Abstract
The rapidly growing aquaculture industry drives the search for sustainable protein sources in fish feed. In the European Union (EU) since 2013 non-ruminant processed animal proteins (PAP) are again permitted to be used in aquafeeds. To ensure that commercial fish feeds do not contain PAP from prohibited species, EU reference methods were established. However, due to the heterogeneous and complex nature of PAP complementary methods are required to guarantee the safe use of this fish feed ingredient. In addition, there is a need for tissue specific PAP detection to identify the sources (i.e. bovine carcass, blood, or meat) of illegal PAP use. In the present study, we investigated and compared different protein extraction, solubilisation and digestion protocols on different proteomics platforms for the detection and differentiation of prohibited PAP. In addition, we assessed if tissue specific PAP detection was feasible using proteomics tools. All work was performed independently in two different laboratories. We found that irrespective of sample preparation gel-based proteomics tools were inappropriate when working with PAP. Gel-free shotgun proteomics approaches in combination with direct spectral comparison were able to provide quality species and tissue specific data to complement and refine current methods of PAP detection and identification. Significance To guarantee the safe use of processed animal protein (PAP) in aquafeeds efficient PAP detection and monitoring tools are required. The present study investigated and compared various proteomics workflows and shows that the application of shotgun proteomics in combination with direct comparison of spectral libraries provides for the desired species and tissue specific classification of this heat sterilized and pressure treated (≥ 133 °C, at 3 bar for 20 min) protein feed ingredient.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 125-131 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Proteomics |
Volume | 147 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Sept 2016 |
Keywords
- Aquafeeds
- Data mining
- Feed safety
- Processed animal protein
- Shotgun proteomics
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Analyses peptidomiques pour la détection et l’identification des composants protéiques d’origine animale dans l’alimentation des animaux de rente
Marbaix, H. (Author), Raes, M. (Supervisor), Mauro, S. (Co-Supervisor), Arnould, T. (President), Baeten, V. (Jury), Rasinger, J. (Jury), Vertommen, D. (Jury) & Delahaut, P. (Jury), 25 Mar 2016Student thesis: Doc types › Doctor of Sciences
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