Amino acid composition of skeletal muscle of domestic buffalo (Bos bubalus L.)—II. Fractionation in three protein fractions and studies of their amino acid pattern

Abstract

1.1. The skeletal muscle of Bos bubalus L. has been fractionated into three different protein fractions: sarcoplasmic, myofibrillar and insoluble.2.2. The amino acid composition of these fractions has been determined. The content of essential amino acids in the various fractions has been found to be very high in decreasing order from the sarcoplasmic to the myofibrillar and insoluble fraction.3.3. The “chemical score” followed by the indication of the limiting amino acid has been calculated to be 74 (Ileu), 71 (Val) and 65 (Phe), respectively, for the sarcoplasmic, myofibrillar and insoluble fraction.4.4. The high nutritional value of meat fractions from the domestic buffalo from the Mediterranean area is supported by experimental data.