Differential Metabolomics Profiles Identified by CE-TOFMS between High and Low Intramuscular Fat Amount in Fattening Pigs

• Published in: Metabolites Vol. 10; no. 8; p. 322
• Main Authors: Taniguchi, Masaaki, Arakawa, Aisaku, Nishio, Motohide, Okamura, Toshihiro, Ohnishi, Chika, Kadowaki, Kouen, Kohira, Kimiko, Homma, Fumika, Matsumoto, Kazunori, Ishii, Kazuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 07.08.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Amino acids; biomarker; Capillary electrophoresis; CE-TOFMS; Gene expression; Hogs; intramuscular fat; Livestock; Mass spectroscopy; Meat quality; Metabolites; Metabolomics; porcine; Pork; Principal components analysis

The amount of intramuscular fat (IMF) present in the loin eye area is one of the most important characteristics of high-quality pork. IMF measurements are currently impractical without a labor-intensive process. Metabolomic profiling could be used as an IMF indicator to avoid this process; however,...