Immunoblot analysis of calpastatin degradation: Evidence for cleavage by calpain in postmortem muscle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1467-1473

  Doumit, M E ^a,b   Koohmaraie, M ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calpains; Calpastatin; Degradation; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALPAIN; CALPASTATIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CATTLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; MEAT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; MUSCLE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STANDARD; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CALPAIN; CATTLE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MEAT; MICE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLES; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 0033145074     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7761467x     Document Type: Article

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