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. 2020 Dec 9;11(12):876. doi: 10.3390/insects11120876

Table 1.

Details of enzymes used, degree of hydrolysis and yield 1.

Enzyme pH Temperature (°C) DH (%) Yield (Wet Weight Basis%)
Hydrolysates Oil Solid Layer
Alcalase 2.4 L 6.85 60 18.4 ± 1.5 a 51.4 ± 1.7 a 7.1 ± 1.6 a 41.6 ± 2.9 a
Papain 6.85 60 15.34 ± 1.1 b 37.8 ± 1.1 b 4.6 ± 0.3 b 57.5 ± 1.1 b
Pepsin 3 37 9.8 ± 2.3 c 44 ± 3.2 c 3.2 ± 0.6 c 52.8 ± 3.8 c

1 Values are means ± SE (n = 6). Values in columns with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05). DH: degree of hydrolysis.