Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 287, Issue -, Pages 38-45Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.02.076
Keywords
Mitochondrial membrane potential (Delta Psi m); Mitochondrial respiration; Fish freshness; Gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)
Funding
- French government
- Hauts-de-France region
- FranceAgrimer
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The current methods used to routinely assess freshness in the fishing industry reflect more a state of spoilage than a state of freshness. Mitochondria, the seat of cellular respiration, undergo profound changes in post mortem tissues. The objective of this study was to demonstrate that mitochondrial activity constitutes a putative early fish freshness marker. The structure of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) muscle tissue was evaluated over time by transmission electron microscopy. Respiration was assessed in mitochondria isolated from sea bream fillets using oxygraphy. Membrane potential (Delta Psi(m)) was determined by fluorescence (Rhodamine 123). Mitochondrial activity of fillets stored at + 4 degrees C was studied for 6 days. Changes in mitochondrial cristae structure appeared from Day 3 highlighting the presence of dense granules Delta Psi(m) and mitochondrial activity were significantly disrupted in sea bream fillets after 96 h of storage at + 4 degrees C. Mitochondrial activity constituted a reliable and early indicator of fish freshness.
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