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. 2022 Sep 16;10(9):2307. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10092307

Table 1.

Some extraction procedures used for collagen type I from different sources.

Animal Class Source and Tissue Type Pre-Treatment Method Extraction and Purification Method Scaffold Comparisons Reference
Mammalian Human-placenta Alkaline; 0.1 M NaOH in 1:10 (w/v) ratio; 6 h stir Acid; 0.06 M acetic acid 1:25 (w/v) overnight; NaCl 3 M pH 7 to collect supernatant; dialysis against distilled water 5 days -Cost effective (human waste)
-Safe and fast extraction method
Karami et al., 2019 [91]
Bovine skin, bone, pericardium Alkaline; 300 mL of 0.1 M NaOH at 4 °C 48 h; filtered 3X Acid–enzyme; 300 mL 10 mM HCl with pepsin to solution ratio of 1:20; pH 2.0 4 °C 12 h; urea and NaCl to collect supernatant; 1 M Tris for pepsin deactivation; dialysis against 1 M phosphate buffer 4 °C 16 h -Collagen in the purified form
-Can be a substitute/replaced from the commercial collagen
-Simple extraction method
Santos et al., 2013 [92]
Rat tail Salt; 10% NaCl 4 °C 24 h Acid–enzyme; 0.5 M HCl and pepsin 1:50 4 °C 24 h; NaCl to collect supernatant and washed with phosphate buffer pH 7.4, 0.02 M -Biocompatible
-Induce contraction effect in in vitro model
-Excellent for dental application
Techatanawat et al., 2011 [93]
Goat tendon Acid; 1% (v/v) acetic acid 4 °C 72 h Acid; 1% v/v after cotton mesh filtration and dialysis against 10 mM PBS 48 h, then further dialysed against 0.05 M Na2 HPO4 -In vitro and in vivo study towards HUVEC cells showed prominent result
-Good for future angiogenesis study
Banerjee et al., 2012 [94]
Sheep tendon Acid; 0.35 M acetic acid 4 °C 24–48 h Acid; 0.35 M acetic acid; NaCl salting-out 4 °C 24–48 h; supernatant undergoes dialysis against Na2HPO4 and PBS 14 kDa 4 °C 72 h -Biocompatible toward human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs)
-Greater availability and wider acceptability (religious views)
-Can be fabricated into porous scaffolds
Fauzi et al., 2016 [71]
Fish Freshwater fish scales Salt; 1.0 M NaCl, 0.05 M Tris HCl, 20.0 mM EDTA 48 h (pH7.5); demineralisation 0.5 M EDTA 48 h (pH 7.4) Acid; 0.5 M acetic acid (pH 2.5) 48 h; NaCl (0.9 M) salting-out 24 h; resolubilised supernatant undergoes dialysis against 0.1 M acetic acid and deionised water 24 h -Cost effective
-Alternative to other collagen sources
-Highly biocompatible
Pati et al., 2012 [95]
Bighead carp fins, scales, skin, bones, and swim bladders Alkaline; 0.1 M NaOH 1:10 (w/v) ratio; 4 °C 36 h Acid–enzyme; 0.5 M acetic acid 0.1% (w/v) pepsin 1:10 (w/v days; NaCl to collect supernatant 2 M; dialysis against distilled water 7 kda -Alternative to other sources of collagen
-Pepsin-solubilized collagen (PSC) can be extracted
Liu et al., 2012 [96]
Loach skin Alkaline–salt; 10% NaCl 1:5 (w/v) 4 °C 1 h. 0.1 mol/L NaOH 1:10(w/v) 4 °C 24 h Acid–enzyme; 0.5 mol/L acetic acid 1:30(w/v) 4 °C 24 h 5% (w/v) pepsin 2X; NaCl 0.9 mol/L to collect supernatant; dialysis against distilled water 8 kDa -Alternative to other sources of collagen
-Acid-soluble collagen (ASC) and pepsin-soluble collagen (PSC) can be extracted
Wang et al., 2018 [97]
Clown featherback skin Alkaline; 0.1 M NaOH 1:15 (w/v) 4 °C 8 h Acid–ultrasound; 0.5 M acetic acid 4 °C 48 h; in 30 min ultrasonication (20–80% between 10–30 min); NaCl to collect supernatant to 2.6 M; dialysis against distilled water for 2 days -Ultrasonic application improves the extraction efficiency
-Higher yield production, alternative to other collagen sources
Petcharat et al., 2020 [89]
Marine Jumbo squid mantles Acid; 6 M urea in sodium acetate (pH 6.8) and neutral buffer 24 h Acid; 0.5 M acetic acid 24 h; supernatant collected for acid soluble collagen -Acid-soluble collagen (ASC) can be extracted
-Have some similar characteristics to bovine collagen
Uriarte-Montoya et al., 2010 [98]
Jellyfish tissues Acid; 0.5 M acetic acid Acid–enzyme; 0.5 M acetic acid centrifuged and added pepsin (1–15 mg/mg tissue) overnight; NaCl (0.9 M) used to collect supernatant and dialysed against 0.1 M acetic acid -Alternative to other sources of collagen
-Biocompatible in in vitro testing
Addad et al., 2011 [99]
Jellyfish and squid Acid; 0.5 M acetic acid 1:15 (w/v) 4 °C 3 days Acid; 0.5 M acetic acid 1:15 (w/v) 4 °C 3 days after filtration through cheesecloth; NaCl (0.9 M) and 0.05 M Tris and used to collect supernatant and dialysed against 0.1 M acetic acid 3 days and distilled water another 3 days -Alternative to other sources of collagen
-Pepsin-soluble collagen (PSC) can be extracted
Jankangram et al., 2016 [100]
Amphibian Bullfrog fallopian tubes Alkali; 0.1 M NaOH 4 °C 1 day Acid–enzyme; 0.5 M acetic acid with 10% pepsin 4 °C 2 days; NaCl (0.7 M) to collect supernatant; resolubilised acid solution dialysed against 0.1 M acetic acid 1 day; distilled water 2 days -Pepsin-soluble collagen (PSC) can be extracted
-Potential alternative and supplements from other sources of collagen
Wang et al., 2011 [101]
Avian Skin, skin dermis Acid (acetic acid) Acid-based extraction (acetic acid); enzymatic method (pepsin) -Non-immunogenic and non-allergenic
-Biocompatible
-Can be fabricated into porous scaffolds
Peng et al., 2010, Parenteau-Bareil et al. 2011 [102,103]
Chicken cartilage Acid (EDTA) Salting-out (NaCl) + ultrasound -Increased yield production through ultrasound
-Pepsin-soluble collagen (PSC) can be extracted
Akram and Zhang, 2020 [88]
Chicken lungs Acid salt (sodium carbonate) Acid extraction (acetic acid) + salting-out (NaCl) + enzymatic method (pepsin) + ultrasound -Increased yield production through ultrasound
-Alternative source to mammalian collagen
-Higher thermal stability
Zou et al., 2020 [87]