定系数和预测均方根误差分别为0.9762、7.2998。建立的PLS判别模型的校正集和预测集总判别正确率分别为100.00%和98.33%。结论 拉曼光谱分析技术可有效用于定性鉴别猪肉脯是否掺伪及定量分析猪肉肉脯中掺入鸡肉的比例,为肉脯掺假的快速无破坏性检测的应用提供支持。     

荧光定量PCR方法检测畜肉食品中鸭源性成分

目的 建立一种快速、特异、灵敏的鸭源性成分检测方法。方法 本研究以鸭线粒体基因全序列为靶位点设计引物和探针, 进行荧光定量PCR扩增, 建立鸭源性成分检测方法; 以常见畜禽肉包括羊肉、牛肉、鸡肉、鹅肉、猪肉、兔肉、马肉、鹿肉等参考动物物种作特异性检测; 以50 mg/kg羊肉DNA作为稀释液对鸭肉DNA进行梯度稀释, 做灵敏度检测。结果 该方法能够有效对鸭源性成分进行快速检测, 具有较强的特异性, 灵敏度较高(可达0.1 μg/kg)并且羊肉成分的存在对鸭肉灵敏度检测没有影响。结论 该方法特异性强, 灵敏度高, 可以快速、准确检测畜肉食品中含有的鸭源性成分。     

Immunohistochemical detection of brain tissue in heated meat products

Immunohistochemical methods were used to determine whether brain tissue could be detected in test batches of meat products prepared with known levels of this tissue (0, 1, 5, 10, or 20% bovine brain tissue or 5% porcine brain tissue). Four different, commercially-available antibodies were examined: anti-Neurofilament (anti-NF), anti-MyelinBasicProtein (anti-MBP), anti-NeuronSpecificEnolase (anti-NSE) and anti-GlialFibrillaryAcidicProtein (anti-GFAP). Results obtained with the four antibodies differed with the heat treatment applied to the products (pasteurisation or sterilisation). The amount of immunoreaction product in the raw meat product varied with the antibody, even when the sample contained the same amount of brain tissue. The staining pattern also varied with the antibody. Overall, the anti-MBP antibody proved to be most useful in detecting brain tissue in finely comminuted heated meat products.     

肉及肉制品牛源性成分核酸检测试剂盒评价技术的研究

目的探索适合评价核酸检测试剂盒的评价方法。方法本研究采用室内技术参数验证的方法对某公司的肉及肉制品牛源性成分核酸检测试剂盒(实时荧光PCR法)进行评价。对检测的灵敏度特异性、假阳性/假阴性、检测限、耐受性及与标准方法的一致性共6个方面的参数分析评价。结果评价结果表明,对生鲜肉、酱卤肉、熏烤肉、速冻调理肉制品4类共40种肉制品,试剂盒检测结果与标准检测方法检测结果无显著差异,即试剂盒可以满足肉及肉制品牛源性成分核酸检测的需求。结论本文为检测机构筛选合适的牛源性成分检测试剂盒有一定的借鉴意义,并对建立核酸检测试剂盒的评价方法提供一定的技术帮助。