본 연구는 도살직후 저장온도와 저장시간이 PSE이상 돈육의 단백질 변성에 미치는 영향을 DSC를 이용하여 육단백질의 열변성, 열에 대한 안정성과 근장단백질 용해성을 검토하였으며 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 도살후 PSE육의 저장온도가 상승됨에 따라, 저장시간이 경과됨에 따라 DSC-thermodiagram의 myosin+sarcoplasmic protein의 변성이 나타나는 endotherm enthalpy가 감소하였다. 도살 후 $1{sim}4$시간 동안 PSE육의 저장온도가 $20^{circ}C$일 때 myosin+sarcoplasmic protein의 변성이 적었으나 $25^{circ}C$ 이상일 때는 단백질 변성이 증가하였다. PSE육의 drip 손실은 도살 후 가능한 신속히 $2^{circ}C$에 냉각시킨 육에서 최고를 나타냈다. 그러나 도살직후 수시간 동안 $32{sim}38^{circ}C$에 항온시킨 PSE육은 wateriness가 심하여 drip손실이 현저히 증가하였다. PSE육의 창백성은 도살직후 육온을 $20^{circ}C$로 급속냉각함으로써 개선할 수 있었다. PSE육의 myosin+sarcoplasmic protein 의 변성이 심할 수록 발생하는 drip 양이 증가하였다.
The influence of the storage temperature and time after slaughter on the thermal denaturation of PSE porcine muscle protein was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and by measuring the solubility of the sarcoplasmic proteins. In the DSC therodiagram a decrease of the endotherm enthalpy of the myosin plus sarcoplasmic proteins in PSE muscle could be observed with an increase in the storage temperature and time of post mortem. Storage temperature at $20^{circ}C$ during the first four hours of post mortem resulted in relatively slight denaturation of myosin plus sarcoplasmic proteins in PSE muscle. Storage temperature above $25^{circ}C$ caused to increase the denaturation of muscle proteins. The minimal drip loss in PSE muscle could be observed, when the muscle was cooled to $2^{circ}C$ as quickly as possible post mortem. However, when stored for several hours of post morte at a temperature between $32^{circ}C-38^{circ}C$, the drip loss reached the level established for PSE muscle. The paleness of PSE muscle could be prevented to some extent by rapid chill to $20^{circ}C$ post mortem. The more the muscle proteins in the PSE muscle become denatured during the early storage period of post mortem, the more the drip loss increases. With the increase in the denaturation of myosin plus sarcoplasmic proteins in PSE muscle with regard to temperature of post mortem, there was a corresponding decrease in the solubility of the sarcoplasmic proteins in PSE muscle.
