Using Fruit Enzymes For Extraction And Characterisation Of Collagen From Black Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Skin
| dc.contributor.author | Zarini, An Nabil | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-23T01:15:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-23T01:15:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Collagen is a type of fibrous protein that serves as structural protein in vertebrates. It serves as building blocks and provides flexibility for skin tissue, bone, cartilage and tendons. In most organisms, collagen relates to the muscle toughness. Collagens find it most valuable application in biomedical and pharmaceutical area as it serves as biological scaffolds. Collagens are widely used in industries as edible and photographic gelatin, sausage casings, leather industries, cosmetics and pharmacy. It also serves as supports for enzymes or biologically active compounds due to its special characteristics such as biodegradability and weak antigency properties (Lee et al., 2001). Bovine and porcine bones and hides have been used as the main source for collagen due to their abundance and availability. However, over the years, demand for alternative collagen source has increased. Religious barrier, health concerns, increased price and high demand over supplies of pigs and cows hides have been identified as the main motivations for new alternative collagen sources. Due to the religious restriction, sources from pigs were restricted for the Muslims and Jews, whilst the Sikhs and Hindus were forbidden to consume collagen that was cow derived. Increased concerns on transmissible Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease, swine flu and foot-and-mouth disease endemic (FMD) that infects cows and pigs has somehow results in declining and limited usage of collagen-derived products from both sources. Over the years, there is a trend in increasing price of pig and cow hides in consequence of increased raw collagen demand especially in China for gelatin and sausage casings manufacturing (A’Court, 2012). However, the demand could not be met since there is reduction in cattle hides supplies from Europe and America (Ryan, 2013). Therefore, there is a need for new collagen source that can benefit and fulfill the needs of all human kinds regardless of their religion and ethnic. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3527 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Universiti Sains Malaysia | en_US |
| dc.subject | Collagens | en_US |
| dc.title | Using Fruit Enzymes For Extraction And Characterisation Of Collagen From Black Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Skin | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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