Ultrasonication of lamb skeletal muscle fibres enhances postmortem proteolysis

ZusammenfassungEs wurde der Einfluß der Ultraschallbehandlung auf die proteolytische Aktivität von Skeletmuskelfasern nach dem Schlachten untersucht. Es wurde bewiesen, daß lysosomale Enzyme von Leberzellen durch Ultraschall freigesetzt werden, während die Zellmembrane nur leicht beschädigt werden. Die proteolytische Aktivität der endogenen Proteinasen von Fasern wurde nach zwei Tagen bei einer Lagerung von 4 °C mittels SDS-PAGE untersucht. Die Ultraschallbehandlung von Fasern förderte die proteolytische Aktivität, wie durch erhöhte Intensität im 30 kDa-Bereich erwiesen wurde. Das Verschwinden eines unbekannten 87 kDa-Eiweißes und das Erscheinen eines 83 kDa-Peptides waren eine spezifische Veränderung der Fasern durch die Ultraschallbehandlung. Die Zellmembranschädigung war nicht hochgradig, obwohl sie von Behandlungs- und Faser-Bedingungen abhängig war.AbstractThe effect of ultrasound upon the postmortem proteolytic activity of muscle fibres was investigated. As a preliminary result it was demonstrated that ultrasonication released lysosomal enzymes from liver cells while cell membranes suffered little damage. Proteolysis brought about by endogenous proteinases after 2 days of fibre storage at 4° C was assessed by means of sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Ultrasonic treatment of fibres enhanced proteolytic activity, as shown by the increased intensity of 30-kDa region degradation bands. A distinct change featuring sonicated fibres was the degradation of an 87-kDa protein and the appearance of an 83-kDa peptide. Cell damage was not very extensive, although it depended upon ultrasonication and fibre conditions.

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