Isolation and characterization of pepsin-solubilized collagen from the integument of sea cucumber (Stichopus vastus)

BACKGROUND: Sea cucumber (Stichopus vastus) is considered an underutilized resource, since only its stomach and intestines are eaten raw as salad in a few countries and the remaining parts, especially the integument rich in collagen, is discarded.Hence a valuable by-product having potential nutrac...

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Main Authors: Zainul Abedin, Md, A Karim, Alias, Ahmed, Faiyaz, A Latiff, Aishah, Chee-Yuen, Gan, Che Ghazali, Farid, Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2012
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