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Analysis of Acid-Soluble Glycogen in Pork Extracts of Two PRKAG3 Genotypes by H-1 Liquid-State NMR Spectroscopy and Biochemical Methods

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    Abstract

    Meat extracts with acid-soluble glycogen (macroglycogen) from M. longissmus dorsi of carriers and noncarriers of the PRKAG3 mutation (RN- and rn(+) genotype) were analyzed by both H-1 liquid-state NMR spectroscopy and a biochemical method. The H-1 NMR analysis revealed that shorter polymers (dimers, trimers, etc.) of alpha-1,4-linked glucose were generated 24-48 h post-mortem. This is not possible to elucidate with the biochemical method, by which only the total amount of hydrolyzed glucose residues is determined. The shorter polymers were primarily formed in carriers of the PRKAG3 mutation, suggesting different postmortem glycogen degradation mechanisms in the two genotypes.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)11895-11902
    Number of pages8
    JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
    Volume59
    Issue number22
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Keywords

    • glycogen
    • H-1 nuclear magnetic resonance (H-1 NMR)
    • enzymatic analysis
    • pork
    • RN-gene
    • PRKAG3 mutation

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