title: Note on the comparison of calpains I, II and calpastatin activity in two different types of porcine skeletal muscles.
abstract: 1. Activities of calpains I and II and calpastatin in two different types of porcine skeletal muscles were compared. 2. Semimembranosus muscle was composed of mixed fiber types with mainly glycolytic fibers (65%), while masseter muscle was composed exclusively of oxidative fibers. 3. Calpain I activity was lower and calpain II activity was higher in masseter muscle as compared to semimembranosus muscle. Calpastatin activities were similar in both muscles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Sciences, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu 96822.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sainz
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002154:Calpain / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013552:Swine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; C033668:calpastatin; D002154:Calpain