Cryoprotective Effects of Carrageenan Oligosaccharides on Crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>) during Superchilling

Cryoprotectants are widely used to protect muscle tissue from ice crystal damage during the aquatic products freezing process, but traditional phosphate cryoprotectants may cause an imbalance in the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio for the human body. This study evaluated the effects of carrageenan oligo...

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Main Authors: E Liao, Yuxin Wu, Yang Pan, Ying Zhang, Peng Zhang, Jiwang Chen
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Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/11/2258
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author E Liao
Yuxin Wu
Yang Pan
Ying Zhang
Peng Zhang
Jiwang Chen
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Yuxin Wu
Yang Pan
Ying Zhang
Peng Zhang
Jiwang Chen
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description Cryoprotectants are widely used to protect muscle tissue from ice crystal damage during the aquatic products freezing process, but traditional phosphate cryoprotectants may cause an imbalance in the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio for the human body. This study evaluated the effects of carrageenan oligosaccharides (CRGO) on quality deterioration and protein hydrolysis of crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>) during superchilling. The physical-chemical analyses showed that CRGO treatments could significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) inhibit the increase of pH values, TVB-N, total viable counts, and thawing loss, and improve the water holding capacity and the proportion of immobilized water, which indicated that CRGO treatment effectively delayed the quality deterioration of crayfish. The myofibrillar protein structural results demonstrated that the increase of the disulfide bond, carbonyl content, S<sub>0</sub>-ANS, and the decrease of total sulfhydryl content were suppressed significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in CRGO treatment groups. Furthermore, SDS-PAGE results showed that the band intensity of myosin heavy chain and actin in CRGO treatment groups were stronger than in the control. Overall, the application of CRGO to crayfish might maintain better quality and stable protein structure during the superchilling process, and CRGO has the potential to replace phosphate as a novel cryoprotectant for aquatic products.
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spelling doaj.art-c460fa1955eb455691acc03e0331428a2023-11-18T07:52:24ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582023-06-011211225810.3390/foods12112258Cryoprotective Effects of Carrageenan Oligosaccharides on Crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>) during SuperchillingE Liao0Yuxin Wu1Yang Pan2Ying Zhang3Peng Zhang4Jiwang Chen5College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, ChinaCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, ChinaCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, ChinaCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, ChinaCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, ChinaCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, ChinaCryoprotectants are widely used to protect muscle tissue from ice crystal damage during the aquatic products freezing process, but traditional phosphate cryoprotectants may cause an imbalance in the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio for the human body. This study evaluated the effects of carrageenan oligosaccharides (CRGO) on quality deterioration and protein hydrolysis of crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>) during superchilling. The physical-chemical analyses showed that CRGO treatments could significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) inhibit the increase of pH values, TVB-N, total viable counts, and thawing loss, and improve the water holding capacity and the proportion of immobilized water, which indicated that CRGO treatment effectively delayed the quality deterioration of crayfish. The myofibrillar protein structural results demonstrated that the increase of the disulfide bond, carbonyl content, S<sub>0</sub>-ANS, and the decrease of total sulfhydryl content were suppressed significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in CRGO treatment groups. Furthermore, SDS-PAGE results showed that the band intensity of myosin heavy chain and actin in CRGO treatment groups were stronger than in the control. Overall, the application of CRGO to crayfish might maintain better quality and stable protein structure during the superchilling process, and CRGO has the potential to replace phosphate as a novel cryoprotectant for aquatic products.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/11/2258crayfishcryoprotectantcarrageenan oligosaccharidessuperchilling
spellingShingle E Liao
Yuxin Wu
Yang Pan
Ying Zhang
Peng Zhang
Jiwang Chen
Cryoprotective Effects of Carrageenan Oligosaccharides on Crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>) during Superchilling
Foods
crayfish
cryoprotectant
carrageenan oligosaccharides
superchilling
title Cryoprotective Effects of Carrageenan Oligosaccharides on Crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>) during Superchilling
title_full Cryoprotective Effects of Carrageenan Oligosaccharides on Crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>) during Superchilling
title_fullStr Cryoprotective Effects of Carrageenan Oligosaccharides on Crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>) during Superchilling
title_full_unstemmed Cryoprotective Effects of Carrageenan Oligosaccharides on Crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>) during Superchilling
title_short Cryoprotective Effects of Carrageenan Oligosaccharides on Crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>) during Superchilling
title_sort cryoprotective effects of carrageenan oligosaccharides on crayfish i procambarus clarkii i during superchilling
topic crayfish
cryoprotectant
carrageenan oligosaccharides
superchilling
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/11/2258
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