2-Aminoacetophenone — A hepatic skatole metabolite as a potential contributor to boar taint

• Published in: Food research international Vol. 62; pp. 35 - 42
• Main Authors: Fischer, Jochen, Gerlach, Christoph, Meier-Dinkel, Lisa, Elsinghorst, Paul W., Boeker, Peter, Schmarr, Hans-Georg, Wüst, Matthias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: 2-Aminoacetophenone; backfat; Biological and medical sciences; Boar taint; boars; detection limit; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; metabolites; odors; off flavors; Off-flavor; pork; sensory evaluation; SIDA; skatole; Skatole metabolism; stable isotopes; Off-flavor; Skatole metabolism; SIDA; 2-Aminoacetophenone; Boar taint; Metabolite; Liver; Metabolism; Pig; Vertebrata; Meat animals; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; Ungulata

The major objective of the presented study was to evaluate whether the hepatic skatole metabolite 2-aminoacetophenone (2-AAP) is a potential contributor to boar taint, which is an undesired off-flavor in pork. Therefore, backfat samples were screened by HS-SPME–GC/MS revealing a significant accumula...