Optimization of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Viscera Proteins of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Abstract

This study aimed to optimize the enzymatic hydrolysis of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) viscera with the enzyme alcalase® 2.4 L to found the highest the Degree of Hydrolysis (DH). In vitro evaluation of the optimum conditions (pH and temperature) was performed to maximize the Proteolytic Activity (PA) of alcalase® 2.4 L with the rainbow trout viscera. The optimal conditions for maximum enzymatic activity were a pH of 8.5 and a temperature of 60°C. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used to evaluate the effect of the enzyme/substrate ratio (10-30%), substrate concentration (2.0-6.0%) and temperature (45-65°C) on DH. A substrate concentration of 5.53% and an enzyme/substrate level of 30% were found to be the optimum conditions to obtain the highest DH (27.6%). The Michaelis-Menten plot indicated that these conditions were not in the saturation area.