A LOW COST EASY METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF CAROTEINOPROTEIN FROM TROPICAL SHRIMP SHELL WASTE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of extraction of carotenoprotein from shrimp shell waste. The method is based on maximum extraction of carotenoprotein from tropical shrimp shell waste by commercially available proteolytic enzymes trypsin, pepsin and papain at predetermined optimum process conditions followed by precipitation of carotenoprotein at isoelectric pH. The recovery of caroteinoids is 80-90% by trypsin(45�C), 60-84% by pepsin (45�C) and 70-75% by papain (55�C) depending on the type tropical shrimp shell waste.