This study investigated the effects of different pH
conditions on the function of myofibrillar protein in rabbit meat, the
correlation between the functional indexes of myofibrillar protein and the
mechanism of protein tertiary structure. It was found that, with the pH approaching the
isoelectric point range, the aromatic amino acids inside the protein were
exposed, the tertiary structure of the protein was unfolded, and the surface
hydrophobicity became larger, which resulted in the increase of the hydrophobic
interaction between the proteins. Changes in myofibrillar protein structure cause protein solubility to
decrease, and accompanied by decreased emulsifying activity and changes in
emulsion stability. At the same time, this structural change leads to the change of
myofibrillar protein rheological properties. The decrease of pH leads to the
decrease of shear stress, and the shear stress changes obviously at the near
isoelectric point. With the decrease of pH, the hardness of myogenic protein gel increases,
and becomes smaller at near isoelectric point. At the same time, the gel
retention of gel is decreasing and the gel whiteness is increasing.
ZHOU Xin-ya et al
. Effect
of pH on the functional properties of rabbit myofibrillar protein[J]. Food and Fermentation Industries, 2017
, 43(11)
: 172
.
DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.014272