The taste and extractive components of boiled dorsal muscle and broth prepared from half-smooth golden puffer Lagocephalus spadiceus caught in Japan and from those imported from China were compared. In the sensory test, the first taste, elasticity, and saltiness of boiled muscle from Japanese (domestic) fish were higher than those of the imported fish, whereas the orthonasal fishy smell of the imported fish was higher than that of the domestic fish. The first taste, aftertaste, retronasal fishy smell, sweetness, saltiness, and umami of the broth prepared from dorsal muscle of the domestic fish were higher than those of the imported fish, whereas orthonasal fishy smell and bitterness of the imported fish were higher than those of the domestic fish. Most panelists preferred the overall taste of the domestic fish to that of the imported fish. The concentration of trimethylamine in the trichloroacetic acid extracts from boiled muscle and broth of the imported fish was higher than that of the domestic fish, suggesting that this substance contributes to the orthonasal fishy smell of the imported fish. 相似文献
To evaluate walleye pollock stock management procedures in the northern waters of the Sea of Japan, 30-year population dynamics,
including uncertainties, were forecast. Errors in current stock size estimation, variability in future recruitment and changes
in future fishing mortalities were incorporated. Results of virtual population analysis (VPA) from resampled catch-at-age
data with bootstrap methods was used as the current stock size estimation with uncertainty. Performances of each scenario
were evaluated using conservation, utilization, stability and reliability factors. Twenty-two management scenarios and continuing
the current fishing mortality were evaluated. Scenarios with minor regulation changes and continuing the current fishing mortality
showed poor stock conservation performances. Scenarios with minor regulation changes produced good short-term but poor long-term
utilization. Stabilities were poor in continuing the current fishing mortality and fishing ban scenarios. Reliability in all
scenarios after 30 years was smaller than in continuing the current fishing mortality; however, small differences among scenarios
were observed. The simulation results indicated that multilateral assessment is needed to evaluate the management candidates.
Uncertainty caused by recruitment variability mostly affected future population dynamics. The role of simulations in the production
of effective scientific advice is discussed. 相似文献
The meat quality of farmed yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata fed on extruded pellets (EP) containing 0.5% (v/v) red pepper (experimental group) was compared with yellowtail of the same
age fed on EP (control group). In 1-year-old yellowtail, the crude lipid content of the dorsal muscle of the experimental
group tended to be lower than that of the control group. In contrast, there was no difference in the lipid content of the
dorsal muscle between the control group and the experimental group in 2-year-old yellowtail. The muscle texture of the experimental
group was significantly firmer than that of the control group, with the effect of red pepper unrelated to fish age and lipid
content. Color change of red muscle of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group, and
the content of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances in the red muscle was significantly lower in the experimental group
than in the control group. These results are the first to demonstrate that the inclusion of red pepper in the diet is able
to reduce the loss of muscle texture firmness and to slow down color change in red muscle of yellowtail. 相似文献
Arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi (AM-like fungi) are crucial for ecosystem functioning and soil organic matter (SOM) is an indicator of soil quality. However, the spatial distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi, glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) and SOM in a large scale is still unclear. The objectives of this study were to investigate the spatial distribution of SOM, arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi and GRSP, and reveal the potential relationship among them in a large scale across China.
Materials and methods
Soil samples (different in vegetation type, climate, and soil variables) were collected from 26 sites in a large scale across China. The soil properties including pH, total carbon (TC), total nitrogen (TN), and SOM were determined. Quantitative PCR amplification of the 18S rRNA gene was conducted to evaluate the abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi. The contents of easily extractable GRSP (EE-GRSP), difficultly extractable GRSP (DE-GRSP), and total GRSP (T-GRSP) were measured.
Results and discussion
Arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi abundance was significantly affected by the vegetation type and dramatically correlated with the soil TN and mean annual precipitation (MAP). EE-GRSP and DE-GRSP were more associated with the TC and TN content, respectively. The abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi significantly but weakly correlated with the T-GRSP and EE-GRSP. The SOM content positively correlated with the DE-GRSP and T-GRSP. Those results suggested that the arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi are a larger contributor to regulating the content of GRSP, which is an important indicator of the soil organic carbon pool.
Conclusions
Our results indicated that arbuscular mycorrhizal-like fungi abundance has a greater contribution to driving the distribution of soil C and N in a large scale by affecting the content of glomalin-related soil protein.
ABSTRACT: To explore the potential utility of underutilized fish in the fish sauce industry, fish sauces were prepared from both raw and heat-induced meat of Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonica and rabbit fish Siganus fuscescens using wheat malt, and their quality aspects and sensory properties were assessed. Proximate composition of the fish meat represents protein as the major component (16.0–17.8%), other than moisture. Analyses of free amino acids, peptides including oligopeptides, and organic acids contents in fish sauces revealed suitability of both raw and heat-induced meat of the selected species in commercial fish sauce production. The variations in taste of raw meat fish sauces were species-specific, but the taste of fish sauces from heat-induced meat were similar. 相似文献
Angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) plays a crucial role in the crisis of hypertension. Some peptides that originate from
protease hydrolysates are known to suppress ACE activity in vitro and in vivo. Here, we investigated whether trypsin hydrolysate
of oyster Crassostrea gigas showed hypotensive activity and ACE inhibition. The hydrolysate significantly suppressed systolic blood pressure and ACE
activity in spontaneously hypertensive rats following a one-shot oral administration and a long-term feeding experiment lasting
9 weeks. Each hydrolysate from oyster tissue showed ACE inhibitory activity, indicating the hypotensive effect was due to
synergism. One potent ACE inhibitory peptide, Asp-Leu-Thr-Asp-Tyr, was identified from the hydrolysate of the striate muscle,
and the peptide exhibited hypotensive activity in vivo. Protease digestion analysis suggested that Asp-Tyr could be the real
effector of this penta-peptide in vivo. 相似文献