Table 6. Nucleotide contents and K-index of porcine M. subscapularis muscle from LYD, Berkshire, and Ibérico pigs

Items LYD Berkshire sow Berkshire barrow Ibérico SEM1)
Nucleotide contents (mg/100 g)
 AMP 4.64b 4.28b 5.16ab 5.72a 0.23
 GMP 2.21 2.41 2.26 1.43 0.29
 IMP 68.35a 103.82a 104.45a 28.47b 10.51
 Inosine 43.90 49.07 48.31 35.78 5.87
 Hypoxanthine 88.73b 71.95b 57.84b 160.76a 9.44
K-index2) (%) 79.92b 70.55b 66.80b 94.21a 3.37
Values with different superscripts letters within the same row differ significantly (p<0.05).
n=12.
K-index = [Inosine] + [Hypoxanthine] / [IMP] + [Inosine] + [Hypoxanthine] × 100.
LYD, Landrace×Yorkshire×Duroc; AMP, adenosine-5’-monophosphate; GMP, goanosine monophosphate; IMP, inosine-5’-monophosphate.