Influence of harvest season on the proteolytic activity of hepatopancreas and mantle tissues from jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas)

Josafat Marina Ezquerra-Brauer*, Norman F. Haard, Rosalina Ramírez-Olivas, Hermenegildo Olivas-Burrola, Carlos J. Velázquez-Sánchez

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Abstract

Jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) size and protease activities were evaluated after harvest in April (A) and November (N). A were smaller (560±120 g vs 6040±1130 g) and hepatopancreas was a larger percent of body weight (8.3±2.5 vs 4.6±2.1). Mantle from A had lower water (73.9±1.1 vs 79.1± 1.2) and higher protein (29.0±1.1 vs 23.1±0.8). Lipid and protein contents of N and A hepatopancreas tissues did not differ (P<0.05). Azocaseinolytic, trypsin-like, chymotrypsin-like, aminopeptidase, and carboxypeptidase activities were detected in mantle (ME) and hepatopancreas extracts (HPE). HPE and ME from N had higher activity than A for all substrates (P<0.05). With azocasein substrate, HPE activity from A had a pH optimum of 5 - 6 and a temperature optimum of 70C, whereas HPE from N had highest activity at pH 9 and 40-70C. ME from A had maximum proteolytic activity at pH 6 and 60C, whereas that from N had maximum activity at pH 10 and 40C. SDS-PAGE zymograms of HPE from A and N revealed different patterns of activity and 1 and 2 major protease zones, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)459-475
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Food Biochemistry
Volume26
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2002

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