Extraction and characterization of collagen and gelatin from body wall of sea cucumbers <i>Stichopus horrens</i> and <i>Holothuria arenicola</i>.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Marine invertebrates, including sponges, molluscs, jellyfish, mussels, and sea cucumbers, are abundant sources of high-quality collagen and offer advantages such as availability, ease of processing, lower inflammatory response, and good metabolic compatibility. Approximately 70% of the total protein in the body wall of sea cucumbers is collagen. Gelatin is a water-soluble protein produced from heat-denatured collagen and has various industrial applications.

Methods

Pepsin-solubilized collagen was extracted from the body wall of two sea cucumber Stichopus horrens and Holothuria arenicola, species found in the Oman Sea and characterized with SDS-PAGE and amino acid composition. Then gelatin was extracted from pepsin-solubilized collagen of S. horren

SUBMITTER: Barzkar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11471148 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature