Protein denaturation and oxidation in chilled hairtail (Trichiutus haumela) as affected by electrolyzed oxidizing water and chitosan treatment

Abstract

The effect of chitosan (CH) coating combined with electrolyzed oxidizing water (EOW) on microbiological and physicochemical of hairtail (Trichiutus haumela) was evaluated during 15 days of storage at −3°C. Hairtail samples treated by EOW combined with 1.5% (w/v) CH were compared with samples soaked in single material. For storage of 15 days, the thiobarbituric acid value of hairtails increased steadily to 1.79, 1.52, 1.48 mg/100g (p < 0.05) in the EOW, CH, and EOW+CH group, respectively. All of these were significantly lower than that of the control group (2.01 ± 0.04 mg malonaldehyde/100g; p < 0.05). Microbiological results, total volatile basic nitrogen, pH, and peroxide value also revealed that EOW and CH significantly retarded hairtail spoilage. The sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis pattern of sarcoplasmic proteins revealed CH+EOW could slow down the protein deterioration of fillet. In this study, CH coating combined with EOW effectively extended the shelf life of hairtail to 6–7 days.