Characteristics of Pepsin-Solubilised Collagen from the Skin of Splendid Squid (Loligo formosana)

Table 1

Yield and characteristics of collagen from the skin of splendid squid (SC) and type I collagen from calf skin (CC)^†.

Characteristics	SC	CC
Yield (% dry weight)	75.3 ± 1.20	—
Hydroxyproline (mg/g dry sample)	98.5 ± 1.43	104 ± 2.45
Total sugar content (% dry weight)	4.70 ± 0.39	1.45 ± 0.20
UV absorption peak (nm)	232 ± 0.30	232 ± 0.13
(°C)	34.1 ± 0.10	40.8 ± 0.20
(J/g)	0.66 ± 0.04	1.20 ± 0.07

Mean ± SD from triplicate determinations.
Different letters (a and b) in the same row indicate the significant difference ().