Influence of pyrophosphate (PPi) and adenosine 5`-triphosphate (ATP) on the conformational stability and ultrastructure of silver carp myofibrillar proteins at low salinity

Zhuolin Wang, Yuanyong Tian, Yumeng Lin, Yuki Ogasawara, Tetsuro Yamashita, Youling Xiong, Chunhong Yuan

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Abstract

The effect of pyrophosphate (PPi) in comparison with adenosine 5`-triphosphate (ATP) on the thermal and ultrastructural properties of silver carp myofibrillar protein (SMf) was studied. The temperatures for 50 % denaturation (T1/2) of PPi-treated myosin and actin were 38 °C and 41 °C, respectively, lower than those for control SMf (43 °C and 48 °C, respectively). In comparison, T1/2 of myosin in ATP-treated SMf was 42 °C, while T1/2 of actin cannot be detected because no changes in actin digestion pattern. The ultrastructural change of PPi-treated and control SMf differed considerably from that of ATP-treated SMf in which the typical striated structural pattern disappeared, replaced by an aggregated form. In contrast, PPi-treated SMf retained the striated structure with lengthened sarcomere. Therefore, while both PPi and ATP can dissociate actomyosin, the presence of ATP hinders the chymotryptic digestion of actin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1229-1237
Number of pages9
JournalFood and Humanity
Volume1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2023

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Funding

The authors are grateful to Honorary Prof. Kunihiko Konno, Graduate school of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University, for his comments on the manuscript. The authors also thank Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Shugo Watabe, for his help in sampling silver carp and for comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (19H05611).

FundersFunder number
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research19H05611
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research

    Keywords

    • ATP
    • Low salinity
    • Myofibrillar protein
    • Pyrophosphate
    • Silver carp
    • Thermostability
    • Ultrastructure

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Food Science

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