title: Role of secondary structures in the gelation of porcine myosin at different pH values.
abstract: Secondary structures, gelation properties and their relationships in porcine myosin were studied by circular dichroism, dynamic rheological measurement and scanning electron microscopy. Gelling of porcine myosin involved a change in myosin conformation with protein-protein and protein-water interactions. The gelation properties were strongly pH and temperature dependent. Near the pI (pH 5.5 and 6.0), porcine myosin could spontaneously coagulate at 15°C resulting partially from the presence of more β-sheets. Myosin at pH6.5-9.0 began to form a gel at temperatures greater than 38°C. Heating caused α-helices to partially turn into β-sheets and random coils. Subsequently, myosin aggregated and formed a gel network. The gel strength decreased and the water-holding capacity (WHC) increased with increasing pH. Correlation analysis indicated that both the unfolding of α-helices and the formation of β-sheets favored the gelation of porcine myosin. A high β-sheet fraction prior to heating resulted in a low WHC of resultant gel. A compact and uniform gel was also obtained at pH6.5.
authors: College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430070, PR China; Aquatic Product Engineering and Technology Research Center of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei Province 430070, PR China.
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