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. 2021 Jan 29;19(2):71. doi: 10.3390/md19020071

Table 1.

Marine food by-products and their biological activities. Adapted from [72].

Marine Side Streams Product Enzyme Used Activity Reference
Smooth hound viscera (stomach and intestine) Protein hydrolysate Purafect, Esperase and Neutrase Antioxidant, antihypertensive and antibacterial [73]
Rainbow trout viscera (throat, stomach and intestines) Protein hydrolysate Pepsin Antibacterial [74]
Yellowfin sole frame Bioactive peptide Alcalase, a-chymotrypsin, mackerel intestine crude enzyme (MICE), Neutrase, papain, pepsin, pronase E, trypsin Antioxidant [75]
Alaska pollack frame Bioactive peptide MICE Antioxidant [76]
Jumbo squid skin Bioactive peptide Trypsin, a-chymotrypsin, pepsin Antioxidant [77]
Hoki frame Bioactive peptide Pepsin, trypsin, papain, a-chymotrypsin, alcalase, Neutrase Antioxidant [17]
Sardine heads and viscera Bioactive peptide Alcalase 2.4 L serine-protease from B. licheniformis, crude enzyme preparation from A. clavatus, alkaline proteases from B. licheniformis, crude enzyme extract from viscera of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) Antioxidant [78]
Tuna frame Bioactive peptide Alcalase, Neutrase, pepsin, papain, a-chymotrypsin, trypsin Antihypertensive [79]
Chum salmon skin Bioactive peptide Complex protease (7% trypsin, 65% papain, 28% alkaline proteinase) Antioxidant [80]
Salmon pectoral fin Bioactive peptide Pepsin Anti-inflammatory [81]
Black pomfret viscera Bioactive peptide Pepsin, trypsin, α-chymotrpsin Antioxidant [82]
Bluefin tuna head Protein hydrolysate B. mojavensis A21 proteases, alcalase from B. licheniformis Antioxidant [50]
Pacific cod skin Bioactive peptide Pepsin, trypsin, a-chymotrypsin Antihypertensive and antioxidant [83]
Sea rotifer Bioactive peptide Alcalase, a-chymotrypsin, Neutrase, papain, pepsin and trypsin Antioxidant [51]
Cod backbones Protein hydrolysate Proteolytic enzyme (Protamex) Antioxidant [52]
Squid by-products Bioactive peptide Protease type XIV Antioxidant and antimutagenic [55]
Squid by-products Bioactive peptide Endogenous proteases Antihypertensive [56]
Tuna bone Bioactive peptide Alcalase, a-chymotrypsin, Neutrase, papain, pepsin and trypsin Antioxidant [27]
Salmon trimmings Bioactive peptide Alcalase 2.4 L, Flavourzyme, corolase PP or promod 144 MG Antioxidant, antihypertensive [44]
Seabass skin Protein hydrolysate Alcalase Antioxidant, antiproliferative and immunomodulatory [45]
Unicorn leatherjacket skin Protein hydrolysate Glycyl endopeptidase Antiproliferative, antiproliferative and immunomodulatory [46]
Salmon skin Bioactive peptide Alcalase and papain Antihypertensive [47]