Metabolites in Longissimus Lumborum From Beef Cattle Differ in Fat Content
Zhen Ma, Fanrong Cui, Lei Chen, Xiao Wang, Wenjie Yu, Hao Jiang, Zongsheng Zhao, Xiangmin Yan · 2025
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Description
Zhen Ma and co-authors compare, in a 2025 study, the small-molecule mix in loin muscle from two cattle breeds that differ in fat content. Meat quality rides on such chemistry, and metabolites can serve as markers for it. Ten animals each from a lean Kazakh breed and a fattier Xinjiang brown breed were profiled.
Eight hundred metabolites were found in the muscle. Forty-seven differed clearly between breeds, most of them amino acid products, with fats, nucleotides, and sugars also in the mix. The top shifts tied to pathways for amino acid use, sugar handling, and fat building. Several flagged compounds link to flavor and taste traits. The authors offer the set as candidate markers for breeding and grading beef.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zhen Ma, Fanrong Cui, Lei Chen, Xiao Wang, Wenjie Yu, Hao Jiang, Zongsheng Zhao, Xiangmin Yan |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |