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An overview bioactive compounds on the skin of frogs (Anura)

  • Tran Thi Huyen (Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City) ;
  • Phan Thi Hoang Anh (Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City) ;
  • Nguyen Thi Anh Hong (Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City) ;
  • Nguyen Ngoc Duyen (Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City) ;
  • Le Pham Tan Quoc (Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City) ;
  • Tran Dinh Thang (Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City)
  • Received : 2022.12.12
  • Accepted : 2023.01.18
  • Published : 2023.04.30
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Abstract

The robust development of frog farming offered high economic benefits but created a large waste residue of frog bones and skin that received little attention. Over the years, inedible by-products have often been processed into biomolecules of potential value and environmental benefits, such as collagen, gelatin, and bioactive peptides. An overview of bioactive compounds on frog skins from various countries indicated that brevinin was the most abundant biological peptide found in frog skin. Other remaining compounds also possessed their highlighted activities, including antibacterial, stimulating insulin release and gastric hormone release, anti-cancer, and neuroregulatory. Notably, various components have been analyzed in the structure and sequence to give meaningful insight into clustering components related to their biological activity. This review may create a source of raw materials for the developmental research of by-products from frog skin and concomitantly reduce environmental pollution.

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