Collagen is the major fibrillar protein in most living organisms. Among the different types of
collagen, type I collagen is the most abundant one in tissues of marine invertebrates. Due to …

The sea cucumber is an essential nutrient source and a significant economic marine
resource associated with successful aquaculture. However, sea cucumbers are highly …

The mutable collagenous tissue (MCT) of sea cucumber, with its ability to rapidly change its
stiffness and extensibility in response to different environmental stress conditions, serves as …

BACKGROUND Sea cucumber (Stichopus japonicus) is easy to autolysis in response to a
variety of environmental and mechanical factors. In the current study, collagen fibres were …

Live sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus) were stored in a solution containing oxalic acid
and tea polyphenols as natural metal ion chelators. The inhibitory effects of these chelators …

The autolysis of sea cucumber is caused by depolymerisation of collagen fibres and
unfolding of fibrils. In order to highlight the role of collagenase in sea cucumber autolysis …

Enzymatic hydrolysis is a green approach for nutrient bioconversion of sea cucumber body
wall to recover sulfated polysaccharides. However, formation of high level of advanced …

The tenderization mechanism in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus was investigated.
Effects of three kinds of protease inhibitors on proteolysis in the tenderized Apostichopus …

Matrix metalloprotease (MMP) is the key endogenous protease that boosts the autolysis of
sea cucumber, while its action and mechanism in vivo are still unclear. MMP inhibitor (1, 10 …

Sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) is an economically significant species in China
having great commercial value. It is challenging to maintain the textural properties during …