[Interaction of lipids and meat proteins. 2. Digestibility of proteins in vitro, thermohydrolysis of collagen, changes in the content of essential amino acids and coefficients of the relative nutritive value of proteins].

Changes in the nutritive value of meat under the influence of an interaction between oxidized fats and proteins were studied in model experiments. Parameters were the digestibility of protein, sensitivity of tissue against thermohydrolysis, changes in the content of essential amino acids and in the RNV coefficient of the protein. Muscle gel and tissue served as meat substrates, methyl ester of linoleic acid and its oxidation products were used as fat substrates. It has been found that reactions of the oxidation products of methyl linoleate with meat proteins lead to a crosslinking of proteins. Hexanal and hydroperoxide of the oxidized methyl linoleate influence the decrease in digestibility of muscle protein and the thermohydrolysis of the collagen. Proteins of pasteurized gels showed losses in essential amino acids, which corresponded to a lower nutritive value (determined in the RNV coefficient).