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Effects of toxic cyanobacteria and ammonia on flesh quality of blunt snout bream ( Megalobrama amblycephala )
Author(s) -
Wang Li,
Chen Chuanyue,
Liu Wanjing,
Xia Hu,
Li Jian,
Zhang Xuezhen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.7850
Subject(s) - megalobrama , cyanobacteria , flesh , food science , chemistry , ammonia , fillet (mechanics) , biology , zoology , environmental chemistry , biochemistry , bacteria , genetics , materials science , composite material , gene
BACKGROUND Toxic cyanobacterial blooms result in the production of an organic biomass containing cyanotoxins (e.g. microcystins) and an elevated ammonia concentration in the water environment. The ingestion of toxic cyanobacteria and exposure to ammonia are grave hazards for fish. The present study assessed the effects of dietary toxic cyanobacteria and ammonia exposure on the flesh quality of blunt snout bream ( Megalobrama amblycephala ). RESULTS Dietary toxic cyanobacteria and ammonia exposure had no impact on fish growth performance, fillet proximate composition and drip loss, whereas it significantly decreased fillet total amino acids, total essential amino acids, hardness and gumminess, and increased fillet ultimate pH as well as malondialdehyde content. However, there was no significant interaction between dietary toxic cyanobacteria and ammonia exposure on these parameters. Additionally, dietary toxic cyanobacteria significantly increased fillet initial pH , thaw loss and protein carbonyl content, whereas ammonia exposure did not. CONCLUSION The results of the present study indicate that dietary toxic cyanobacteria and ammonia exposure reduced the quality of blunt snout bream fillet. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry