Purification and partial characterisation of cathepsin D from ostrich skeletal muscle, and its activity during meat maturation

Cathepsin D, a muscle proteinase, participates in lysosomally mediated protein degradation in vivo. This enzyme has been proposed to play a significant role in the postmortem proteolysis process apparently associated with tenderisation. The lack of data on the postmortem characteristics of ostrich m...

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Main Author: Krause, Jason
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1461