Exploring the unknowns involved in the transformation of muscle to meat.
Meat Sci
; 95(4): 837-43, 2013 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-23673227
ABSTRACT
Meat quality development, or the transformation of muscle to meat, involves a myriad of biochemical pathways that are largely well-studied in living muscle tissue. However, these pathways are less predictable when homeostatic ranges are violated. In addition, there is far less known about how various management or environmental stimuli impact these pathways, either by substrate load or altered cellular environment. Likewise, it is largely accepted that oxygen plays little to no role in the conversion of muscle to meat, as anaerobic metabolism predominates in the muscle tissue. Even so, the oxygen tension within the tissues does not fall precipitously at exsanguination. Therefore, transition to an anaerobic environment may impact energy metabolism postmortem. Antemortem handling, on the other hand, clearly impacts meat quality development, yet the exact mechanisms remain a mystery. In this paper, we will attempt to review those factors known to affect postmortem energy metabolism in muscle and explore those areas where additional work may be fruitful.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade dos Alimentos
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Músculo Esquelético
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Carne
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Meat Sci
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos