Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
686165 Bioresource Technology 2006 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

Collagen was isolated and characterized from the skin of brown backed toadfish (Lagocephalus gloveri), processing wastes. The total collagen yield extracted was 54.3% on the basis of lyophilized dry weight compared to other vertebrates. According to the electrophoretic pattern, the skin collagen of the fish consisted of heterotrimer α1α2α3. Moreover, the denaturation temperature was 28 °C, which was about 9 °C lower than that of collagen from porcine skin. Therefore, there is a possibility to use brown backed toadfish skin collagen as an alternative source of collagen for industrial purposes and subsequently it may maximize the economical value of the fish.

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