Marine Fish Proteins and Peptides for Cosmeceuticals: A Review

Abstract

Marine fish provide a rich source of bioactive compounds such as proteins and peptides. The bioactive proteins and peptides derived from marine fish have gained enormous interest in nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and cosmeceutical industries due to their broad spectrum of bioactivities, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-aging activities. Recently, the development of cosmeceuticals using marine fish-derived proteins and peptides obtained from chemical or enzymatical hydrolysis of fish processing by-products has increased rapidly owing to their activities in antioxidation and tissue regeneration. Marine fish-derived collagen has been utilized for the development of cosmeceutical products due to its abilities in skin repair and tissue regeneration. Marine fish-derived peptides have also been utilized for various cosmeceutical applications due to their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and matrix metalloproteinase inhibitory activities. In addition, marine fish-derived proteins and hydrolysates demonstrated efficient anti-photoaging activity. The present review highlights and presents an overview of the current status of the isolation and applications of marine fish-derived proteins and peptides. This review also demonstrates that marine fish-derived proteins and peptides have high potential for biocompatible and effective cosmeceuticals.

Cosmetic Potential of Marine Fish Skin Collagen

“…These values correspond only to the acidic extraction and may indicate that collagen from Codfish skins is more resilient to this extraction and that it may be necessary to use further enzymatic extraction [36]. Furthermore, these values are in accordance with those observed in other studies with the same species or others [36,37].…”

Bone‐strengthening effects and safety of compound peptides from skin of Chiloscyllium plagiosum and Mustelus griseus

“…Marine fish proteins have been widely utilized in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and food applications (Venkatesan, Anil, Kim, & Shim, ). The skin of fish contains a high content of collagen, which can reach up to 30% of dry mass (Sun, Hou, Li, & Zhang, ).…”

Collagen from Marine Biological Sources and Medical Applications

“…Over 70% of the earth is covered by oceans which are inhabited by a diversity of living organisms. The marine environment serves as an intersting source of collagen and bioactive substances that are utilized in different fields including pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industry . Marine collagen can be categorized into two depending on the source: collagen isolated from invertebrate animals including cuttlefish, sea anemone, prawn, star fish, jellyfish, sponges, sea urchin, octopus, squid, constitute invertebrate source of marine collagen.…”