Collagen from muscle of volador (Illex coindetii), pota (Toradopsis eblanae), and white octopus (Eledone cirrhosa) was characterized in terms of anatomical location, sex, and maturity. Collagen content was higher in arms than in mantle in all three species; there were also significant differences in octopus depending on the age of the individual. Concerning sex, the largest differences in the amount of collagen were found in relation to total protein content. In volador and pota, collagen solubility was higher in the mantle than in the arms, and in the case of pota there were also sex-related differences. In octopus males, solubility was higher in the arms. Two types of collagen, I and V, were identified as the principal constituents in all three species and at both anatomical locations (mantle and arms). The electrophoretic mobility of the α2 chain differed in the two types of collagen, but the amino acid compositions of the collagen were similar in the mantle and arms in all three species examined. Keywords: Cephalopods; collagen; solubility; types; amino acid composition

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This study relates to myo®brillar and sarcoplasmic protein solubility in 5% NaCl and collagen solubility in 0.05 M acetic acid, from muscle and mantle of pota (Todaropsis eblanae) and octopus (Eledone cirrhosa) kept in frozen storage for 12 months. In both species, protein solubility in 5% NaCl remained high, over 60%, throughout the storage period. Solubility was lower in the octopus than in the pota lots. The species also behaved differently in terms of the increase in solubility, which occurred earlier in octopus (after 2 months) than in pota (after 5±6 months). Thereafter, solubility gradually declined. The values for solubility of proteins from mantle of both pota and octopus in 5% NaCl were greater in young specimens than in mature samples. There was no clear gender-dependent tendency. The acid solubility of collagen also increased in most lots up to the sixth month, after which it characteristically began to decline. Pota collagen was signi®cantly more soluble in mantles than in arms. In octopus mantle, collagen solubility gradually declined. In the sexually developed phases (immature and mature), no gender-dependent differences were detected in the solubility of collagen from octopus mantle and arms. However, values did tend to be slightly higher in females. The mantles of immature specimens of pota and octopus were more suitable for freezing.

Background: Breastmilk is the ideal food for infants and exclusive breastfeeding is recommended. In the clinical trial aimed to evaluate a new starting formula on weight gain of infants up to 6 and 12 months. The novel formula was compared with a standard formula and breastfeeding, the latter being used as the reference method. Methods: 210 infants (70/group) were enrolled in the study, and completed the intervention until 12 months of age. For the intervention period, infants were divided into three groups: group 1 received the formula 1 (Nutriben Innova®1 or INN), with a lower amount of protein, and enriched in α-lactalbumin protein, and with double amount of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)/ arachidonic acid (ARA) than the standard formula; it also contained a thermally inactivated postbiotic (Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis, BPL1TM HT). Group 2 received the standard formula or formula 2 (Nutriben® or STD) and the third group was exclusively breastfed for exploratory analysis. During the study, visits were made at 21 days, 2, 4, 6, and 12 months of age, with ± 3 days for the visit at 21 days of age, ± 1 week for the visit at 2 months, and ± 2 weeks for the others. Discussion: The findings of this study will provide evidence regarding the beneficial health effects of having a novel starting infant formula with reduced levels of protein, enriched in α-lactalbumin, and increased levels of DHA and ARA, and containing a postbiotic, compared with infants fed standard formula.