Hydrolyzed collagen

Hydrolyzed collagen is a form of collagen and is also referred to as collagen hydrolysate, gelatine, gelatine hydrolysate, hydrolyzed gelatine, and collagen peptides.

Production

Hydrolyzed collagen is produced from collagen found in the bones, skin, and connective tissue of animals. The process of hydrolysis involves breaking down the molecular bonds between individual collagen strands and peptides using combinations of physical, chemical or biological means. Typically, with skin-sourced collagen (Type-I collagens), hides are put in a lime slurry pit for up to 3 months, loosening collagen bonds; the hides are then washed to remove lime, and the collagen extracted in boiling water. The extracted collagen is evaporator concentrated, desiccated with drum driers, and pulverized.

Characteristics

Hydrolysis results in the reduction of collagen protein fibrils of about 300,000 Da into smaller peptides. Depending upon the process of hydrolysis, peptides will have broad molecular weight ranges associated with physical and chemical methods of denaturation.

Amino acid content

The amino acid content of hydrolyzed collagen is the same as collagen. Hydrolyzed collagen contains 19 amino acids, predominantly glycine, proline and hydroxyproline, which together represent around 50% of the total amino acid content.

Amino acids Percentage
Proline/Hydroxyproline 25%
Glycine 20%
Glutamic acid 11%
Arginine 8%
Alanine 8%
Other essential amino acids 16%
Other non-essential amino acids 12%

Research

Amino acid content

Hydrolyzed collagen contains 8 out of 9 essential amino-acids,[1] including glycine and arginine[2]—two amino-acid precursors necessary for the biosynthesis of creatine. It contains no tryptophan and is deficient in isoleucine, threonine, and methionine.

Digestibility

The bioavailability of hydrolyzed collagen in mice was demonstrated in a 1999 study; orally administered 14C hydrolyzed collagen was digested and more than 90% absorbed within 6 hours, with measurable accumulation in cartilage and skin.[3] A 2005 study in humans found hydrolyzed collagen absorbed as small peptides in the blood.[4]

Effects on skin

Ingestion of hydrolyzed collagen may affect the skin by increasing the density of collagen fibrils and fibroblasts, thereby stimulating collagen production.[5] It has been suggested, based on mouse and in vitro studies, that hydrolyzed collagen peptides have chemotactic properties on fibroblasts[6] or an influence on growth of fibroblasts.[7]

Joint and bone effects

Some clinical studies report that the oral ingestion of hydrolyzed collagen decreases joint pain, those with the most severe symptoms showing the most benefit.[8][9] Beneficial action is likely due to hydrolyzed collagen accumulation in the cartilage [3] and stimulated production of collagen by the chondrocytes, the cells of cartilage.[10] Several studies have shown that a daily intake of hydrolyzed collagen increases bone mass density in rats.[11][12] It seems that hydrolyzed collagen peptides stimulated differentiation and osteoblasts activity- the cells that build bone- over that of osteoclasts (cells that destroy bone).

However, other clinical trials have yielded mixed results. In 2011, the European Food Safety Authority Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies concluded that "a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of collagen hydrolysate and maintenance of joints".[13] Four other studies reported benefit with no side effects; however, the studies were not extensive, and all recommended further controlled study.[14][15][16][17] One study found that oral collagen only improved symptoms in a minority of patients and reported nausea as a side effect.[18] Another study reported no improvement in disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.[19] Another study found that collagen treatment may actually cause an exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.[20] [21] [22]

Safety concerns

Hydrolyzed collagen, like gelatin, is made from animal by-products from the meat industry, including skin, bones, and connective tissue.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with support from the TSE (Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy) Advisory Committee, has since 1997 been monitoring the potential risk of transmitting animal diseases, especially bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The FDA study concluded: "...steps such as heat, alkaline treatment, and filtration could be effective in reducing the level of contaminating TSE agents; however, scientific evidence is insufficient at this time to demonstrate that these treatments would effectively remove the BSE infectious agent if present in the source material."[23]

Cosmetics

In cosmetics, hydrolyzed collagen may be found in topical creams, acting as a product texture conditioner, and moisturizer.

References

  1. ↑ Bensaid, A.; Tomé, D.; L’Heureux-Bourdon, D.; Even, P.; Gietzen, D.; Morens, C.; Gaudichon, C.; Larue-Achagiotis, C.; Fromentin, G. (2003). "A high-protein diet enhances satiety without conditioned taste aversion in the rat". Physiology and Behavior. 78 (2): 311–320. doi:10.1016/S0031-9384(02)00977-0. PMID 12576130.
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  3. 1 2 Oesser, S.; Adam, M.; Babel, W.; Seifert, J. (1999). "Oral administration of 14C labelled gelatine hydrolysate leads to an accumulation of radioactivity in cartilage of mice (C57/BL)". Journal of Nutrition. 129 (10): 1891–1895. PMID 10498764.
  4. ↑ Iwai, K.; Hasegawa, T.; Taguchi, Y.; Morimatsu, F.; Sato, K.; Nakamura, Y.; Higashi, A.; Kido, Y.; Nakabo, Y.; Ohtsuki, K. (2005). "Identification of food-derived collagen peptides in human blood after oral ingestion of gelatine hydrolysates". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 53 (16): 6531–6536. doi:10.1021/jf050206p. PMID 16076145.
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  10. ↑ Oesser, S.; Seifert, J. (2003). "Stimulation of type II collagen biosynthesis and secretion in bovine chondrocytes cultured with degraded collagen". Cell Tissue Research. 311 (3): 393–399. doi:10.1007/s00441-003-0702-8. PMID 12658447.
  11. ↑ Nomura, Y.; Oohashi, K.; Watanabe, M. and Kasugai (2005). "Increase in bone mineral density through oral administration of shark gelatine to ovariectomized rats". Nutrition. 21 (11-12): 1120–1126. doi:10.1016/j.nut.2005.03.007. PMID 16308135.
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  13. ↑ European Food Safety Authority - EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies. Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to collagen hydrolysate and maintenance of joints pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/20061. EFSA Journal 2011;9(7):2291.
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  19. ↑ McKown KM, Carbone LD, Kaplan SB, Aelion JA, Lohr KM, Cremer MA, Bustillo J, Gonzalez M, Kaeley G, Steere EL, Somes GW, Myers LK, Seyer JM, Kang AH, Postlethwaite AE: Lack of efficacy of oral bovine type II collagen added to existing therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 1999 Jun;42(6):1304-8
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  21. ↑ Helps to reduce joint pain associated with osteoarthritis (Bruyère et al. 2012; Benito-Ruiz et al. 2009; Clark et al. 2008).
  22. ↑ http://webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca/nhpid-bdipsn/atReq.do?atid=hydrolized.collagen&lang=eng
  23. ↑ U.S. Food and Drug Administration. "The Sourcing and Processing of Gelatin to Reduce the Potential Risk Posed by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in FDA-Regulated Products for Human Use".
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