닭고기에 감마선 3, 7 kGy를 조사한 후 저장 기간 및 온도에 따라 육색변화, 단백질 분해, TBA가, 산가, 휘발성 염기태 질소 등을 측정였다. 육색변화에서 조사직후 조사선량에 관계없이 저장기간의 경과에 따라 metmyoglobin은 함량이 다소 증가되는 경향이었고 냉동저장에서는 조사에 따른 영향없이 저장기간에따라 점차 감소하는 경향이었다. 전기영동 결과는 감마선조사군과 비조사군 사이의 변화는 거의 없었으며, 저장기간에따라 약 105 kDa

This research was conducted to investigate changes in quality characteristics of gamma-irradiated chickens during storage at different temperature and periods. In heme pigment(myoglobin) content, metmyoglobin content of chicken stored at 5 was not affected by gamma irradiation but slightly increased with the increase in storage period. All samples stored at -20 were no different in heme pigment content between nonirradiated and irradiated samples and slightly decreased as the freezing storage period increased. The SDS electrophoresis patterns were not significantly different between nonirradiated and irradiated samples. All samples stored in at 5 showed a prominent breakdown of molecular weights ranging from 97,000 to 116,000 Daltons after 8 weeks' storage. TBA values increased according to the increment of irradiation dose level and storage period at both temperatures, 5and -20. However, The acid value decreased with increasing irradiation dose level. In the VBN value, nonirradiated chickens were four times higher than that of 7 kGy-irradiated one.

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