Muscle and Meat Biochemistry

Front Cover......Page 1
Muscle and Meat Biochemistry......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
II. Gross Composition......Page 12
III. Detailed Composition......Page 16
IV. Gross Muscle Structure......Page 26
V. The Nervous System......Page 38
VI. Summary......Page 40
II. Myogenic Cell Lineage......Page 45
III. Bipotential Cell Lineage Theory......Page 47
IV. Ultrastructure and Morphology of Myoblast Fusion......Page 49
V. Activation of Gene Programs Directly Involved in the Contractile System......Page 56
VI. Morphology of Development in the Embryo......Page 65
VII. Participation of Satellite Cells in Postnatal Muscle Growth and Muscle Regeneration......Page 71
II. Molecular Structure of Myosin......Page 77
III. Enzymatic Activity of Myosin......Page 90
IV. Arrangement of Myosin within the Thick Filament......Page 93
V. Purification of Myosin......Page 104
I. Actin......Page 109
II. Tropomyosin......Page 123
III. Troponin......Page 128
IV. Summary: Model of Interaction of Actin, Troponin, and Tropomyosin......Page 135
I. Introduction......Page 142
II. Proteins Overlapping Both the A-Band and the I-Band......Page 144
III. Proteins Localized in the A-Band......Page 155
IV. Proteins Localized in the I-Band......Page 170
V. Summary......Page 186
II. Transmission of Nerve Impulses to Muscle Cells......Page 193
III. Organization and Structure of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum......Page 197
IV. Isolation and General Properties of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum from Skeletal Muscle......Page 200
II. Force Generation versus Filament Overlap......Page 215
III. Cross-Bridge Movement......Page 216
IV. Nature of the Conformational Change in Myosin......Page 222
I. Introduction......Page 227
II. General Principles of Muscle Growth......Page 228
III. General Characteristics of Protein Degradation in Muscle......Page 232
IV. Protein Synthesis and Degradation during Growth and Muscle Hypertrophy......Page 233
V. Methodological Problems Associated with Measurement of Protein Metabolism......Page 241
II. Systems for Classifying Muscles......Page 246
III. Systems for Classifying Muscle Fibers......Page 249
IV. Physical Appearance of Different Muscle Fiber Types......Page 255
V. Biochemical Traits of Different Fiber Types......Page 260
VI. Summary......Page 272
II. Smooth Muscle......Page 277
III. Cardiac Muscle......Page 290
IV. Summary......Page 301
II. Fractionation of Sarcoplasmic Proteins......Page 307
III. Nuclear Fraction......Page 309
IV. Mitochondrial Fraction......Page 313
V. Microsomal Fraction......Page 329
VI. Cytoplasmic Supernatant or Cytosolic Fraction......Page 331
VII. Summary......Page 344
II. Classification and Major Components of Connective Tissues......Page 349
III. Collagen......Page 356
IV. Elastic Fibers......Page 373
V. Constituents of Ground Substance......Page 382
VI. Summary......Page 395
I. Introduction......Page 402
II. Glycogen, High-Energy Phosphates, and Their Metabolites......Page 403
III. Postmortem Changes Occurring in Conversion of Muscle to Meat......Page 406
IV. Some Conditions Occurring in Muscle/Meat......Page 424
V. Some Postmortem Processing Characteristics of Muscle......Page 442
VI. Meat Flavor......Page 444
VII. Summary......Page 445
Index......Page 456