Estudo proteômico do efeito da atmosfera modificada na estabilidade da cor e na vida útil da carne suína acondicionada em embalagens de transporte tipo masterpack sob refrigeração / Proteomics study of the effect of modified atmosphere on colour estability and shelf life of pork meat wrapped in masterpack transport packages under refrigeration

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2009

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The aim of this work was to study the effect of modified atmosphere associated to "masterpack" transport packages in the shelf-life of refrigerated pork meat. Microbiological, physical-chemical, biochemical and visual analyses were made. Pork loin (Longissimus dorsi) cuts placed in trays of expanded polystyrene, covered with poly(vinyl chloride) films were used in this study. The trays were placed in a high gas barrier secondary masterpack (78.5 x 48.5 cm, 0.35m2, Cryovac) package, with six trays per masterpack (MP). Three modified atmosphere (gas compositions) were tested: A=75%O2+25%CO2; B= 50%O2+50%CO2 e C=100%CO2. The meat was kept in a refrigerated chamber for 22 days. At pre-established intervals (1, 8, 15 and 22 days) of storage, microbiological (aerobic psychrotrophic and Pseudomonas sp.), physical-chemical (gaseous composition, pH, colour, dripping loss, cooking loss and tenderness), biochemical (lipid oxidation, metmyoglobin concentration and bidimensional electrophoresis) and visual analyses were carried out. It was observed that for up to 15 days of storage there was neither growth of aerobic psychrotrophic microorganisms nor Pseudomonas sp. independent of the Gas composition. There was significant effect (P<0.05) of Gas composition and of Storage Time in almost all the analyzed variables, except for drip loss, tenderness and metmyoglobin concentration. The main differences found were related to the meat colour. In general, the values of L * increased during storage while a* decreased, meaning some discoloration of meat. The steaks of Gas compositions A and B had better coloration with values of the *a and c * greater than Treatment C. The samples of meat of Gas composition C had lower values for TBARS compared to other treatments. The sensory analysis indicated the panelists´ preference for the samples of Gas compositions A and B, and the colour tests made after the sensorial analysis indicated that the steaks of Treatment A and B maintained the pinky coloration for longer time. In the analysis of bi-dimensional electrophoresis applied to the samples of pork loin meat of Treatment A, carried out in 3 replicates, nearly 255 spots were identified with isoelectric point varying from 3 to 10 and molecular weight from 13 to 94 kDa. Based on the microbiological data, it was concluded that the three studied Gas combinations preserved the pork loin steaks for up to 15 days of storage, however, only the atmospheres with higher concentrations of O2 (>50%) guaranteed the preservation of the colour and the general appearance of the steaks. The bidimensional electrophoresis is a promising technique for the understanding, in molecular level, of the changes, mainly in colour, that happen in modified atmosphere packed meat. However, there is still need for further studies.

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atmosfera modificada bi-dimensional electrophoresis carne suína modified atmosphere eletroforese bidimensional proteômica vida útil pork meat shelf life proteomics

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