title: Concentrations of biogenic amines in fish, squid and octopus and their changes during storage.
abstract: The concentrations of seven biogenic amines (BA) were simultaneously determined in 74 samples of fish, squid and octopus, by the method of HPLC coupled with pre-column derivatisation. The relationship between the formation of BA in aquatic products and the growth of microbial flora during storage was also investigated. Results showed that putrescine, cadaverine, histamine and tyramine were the dominant BA in the studied samples, but the concentrations of histamine and tyramine were mostly less than 50 and 100 mgkg(-1), respectively. Freezing can effectively prevent the formation of BA, but the levels of putrescine, cadaverine, histamine and tyramine significantly increased (p<0.05) during storage at 4 and 25°C. The growth of mesophilic or psychrophilic bacteria in blue scad and octopus strongly and positively correlated with the formation of amines (such as putrescine, cadaverine, histamine and tyramine) during storage, except for histamine in octopus.
authors.affiliation: College of Bioengineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, PR China.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001679:Biogenic Amines / Q000032:analysis*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D049832:Decapodiformes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005399:Fishes; D061353:Food Storage / Q000379:methods*; D049831:Octopodiformes / Q000737:chemistry*; D017747:Seafood / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001679:Biogenic Amines