ABSTRACT Raw materials obtained from fish have received significant attention in recent years as an alternative source of collagen as the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and foot and mouth disease have led to decline supply of collagen from mammalian sources. Collagen has a wide range of application in pharmaceutical, biomedical and food industries. Acid-soluble collagen (ASC) and pepsin-soluble collagen (PSC) from Lagocephalus wheeleri skin were isolated and characterized. The yie.
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