Table 2.

Biochemical properties analysed in M. semitendinosus from focus pigs for the three distance categories (lsmeans ± SE, n = 12).

Property	long distance	medium distance	short distance	F	P
Total DNA (mg)	273.71 ± 19.01	293.31 ± 19.06	304.02 ± 18.90	0.66	0.544
Total RNA (mg)	165.08 ± 9.79	176.89 ± 9.81	167.82 ± 9.73	0.39	0.688
Total protein (g)	52.55 ± 3.39	55.67 ± 3.39	56.58 ± 3.37	0.39	0.690
ICDH (IU/g protein)	16.13 ± 1.10	15.75 ± 1.10	14.70 ± 1.09	0.46	0.648
LDH (IU/mg protein)	3.32 ± 0.13	3.42 ± 0.13	3.54 ± 0.13	0.70	0.523
CK (IU/mg protein)	26.11 ± 0.98	26.20 ± 0.98	26.63 ± 0.98	0.08	0.924

ICDH–isocitrate dehydrogenase, LDH – lactate dehydrogenase, CK – creatine kinase.

Total DNA, RNA, and protein = concentration × muscle weight.