BY-PRODUCTS OF THE WHELK PROCESSING INDUSTRY AS VALUABLE SOURCE OF ANTIOXIDANT PEPTIDES

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Abstract

The fish and shellfish industry processes 851,984 tonnes of fish per year worldwide. However, only 43% of that is consumed, and valuable proteins are processed as waste. Protein hydrolysates are widely used in food technology for their nutritional and functional properties. The goal of this project is to extract protein from whelk by-products derived from the shellfish processing industry and create protein hydrolysates that have marketable value. The by-products were divided into two types: raw (R) and cooked byproduct (C). The proteins were extracted using the pH shift method and quantified using the Bradford assay. It was possible to extract a maximum of 455 mg/g at a neutral pH, for which R had the highest protein yield. Proteins were also qualified using reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) that showed that R has more hydrophilic proteins while the C extracted protein showed more peaks in the hydrophobic phase. The Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) indicated the presence of glutamine, tyrosine, and serine in the extracted proteins. Extracted proteins were then hydrolyzed using Alcalase and α-Chymotrypsin. It was possible to obtain higher degrees of hydrolysis (DH) using Alcalase. The hydrolysates were tested for antioxidant activity using the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate) free radical antioxidant assay. Alcalase hydrolysates showed to have overall lower IC50 for stabilization of the DPPH radical than α-Chymotrypsin, the lowest one being 13.92±1.57 µg/mL for the Alcalase hydrolyzed neutral proteins. The IC50 results obtained are significantly lower than the ones described in other studies using the same enzymes or other marine species. This can indicate that more heterogenous mixtures of by-product can originate extracted proteins that when hydrolyzed lead to higher radical scavenging activity, thus making shellfish industry by-product a sustainable and valuable source of antioxidant peptides.
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JournalWorld Conference on Waste Management
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Publication statusPublished - 11 Jun 2021

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