Protein and amino acid profiles in natural and artificial shark fins using capillary electrophoresis
The potential utility of capillary electrophoresis (CE) for differentiation between natural and artificial shark fins was established. Three major protein components (peaks I-III) of shark fins were well-separated and used as parameters for differentiation between natural and artificial shark fins....
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Published in | Journal of food science Vol. 63; no. 5; pp. 782 - 784 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.09.1998
Institute of Food Technologists |
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Summary: | The potential utility of capillary electrophoresis (CE) for differentiation between natural and artificial shark fins was established. Three major protein components (peaks I-III) of shark fins were well-separated and used as parameters for differentiation between natural and artificial shark fins. The height ratio of protein peak III to protein peak I was higher in natural shark fins than that in artificial products. Further, the profile of amino acids in natural dried shark fins was somewhat different from that in artificial samples. The level of tyrosine was especially high (5.11-8.11%) in natural dried shark fins, but low or not detectable (0-0.22%) in artificial samples. |
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Bibliography: | ArticleID:JFDS782 istex:0203B9EC0E41743EF43A2B39E6237ECF37DC687D ark:/67375/WNG-8ZSRBZBH-G This study was supported by the Council of Agriculture, R.O.C. We thank Dr. W.H. Chang, National Taiwan University and Dr. B.S. Pan, National Taiwan Ocean University, for their kind suggestions and help. |
ISSN: | 0022-1147 1750-3841 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1998.tb17899.x |