The antler base protein hydrolyze solution was decolorized through activated carbon. Based on the decolorizing rate and loss rate of peptide, the influence of peptide pH, active carbon content, treatment temperature and reaction time on the decolorization of active carbon were studied. The best conditions of decolorization were determined as follow: 2% active carbon content, pH 3, treatment temperature of 50℃, reaction time of 3h, the decolorizing rate and loss rate of antler base collagen peptides were 87.5% and 10.57±0.57%, respectively.
IntroductionAntler base is the rudimental antler on the pedicle of male sika deer (Cervus nippon) or red deer (cervus elephus) after sawing off the velvet antler, which then falls off by itself when the new velvet antler begins to germinate in the next year [1,2]. It looks like a plate, so it is named 'antler base'. Antler base slag was the residue which water-soluble protein was extracted or was extracted with 50% alcohol, more than 80% of antlers base protein was retained in residue, which was mainly collagen. The collagen could be prepared antioxidant activity polypeptide used protease.More bitter flavour would be made when the more exposed hydrophobic amino groups by protease hydrolysis, at the same time, the color of hydrolysate would darken with the increase of the hydrolysis going [3]. The bitterness and yellowness of peptides solution not only affected the appearance and taste, but also had great limitations on the application of peptides. So the decolorization was an essential part in the process of purification of peptides. Activated carbon had high surface area, strong adsorptivity, low cost and no influence on the physicochemical characterization and biological activity of the product [4,5]. Therefore, active carbon was widely used in decolorizing treatment of industrial products.In this study, antler base collagen peptides were prepared by alkaline protease, the peptides were decolorized used active carbon, and the influence of decolorizing temperature, time, pH and the adding amount of activated carbon on decolorizing rate were investigated. It would provided a theoretical basis for the deep application of antlers base collagen peptide.