Beef preparation

A typical cooked-beef flavor deterioration sample was prepared as described in Beef Preparation section to observe changes in key sulfur marker compounds over a period of 0-, 2-, 4-, and 7-day storage. Sulfur markers, methional, methyl sulfone, and benzothiazole were compared with benzothiophene as internal standard to follow the course of free radical reactions taking place in the stored cooked-beef. Results are plotted in... 

Studies related to oxidation of IM meats have been discussed by Okon-kwo (1984) and Okonkwo et al. (1992a,b). With smoked beef prepared by cook-soak equilibrium in a solution containing sodium chloride, sodium nitrite, and potassium sorbate and smoked for 4 or 18 hr at 50°C, oxidation was not a serious problem. TEA values were low and all samples possessed no detectable rancidity. 

Decarboxylation and oxidation products of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-P-carbohne-3-carboxylic acids derived from formaldehyde, 9H-pyrido(3,4-fo]indole (norharmane, 2-127), and acetaldehyde, 1-methyl-9//-pyrido[3,4-fo]indole (harmane, 2-127), were identified in a number of foods at levels up to 700 mg/kg, although more typically their concentrations in smoked, cooked and fermented foods range from a few mg/kg to 1-2 orders of magnitude less. Typical norharmane and harmane findings in pan-fried, minced meat, beef patties or ground beef prepared at temperatures of 175-230 °C and... 

Farmed animals tend to be subjected to compounds that can be classified more easily as drugs. In some cases, animals may encounter compounds in nature that have considerable limitations in inclusion in the diets of farmed animals. An example is the inclusion of zearalenone (Figure 1) and its derivatives in animal diets these have anabolic and oestrogenic properties " and are permitted to be used in some areas of the world but are prohibited from use in others, such as European Union countries. Thus this compound and its reduced isomers (zearalenols, zeranols) improve growth rates in animals but can cause reproductive problems, especially in pigs. Ralgro, which is a commercially prepared derivative of zearalenone, is used as an ear implant in beef cattle as a growth promoter in... 

Methylprednisone 21-acetate (0.5 g), when hydrolyzed by means of aqueous alcoholic potassium bicarbonate yields 16 fnethylprednisone. An alternative method of the preparation of the compound of this example is as follows. Bacillus sphaericus var. fusifermis (A.T.C.C. 7055) is incubated on a nutrient agar (composed of Bacto-beef extract, 3 g Bacto-peptone,... 

Commercial dried blood corpuscle paste obtained from Armour and Company, Chicago, was used in this preparation. This paste contains about 15 per cent of moisture and ash, and 200 g. contains about the same amount of crude protein as 11. of fresh beef blood (170 g. protein per liter). 

If fresh blood is used in this preparation, it is convenient to remove much of the water in the following way. Seven liters of beef blood in a 12-I. round-bottomed flask is treated with 50 cc. of glacial acetic acid, and heated on a steam bath, with occasional stirring, until a thick, pasty coagulum results. About 41. of water is removed by distillation under reduced pressure, using a steam bath, and the residue is hydrolyzed as described above. 

There has been great concern over the large-scale outbreak of BSE that occurred in the UK from 1988 as a result of feeding cattle with supplements prepared fiom sheep and cattle offal. Brain extracts firm BSE cattle have transmitted the disease to mice, sheep, cattle, pigs and monkeys. Studies of 12 recent cases of atypical CJD in the UK have provided evidence that the bovine prions have infected humans through the consumption of contaminated beef... 

Health, Environmental, Quarantine and Other Regulations Many countries have strict regulations designed to protect the ecosystem and agrochemical business. For example any matrix material derived from pork, beef, sheep or horse tissue has to be accompanied with a Veterinary Certificate confirming that the matrix material is free of certain specified diseases before it can be imported into the EU. The Australian import restrictions are even tougher and require the importer to obtain prior permission to import plant and animal materials and products derived from biological materials. To get an import license it is necessary to complete an application, which includes information from the producer about the actual production process used to prepare the matrix ... 

Beef kidney samples were analyzed for atrazine by dispersing 0.5-g portions of kidney with 2-g portions of XAD-7 HP resin for matrix solid-phase dispersion. " By using a mortar and pestle, a powder-like mixture was prepared that was subjected to subcritical extraction using ethanol-modified water at 100 °C and 50 atm. The ethanol-water extract was sampled using a CW-DVB SPME fiber for direct analysis using ion-trap GC/MS, and the recoveries were quantitative for atrazine at the 0.2 mg kg fortification level. 

Sulfur analysis provides a useful criterion of purity for heparins. As shown in Table II, heparins from different sources have sulfate-to-car-boxyl molar ratios of 1.9-2.55 1.00, the highest values being from beef-lung preparations. 

The amino sugar counterparts of D-glucuronic acid and nonsulfated L-iduronic acid in heparin are either N-acetylated, or nonsulfated at C-6, or both. 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucosyl residues account for only a minor proportion of the total hexosamine in heparin, and are especially low in beef-lung preparations (see Table II).8,138,147 -149 In contrast, they... 

Cherries Jubilee, Bananas Foster, Crepes Suzette, Beef Flambe, Steak au Poivre—all are recipes that use a dramatic procedure of flaming a liqueur to introduce additional flavors into the preparation. A little knowledge of chemistry will ensure that your concoction is a delicious one ... 

Who hasn t been tantalized and impressed by the delectable, eyecatching specialities prepared with puff pastry Chocolate napoleans, Beef Wellington, baked brie, pate en croute, etc. While the secret of these culinary delights may seem more of an art than a science, professional pastry chefs know the chemistry necessary to create the flaky, tender pastry for these delicacies. 

The Wassermann substance17 is prepared by extracting various animal organs, particularly beef heart, with alcohol, and its lipidal nature was early recognized. Pangborn174 described the preparation of a new phospholipid termed cardiolipin from beef heart and claimed that it was the essential constituent of the Wassermann substance. On hydrolysis it gave a fatty acid and a phosphorylated polysaccharide. In a later communication17 however, the carbohydrate constituent is stated... 

Heparin was originally extracted from liver (hence its name), but commercial preparations are now obtained by extraction from beef lung or porcine gastric mucosa. 

The stimulating action of methylene blue and other reducible dyes on MHb reduction has long been established. However, this function is not constant, and may even be absent (H22, H23). In beef erythrocytes, and in MHbR prepared from yeast, no stimulating effect of methylene blue could be observed (A6, H22). When beef blood enzyme was boiled, a substance was obtained which activates the human MHbR without... 

Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, is essential for the metabolism of glucose, proteins, and fats. Insulins are classified on the basis of the duration of action as rapid-, intermediate-, or long-acting and on the basis of source or species, such as human or animal (beef, pork, and mixtures of beef and pork). Table 10.1 summarizes insulin preparations currendy available in the United States. 

Drug/Food interactions Theophylline elimination is increased (half-life shortened) by a low carbohydrate, high protein diet, and charcoal broiled beef (due to a high polycyclic carbon content). Conversely, elimination is decreased (prolonged half-life) by a high carbohydrate low protein diet. Food may alter the bioavailability and absorption pattern of certain sustained-release preparations. Some sustained-release preparations may be subject to rapid release of their contents when taken with food, resulting in toxicity. It appears that consistent administration in the fasting state allows predictability of effects. 

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