Suitability of Japanese codling as a raw material for surimi-based products revealed by primary sequence analysis of myosin heavy chain and thermal gel properties

Complementary DNA encoding a part of myosin heavy chain was cloned from fast skeletal muscle of Japanese codling Physiculus japonicus. Japanese codling, a frequent catch off the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan, is a typical underutilized fish species, especially in summer. Phylogenetic analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence of Japanese codling myosin heavy chain loop 2 region revealed that this fish belongs to a group comprising white...