Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 108, Issue 1, Pages 49-54Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.10.039
Keywords
collagen; underutilised fish; ray; skin; denaturation temperature
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Acid-soluble collagens (ASCs) were extracted from the skins of several underutilised fishes, namely dusky spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens), sea chub (Kyphosus bigibbus), eagle ray (Myliobatis tobijei), red stingray (Dasyatis akajei) and yantai stingray (Dasyatis laevigata). The yields of the ASCs from skins of dusky spinefoot and sea chub were about 3.4-3.9%, and from ray species were about 5.3-5.7%, on a dry weight basis. According to the electrophoretic pattern, ASCs consisted of two different alpha-chains (alpha 1 and alpha 2) and were classified as type I collagen. However, the molecular weights of alpha 2-chain for ray species were lower than those of bony fishes. ASC from ray species contained a higher content of imino acids than those from dusky spinefoot and sea chub. The denaturation temperatures (T-d) of ray species were about 33 degrees C, which was about 5 degrees C higher than those of dusky spinefoot and sea chub. The high Td of ray species suggested the possibility of its utilisation as a substitute for mammalian collagen. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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