Abstract
The capacity of Atlantic pollock ( Pollachius pollachius ), seabass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ), and horse mackerel ( Trachurus trachurus ) hemoglobin (Hb) to promote lipid oxidation has been evaluated in liposomes and washed minced horse mackerel muscle. The pro-oxidant ability of fish Hbs was related with their vulnerability to suffer oxidation to metHb and release hemin either in spontaneous situation or in the presence of two representative lipid oxidation products, linolein hydroperoxides and trans-2-pentenal. The results indicated similar effectiveness to promote lipid oxidation in liposomes and washed fish muscle: pollock Hb > horse mackerel Hb > seabass Hb. Pollock Hb showed a more elevated autoxidation rate and spontaneous hemin loss and also faster oxidation to metHb in the presence of hydroperoxides and trans-2-pentenal. The autoxidation and spontaneous hemin loss rates were intermediate for horse mackerel Hb, whereas seabass Hb exhibited the highest stability. The isoelectrofocusing (IEF) pattern of pollock Hb revealed the presence of isoforms with elevated anionic character, which are known to have poor oxygen affinity at the pH values found in fish muscle (pH 7.0-5.5). In agreement with the IEF patterns, pollock Hb was less oxygenated at pH 6.8, and seabass Hb exhibited more oxygenation than did horse mackerel. MetHb forms were significantly more effective in catalyzing lipid oxidation than the corresponding reduced fish Hbs and free hemin. The present investigation highlights a direct correlation between the pro-oxidant capacity of fish Hbs and their susceptibility to undergo metHb formation and hemin loss and also suggests a potential role of lipid oxidation byproducts in activating the pro-oxidative action of hemoglobin.
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