chicken breast muscle (Pectoralis major) to gain insight on its interaction with 0.2–1.0 M
sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) either with or without 3% sodium chloride (NaCl). NaHCO3
has been a frequent quality raiser with respect to water holding capacity of meat, which is
adversely affected at low pH. This study document a remarkable inactivation of ATPases and
the weakening of actin-myosin interaction with increasing molarity of NaHCO3, irrespective …