Review Article

Mechanical and Biochemical Methods for Rigor Measurement: Relationship with Eating Quality

Table 2

Methods employed for enzymatic activity assays.

EnzymeHomogenization/other physical treatementsBufferAssayDetection (nm)Ref.

Glycogen debranching enzyme20 min, 18,000 rpm137 mM NaCl, 1 mM MgCl2, 1% NP40, 10% glycerol, 2 mM PMSF, 10 mM Na4P2O7, 2.5 mM EDTA, 10 μg/ml Aprotinin, 10 μg g/ml Leupotinin, 100 nM·NaFGlucose releasePAP kit[67]
Ultra tTurrax  +  centrifugation0.05% KHCO3 + 0.004 M EDTA (pH 7.8 at 25 °C)Glucose releaseIodine reagent, Abs. 525[74]

Glycogen phosphorylase50 mM Tris–HCl buffer, (pH 7.6).50 mM Tris (pH 7.6), 5 mM imidazole, 2 mM EDTA, 10 mM KH2PO4/Na2HPO4 (pH 7.6), 1.4 mM mercaptoethanol, 0.6 mM NADP, 0.05 mM glucose-1,6-diphosphate, 2 mM AMP, 0.65 U phosphoglucomutase, 0.28 U G-6-P dehydrogenaseAbs. increaseAbs. 340[67]
100 mM K2HPO4 ice-cold, pH 7.450 mM K2HPO4, 2 mg/mL glycogen, 1.3 mM MgCl2, 0.1 mM EDTA, 0.5 mM NADP, 200 mM MES (pH 6.8), 1 U/mL phosphoglucomutase and 1 U/mL G-6-P dehydrogenaseAbs. increaseAbs. 340[75]

AMP- kinase

Phosphofructokinase100 mM K2HPO4 ice-cold, pH 7.4120 mM MES (pH 6.5), 3.2 mM MgSO4, 2 mM ATP, 0.15 mM AMP, 1 mM NADH, 3 mM fructose 6-phosphate, 2 U/mL triosephosphate isomerase, 1 U/mL glycerol-3-P dehydrogenase and 1 U/mL aldolaseAbs. 340[75]

Pyruvate kinase100 mM K2HPO4 ice-cold, pH 7.4120 mM MES (pH 6.5), 100 mM KCl, 10 mM MgCl2, 1.25 mM ADP, 1 mM NADH, 0.5 mM PEP and 2 U/mL lactate dehydrogenasePEP conc. decrease.Abs 340[75]

AMP deaminaseFfrozen powdered muscle + 90 mM K2HPO4 pH 6.5, 180 mM KCl, and 0.1 mM dithiothreitol200 mM 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid 150 mMKCl, and 10 mMAMP at pH 6.5AMP levelHPLC[75]

Phosphogluco isomerase100 mM K2HPO4 pH 7.4200 mM MES, 10 mM Na2HPO4, 5 mM MgCl2, 60 mM KCl, 0.5 mM NAD+, 25 mM glycogen, 25 mM carnosine, 30 mM creatine, 10 mM gG-6-P and 10 mM C2H3NaO2 at pH 5.5–6.0F-6-P level[75]