Partial purification of proteases that are generated by processing of the Northern shrimp Pandalus borealis and which can tenderize beef

Summary The crude extracts obtained from the heads of Northern shrimps, Pandalus borealis , (adapted to cold), showed considerable collagenolytic activities. When tested for beef tenderization, resulted in an overdegradation of meat proteins, which was detected organoleptically. Subsequently, four f...

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Published in:International Journal of Food Science and Technology
Main Authors: Aoki, Hitoshi, Ahsan, Md. Nazmul, Matsuo, Kenji, Hagiwara, Toshihiko, Watabe, Shugo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.00806.x
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Summary:Summary The crude extracts obtained from the heads of Northern shrimps, Pandalus borealis , (adapted to cold), showed considerable collagenolytic activities. When tested for beef tenderization, resulted in an overdegradation of meat proteins, which was detected organoleptically. Subsequently, four fractions with proteolytic activity were partially purified from the crude extracts by hydroxyapatite followed by MonoQ or Superdex 200 column chromatography. Warner‐Bratzler shear force values of steaks treated with three protease fractions (Q, S2, S3) at 10 °C were significantly lower ( P < 0.01) than that of the control and the enzyme preparations were completely inactivated after mild heat treatment. These results suggest that the potential for Northern shrimp enzymes to be used in industrial processes, particularly in the food industry, is quite large, where working at lower temperatures to prevent undesirable chemical reactions is necessary.