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Myoglobin from Atlantic and Tinker mackerels: Purification, characterization and its possible use as a molecular marker. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 214:459-469. [PMID: 35753513 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.06.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Here, we report the characterization (purification, autoxidation rate, pseudoperoxidase activity) and amino acid sequence determination of S. scombrus (Atlantic mackerel) and S. colias (Tinker mackerel) mioglobins (Mbs), considering the increasing consumption of fresh and canned mackerel meat and Mb implication in meat storage (e.g.: browning and lipid oxidation). We found that Atlantic mackerel Mb has major autoxidation rate (0.204 ± 0.013 h-1) compared to Tinker mackerel Mb (0.140 ± 0.009 h-1), while the pseudoperoxidase activity is major for Tinker mackerel (Km: 87.71 ± 7.19 μM; kcat: 0.32 s-1) Mb with respect to Atlantic mackerel (Km: 96.08 ± 6.91 μM; kcat: 0.50 s-1). These functional differences are confirmed by primary structure determination, in which six amino acid substitutions are found, with the first N-terminal amino acid residue acetylated. Furthermore, we predicted by AphaFold 3D model both fish Mbs and used them to investigate the possible structural differences. In addition, phylogenetic analysis using Mb sequences from Scombridae family confirms that Atlantic and Tinker mackerels are two distinct species. Finally, an analytic qualitative RP-HPLC method to distinguish S. scombrus and S. colias specimens was developed considering the different retention times of the two mackerel apoMbs.
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Hasan MM, Ushio H, Ochiai Y. Expression and characterization of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss recombinant myoglobin. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2021; 47:1477-1488. [PMID: 34327612 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-021-00991-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Recombinant expression system was established for rainbow trout myoglobin (Mb) considering its unique primary structure of having one unusual deletion and two cysteine residues in contrast to the other fish Mbs. The obtained recombinant Mb without His-tag showed non-cooperative thermal denaturation profile. The presence of free cysteine residue(s) in rainbow trout Mb was demonstrated by reacting with a sulfhydryl agent, 4, 4´-dithiodipyridine, which ultimately resulted in the oxidation of Mb with characteristic changes in visible absorption spectra. Besides, the recombinant Mb displayed steady peroxidase reactivity indicating in vivo roles of Mb as a reactive oxygen species scavenger. The findings of the present study indicate that the solitary rainbow trout Mb, which ultimately manifest typical secondary structure pattern and corroborate characteristic functionality, can be over expressed in recombinant system devoid of fusion tag.
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- Muhammad Mehedi Hasan
- Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan.
- Department of Fisheries Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh.
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- Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Aramaki, Aoba, Sendai, 980-8572, Japan
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Gimsa J, Gimsa U. Contributions to a Discussion of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus as a Capable Swimmer and Deep-Water Predator. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11090889. [PMID: 34575038 PMCID: PMC8467245 DOI: 10.3390/life11090889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The new findings on Spinosaurus’ swim tail strongly suggest that Spinosaurus was a specialized deep-water predator. However, the tail must be seen in the context of the propelled body. The comparison of the flow characteristics of Spinosaurus with geometrically similar animals and their swimming abilities under water must take their Reynolds numbers into account and provide a common context for the properties of Spinosaurus’ tail and dorsal sail. Head shape adaptations such as the head crest reduced hydrodynamic disturbance and facilitated stealthy advance, especially when hunting without visual contact, when Spinosaurus could have used its rostral integumentary mechanoreceptors for prey detection. The muscular neck permitted ‘pivot’ feeding, where the prey’s escape abilities were overcome by rapid dorsoventral head movement, facilitated by crest-mediated lower friction.
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- Jan Gimsa
- Department of Biophysics, University of Rostock, Gertruden Str. 11A, 18057 Rostock, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-381-498-6020
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- Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Behavioural Physiology, Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany;
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Ragucci S, Acconcia C, Russo R, Landi N, Valletta M, Clemente A, Chambery A, Russo L, Di Maro A. Ca 2+ as activator of pseudoperoxidase activity of pigeon, Eurasian woodcock and chicken myoglobins: New features for meat preservation studies. Food Chem 2021; 363:130234. [PMID: 34126569 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Myoglobin (Mb), hemeprotein that binds dioxygen in muscle, affects meat colour. Moreover, in presence of peroxides, metMb is a potent oxidant involved in oxidative rancidity in meat. Here, following pigeon Mb purification and primary structure mass spectroscopy characterization, we determined its autoxidation rate and pseudoperoxidase activity with respect to chicken and E. woodcock Mbs. The three Mbs exhibit different autoxidation rates (0.153-h-1 pigeon, 0.194-h-1 chicken and 0.220-h-1 E. woodcock Mbs) and similar specificity constant (9.86x103 M-1s-1 pigeon, 8.81x103 M-1s-1 chicken and 9.90x103 M-1s-1 E. woodcock Mbs), considering their pseudoperoxidase activity. Moreover, for the first time, we detected an increase in pseudoperoxidase activity in presence of Ca2+, particularly at pH 5.8. NMR and CD data indicate that the nonspecific Ca2+ binding induces small local structural rearrangements that in turn slightly reduce pigeon Mb thermal stability. However, considering Ca2+ concentration variations before and post-mortem, this finding must be considered for meat preservation.
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- Sara Ragucci
- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Via Vivaldi 43, 81100-Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Via Vivaldi 43, 81100-Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Via Vivaldi 43, 81100-Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Via Vivaldi 43, 81100-Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Via Vivaldi 43, 81100-Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Via Vivaldi 43, 81100-Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Via Vivaldi 43, 81100-Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Via Vivaldi 43, 81100-Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Via Vivaldi 43, 81100-Caserta, Italy.
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Ragucci S, Ruggiero A, Russo R, Landi N, Valletta M, Chambery A, Russo L, Di Maro A. Correlation of structure, function and protein dynamics in myoglobins from Eurasian woodcock, chicken and ostrich. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:851-866. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1719201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Sara Ragucci
- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Caserta, Italy
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Ragucci S, Russo R, Landi N, Valletta M, Chambery A, Esposito S, Raundrup K, Di Maro A. Muskox myoglobin: purification, characterization and kinetics studies compared with cattle and water buffalo myoglobins. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2019; 99:6278-6286. [PMID: 31259416 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.9901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Arctic muskox has economic potential as an alternative meat species and is becoming increasingly popular. The present study aimed to determine the primary structure and pseudoperoxidase activity of muskox myoglobin (Mb) compared to cattle and water buffalo myoglobins. RESULTS The primary structure of muskox Mb was determined via a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry-based mapping approach using the sheep Mb as a reference sequence. The muskox Mb consists of 153 amino acid residues and shows 100% identity with sheep Mb, whereas 98.69% and 97.38% identity is found with cattle and water buffalo Mbs, respectively. Muskox Mb has an autoxidation rate (MetMb formation) higher than both cattle and water buffalo Mbs at pH 7.2 (37 °C). Moreover, its pseudoperoxidase activity is higher than both cattle and water buffalo Mbs at pH 7.4 (physiological pH), whereas it is slightly lower than cattle Mb and higher than water buffalo at a lower pH (5.8), corresponding to the conditions in meat. CONCLUSION For the first time, the present study reports the purification of myoglobin from muskoxen and, furthermore, a comparative study is conducted on autoxidation and pseudoperoxidase activity with respect to cattle and water buffalo Mbs at both physiological and acid pH. Overall, the results of the current research provide novel information for future studies useful to the meat industry when considering the importance of myoglobin as a principal pigment in meat colour stability. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Sara Ragucci
- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Caserta, Italy
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Di Giuseppe AMA, Russo R, Ragucci S, Landi N, Rega C, Chambery A, Di Maro A. Myoglobin from common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus
L.): Purification and primary structure characterization. J Food Biochem 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.12477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Antonella M. A. Di Giuseppe
- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF); University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’; Caserta Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF); University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’; Caserta Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF); University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’; Caserta Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF); University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’; Caserta Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF); University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’; Caserta Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF); University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’; Caserta Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF); University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’; Caserta Italy
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Di Giuseppe AM, Russo L, Russo R, Ragucci S, Caso JV, Isernia C, Chambery A, Di Maro A. Molecular characterization of myoglobin from Sciurus vulgaris meridionalis : Primary structure, kinetics and spectroscopic studies. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2017; 1865:499-509. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2017.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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