Eggshell membrane
Eggshell membrane or shell membrane is the clear film lining eggshells, visible when one peels a boiled bird egg. Chicken eggshell membranes are used as a dietary supplement.
Eggshell membrane is derived commercially from the eggshells of industrial processors. In the United States, egg-breaking facilities generate more than 24 billion broken eggshells every year.[1] There are various ways in which the membrane is separated from the shell, including chemical, mechanical, steam, and vacuum processes.
Composition[]
Eggshell membrane is primarily composed of fibrous proteins such as collagen type I.[2] Eggshell membranes also contain glycosaminoglycans, such as dermatan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, and sulfated glycoproteins including hexosamines, such as glucosamine. Other components identified in eggshell membranes are hyaluronic acid, sialic acid, desmosine, isodesmosine, ovotransferrin, lysyl oxidase, lysozyme, and β-N-acetylglucosaminidase.[3]
Uses[]
Shell membrane is mainly used as a dietary supplement in a partially hydrolyzed powder form under the commercial name Natural Eggshell Membrane.[3]
It has also been tried in rats as a cosmetic ingredient.[4]
References[]
- ^ "ESM History". ESM Technologies. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Wong, M.; Hendrix, M.J.; van der Mark, K.; Little, C.; Stern, R. (July 1984). "Collagen in the egg shell membranes of the hen". Dev Biol. 104 (1): 28–36. doi:10.1016/0012-1606(84)90033-2. PMID 6203793.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ruff, Kevin J.; DeVore, Dale P.; Leu, Michael D.; Robinson, Mark A. (2009). "Eggshell membrane: A possible new natural therapeutic". Clinical Interventions in Aging. 4: 235–240. doi:10.2147/cia.s5797. PMC 2697588. PMID 19554094.
- ^ Matsuoka, Ryosuke; Kurihara, Hitoshi; Yukawa, Hiroko; Sasahara, Ryou (December 2019). "Eggshell membrane protein can be absorbed and utilised in the bodies of rats". BMC Research Notes. 12 (1): 258. doi:10.1186/s13104-019-4306-0.
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