The N-terminal amino acid residues of gelatin. 2. Thermal degradation

Soft Gelatin Capsules (Softgels)

“…Though gel strength and viscosity are the two parameters commonly used to measure the extent of gelatin hydrolytic degradation, the gel strength has been known to be more sensitive indicator of the degradation reaction. 94 The minimum hydrolytic degradation of gelatin within the pH range of 4-7 was further corroborated by the data obtained from Courts' investigations, 163 where minimum loss of average molecular weight of gelatin was observed within this pH range. In addition, the rate constants were shown to be minimum between pH values 4 and 7, with the rate accelerating on either side of this pH region, as shown in Figure 5.…”

“…34,94,162,163 The depolymerization reactions in gelatin may be further accelerated by the lowering of its molecular weight. 34,94,162,163 The depolymerization reactions in gelatin may be further accelerated by the lowering of its molecular weight.…”

Molecular weight determination of hydrolyzed collagens

“…The method of Sanger (1945) modified by Courts (1954a) for gelatin has been used as a valuable tool for following the modifications in the chain length and in the types of peptide bonds cleaved during the transformation of collagen (Courts, 1954a(Courts, , 1954b(Courts, , 1955(Courts, , 1959(Courts, , 1960(Courts, , 1961(Courts, , 1980. The principle of the method is the addition of 2, 4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) to free amino groups to give the dinitrophenyl derivatives (DNP), which are sufficiently stable during subsequent hydrolysis of the protein.…”

Microstructure and magneto-dielectric properties of the chitosan/gelatin-YIG biocomposites

“…It is water soluble, also biodegradable and extremely biocompatible. Chitosan-gelatin blends are very interesting polymers, since a mixture of both does not result in a loss of their individual properties [9][10][11][12][13]. Yttrium iron garnet (YIG -Y 3 Fe 5 O 12 ) is a ferrimagnetic particle that belongs to a family of complex oxides, the garnet.…”