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Isoelectric focusing of proteins in the pH gradient as a tool for identification of species origin of raw meat


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Fig. 1

Electrophoretic separation of muscle tissue proteins. Lines: 2 and 3 – pigs; 4 and 5 – cattle; 6 and 7 – poultry; and 1 and 8 – pI standard and characteristic protein bands of meat, respectively. Standard – green, S1 – 6 pigs (black), B1 – 6 cattle (red), and D1 – 5 poultry (blue)
Electrophoretic separation of muscle tissue proteins. Lines: 2 and 3 – pigs; 4 and 5 – cattle; 6 and 7 – poultry; and 1 and 8 – pI standard and characteristic protein bands of meat, respectively. Standard – green, S1 – 6 pigs (black), B1 – 6 cattle (red), and D1 – 5 poultry (blue)

Fig. 2

Example of densitometric analysis of IEF separation of meat proteins of pigs (black line), cattle (red line), and poultry (blue line). OD – optical density, RF – retention factor
Example of densitometric analysis of IEF separation of meat proteins of pigs (black line), cattle (red line), and poultry (blue line). OD – optical density, RF – retention factor

Fig. 3

Electrophoretic separation of pig meat proteins with the addition of bovine meat. 1 – pork protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, and 8 – protein pattern of bovine meat; B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, and B6 – bands typical for bovine meat proteins
Electrophoretic separation of pig meat proteins with the addition of bovine meat. 1 – pork protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, and 8 – protein pattern of bovine meat; B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, and B6 – bands typical for bovine meat proteins

Fig. 4

Electrophoretic separation of pig meat proteins with the addition of poultry meat. 1 – pork protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, and 8 – protein pattern of poultry meat; D1, D2, D4, D5 – bands typical for poultry meat proteins
Electrophoretic separation of pig meat proteins with the addition of poultry meat. 1 – pork protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, and 8 – protein pattern of poultry meat; D1, D2, D4, D5 – bands typical for poultry meat proteins

Fig. 5

Electrophoretic separation of beef proteins with the addition of pork. 1 – beef protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, 8 – protein pattern of pork; S2, S3, S4, S6 – bands typical for pork proteins
Electrophoretic separation of beef proteins with the addition of pork. 1 – beef protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, 8 – protein pattern of pork; S2, S3, S4, S6 – bands typical for pork proteins

Fig. 6

Electrophoretic separation of bovine meat proteins with the addition of poultry meat. 1 – beef protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, and 8 – protein pattern of poultry meat; D3, D4, and D5 – bands typical for poultry meat proteins
Electrophoretic separation of bovine meat proteins with the addition of poultry meat. 1 – beef protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, and 8 – protein pattern of poultry meat; D3, D4, and D5 – bands typical for poultry meat proteins

Fig. 7

Electrophoretic separation of poultry meat proteins with the addition of pork (1 – poultry protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, and 8 – protein pattern of porcine meat; S3, S4, and S6 – bands typical for pork proteins)
Electrophoretic separation of poultry meat proteins with the addition of pork (1 – poultry protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, and 8 – protein pattern of porcine meat; S3, S4, and S6 – bands typical for pork proteins)

Fig. 8

Electrophoretic separation of chicken meat proteins with the addition of bovine meat. 1 – poultry protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, and 8 – protein pattern of bovine meat; B1, B2, B3, B4, and B5 – bands typical for bovine meat proteins
Electrophoretic separation of chicken meat proteins with the addition of bovine meat. 1 – poultry protein pattern, 2 – 50%, 3 – 25%, 4 – 10%, 5 – 5%, 6 – 4%, 7 – 3%, and 8 – protein pattern of bovine meat; B1, B2, B3, B4, and B5 – bands typical for bovine meat proteins

Percentage of samples of pork with poultry meat admixtures (50%, 25%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.5%, and 0.2%) in which it was possible to observe the bands D1, D2, D4, and D5

Poultry meat (%)
Band502510543210.50.2
Percentage of positive findings
D1100100100100000000
D210010010010080200000
D410010010010080400000
D51001001001001001001001008060

Percentage of bovine meat with poultry meat admixtures (50%, 25%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.5%, and 0.2%) in which it was possible to observe the bands D3, D4, and D5

Poultry meat (%)
Band502510543210.,50.,2
Percentage of positive findings
D310010010080000000
D410010010060000000
D51001001001001001001001008040

Percentage of samples of pork with beef admixtures (50%, 25%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.5%, and 0.2%) in which it was possible to observe bands B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, and B6

Cattlemeat (%)
Band502510543210.50.2
Percentage of positive findings
B110010010010010010020000
B210010010010010010040000
B310010010010010010040000
B410010010010010010060000
B5100100100100100100802000
B6100100100100100100402000

Percentage of samples of poultry meat with pork admixtures (50%, 25%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.5%, and 0.2%) in which it was possible to observe the S3, S4, and S6 bands

Pork (%)
Band502510543210.50.2
Percentage of positive findings
S310080400000000
S4100100100100100100606000
S6100100100100100600000

The pI values of selected pig, bovine, and poultry muscle proteins

Selected bandsCharacteristics of the variability of pI value in the selected protein bands of pork, cattle, and poultry meat
Sample NoMeanMinimumMaxSDCV%
12345678910
pI value of selected protein band of pig muscle
S14.934.924.924.934.914.924.964.964.944.984.944.914.980.020.46
S24.964.934.944.954.974.964.984.964.954.964.964.934.980.010.30
S35.845.865.895.895.895.845.885.845.775.815.855.775.890.040.71
S46.246.266.276.236.246.246.236.276.216.236.246.216.270.020.33
S56.56.556.546.536.526.526.526.526.536.546.536.56.550.010.17
S66.526.526.556.566.536.536.526.56.526.536.536.56.560.020.28
pI value of selected protein band of cattle muscle
B14.864.844.824.844.844.894.84.824.824.844.844.84.890.020.52
B25.275.215.195.285.235.265.235.245.295.215.245.195.290.030.63
B35.95.895.925.925.95.885.915.95.915.955.915.885.950.020.33
B46.536.526.526.516.546.536.556.546.556.546.536.516.550.010.20
B56.86.846.826.826.816.766.86.826.816.826.816.766.840.020.31
B67.227.27.227.197.27.177.177.177.27.227.27.177.220.020.29
pI value of selected protein band of poultry muscle
D14.594.594.624.614.584.584.614.624.614.624.64.584.620.020.36
D26.156.146.126.126.126.156.166.166.186.216.156.126.210.030.47
D36.26.226.246.236.226.226.226.196.246.236.226.196.240.020.26
D46.536.516.526.536.536.56.546.536.566.536.536.56.560.020.25
D57.47.427.417.397.417.377.387.397.427.417.47.377.420.020.23

Percentage of cattle meat with porcine meat admixtures (50%, 25%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.5%, and 0.2%) in which it was possible to observe the bands S2, S3, S4, and S6

Porcine meat (%)
Band502510543210.,50.,2
Percentage of positive findings
S2100100600000000
S310010010010080400000
S410010010080100400000
S610010010080100400000

The percentage of samples of poultry meat with bovine meat admixtures (50%, 25%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.5%, and 0.2%) in which it was possible to observe B1, B2, B3, B4, and B5 bands

Cattle meat (%)
Band502510543210.,50.,2
Percentage of positive findings
B110010010010080600000
B2100100100100806060000
B310010010010080600000
B410010010010080600000
B51001001001001008020000
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Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Virology, other, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine