Changes of mitochondrial lipid molecules, structure, cytochrome c and ROS of beef Longissimus lumborum and Psoas major during postmortem storage and their potential associations with beef quality.

This study investigated changes in mitochondrial lipid molecules and their potential associations with Longissimus lumborum (LL) and Psoas major (PM) quality during storage. A total of 1610 lipid species that matched with 36 lipid classes were identified from isolated mitochondria. PM had more key lipid molecules at storage d-1 including diacylglycerol and triacylglycerol (may play roles in membrane stability), phosphatidylethanolamine, acyl carnitine and cardiolipin (involved in energy metabolism), and cardiolipin and phosphatidylserine (important factors in apoptosis).

Enzymatic characteristics of polyphenoloxidase from shrimp () and its inhibition by a novel hydroxypyridinone derivative.

Melanosis developed in shrimp () is mainly initiated by polyphenoloxidase (PPO), thus understanding of the characteristics of PPO in shrimp is important for controlling the melanosis of shrimp. The shrimp cephalothorax turns black most rapidly amongst all the tissues during the chilled storage. Crude PPO extracted from this cephalothorax has an optimal pH of 6.

Novel hydroxypyridinone derivatives containing an oxime ether moiety: Synthesis, inhibition on mushroom tyrosinase and application in anti-browning of fresh-cut apples.

A range of hydroxypyridinone derivatives were synthesized starting from kojic acid. Among them, 10 and 11 were found to possess the strongest inhibitory effect on monophenolase activity of mushroom tyrosinase, having IC values of 2.04 and 1.

Preparation, antioxidant and antimicrobial evaluation of hydroxamated degraded polysaccharides from Enteromorpha prolifera.

In order to improve the antioxidant and antimicrobial abilities, hydroxamated degraded polysaccharides from Enteromorpha prolifera (HCDPE) were prepared from the corresponding carboxymethylated degraded polysaccharides (CDPE). HCDPE was characterized by FT-IR. The weight-average molecular weight of HCDPE was determined as 55.