Chapter 30

Processing and Industrial Aspects of Fish-scale Collagen: A Biomaterials Perspective

Santanu Dhara

Santanu Dhara

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

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Pallab Datta

Pallab Datta

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

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Pallabi Pal

Pallabi Pal

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

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Soumi Dey Sarkar

Soumi Dey Sarkar

Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

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First published: 27 March 2013
Citations: 5

Summary

Marine animals are emerging as a leading resource for the identification and extraction bioactive peptides. These peptides have been described as a source of pharmaceutical products with beneficial effects of humans. Beyond their basic nutritional roles, peptides are involved in many processes in living organisms, based on their function as hormones, neuropeptides, alkaloids, antibiotics, toxins and regulation peptides. Studies are underway to explore further sources of these marine peptides, especially from underutilized marine-processing byproducts. Their bioavailabilities, possible physiological functions and mechanisms of action are also being investigated. Much attention has been paid to unraveling the structural, compositional and sequential properties of bioactive peptides. Marine bioactive peptides may be produced by one of three methods: solvent extraction, enzymatic hydrolysis, and microbial fermentation of food proteins. The enzymatic-hydrolysis method is preferred in the food and pharmaceutical industries because of the lack of residual organic solvents and toxic chemicals in its products.

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