Global aquaculture has expanded rapidly to address the increasing demand for aquatic
protein needs and an uncertain future for wild fisheries. To date, however, most farmed …

The crustaceans colonized all aquatic habitats. In the oceans they are present from the
coasts down to the deep sea basins. They are also frequent in freshwater systems and some …

Textural quality of fish and shellfish is the most important factor because it limits consumer
acceptance as well as market price. The muscle softening or mushiness of fish and shellfish …

Heparanase is an endo-β-d-glucuronidase that degrades heparan sulfate in the
extracellular matrix and cell surfaces. Human proheparanase is produced as a latent 65-kDa …

A cathepsin L-like proteinase (CLP) with molecular weight of 30.9 kDa from the gut of sea
cucumber (Stichopus japonicas, S. japonicus) was isolated and purified to homogeneity by …

Cathepsin L is an important member of the cysteine protease family and has a central role in
the development of ovaries in insects and fish. In this study, we analyzed the characteristics …

Acid digestive proteinases were studied in the gastric fluids of two species of clawed lobster
(Homarus americanus and Homarus gammarus). An active protein was identified in both …

In the present study, a novel aspartic protease was purified from Gammarus bakhteyaricus
(25 kDa). The optimum temperature and pH values were found to be 20° C and 6 …

Fermented fish products are very popular particularly in Southeast Asian countries. These
products have unique characteristics, especially in terms of aroma, flavor, and texture …

We identified the cDNA sequence of cathepsin L (CatL) in Macrobrachium nipponense,
designated as MnCatL, for the first time. The MnCatL cDNA, isolated from the ovary, was …