Studies on the Digestion of Beef by Ficin Treatment : III. A Scanning Electron Microscapic Observation

Ficin처리시 우육의 단백질 분해에 관한 연구 III. 주사형 전자 현미경에 의한 관찰

The morphological changes of fresh beef treated with ficin(0.1% : 35$^{\circ}C$ 2hrs, 6hr,) were examined with scanning electron microscope(SEM), the results obtained were as follows ; Connective tissue protein in fresh beef treated with ficin was occurred solubilization with time and gradually trasformed from a definite form into amorphous form, followed by showing an opening-up phenomenon again and subdivision. Myofibrillar protein was cracked and breaked slightly, followed subdivision with time.