BIOCATALYTIC METHOD FOR EXTRACTING FATS FROM NON-TRADITIONAL RAW MATERIALS

Abstract

The search for alternative raw materials of animal origin obtained from winter-sleeping hunting animals by licensed extraction, in order to extract fats from it that have a significant amount of essential fatty acids in their composition and thus have high biological value and pharmacological effect, is relevant. Fats of mammals such as river beaver (Lat. Castor fiber), common badger (Lat. Meles meles), marmot (Latin Marmota) and brown bear (Latin Ursus arctos), inhabiting the territory of Western Siberia, found their application in alternative medicine many centuries ago due to the unique composition. Currently known methods of extracting fats from raw materials of animal origin can be classified according to the method of thermal exposure to "dry" and "wet". Both groups of methods have advantages and disadvantages, the main of which is a low fat yield and a significant loss of valuable fatty acids as a result of oxidation processes and adsorption by the skin. When processing a small amount of valuable and expensive raw materials for hunting, it is necessary to search for ways to maximize the complete extraction of biologically active components from it. Currently, the use of biocatalytic methods of influencing raw materials using modern targeted enzyme preparations is promising. The adipose tissue of animals is mostly a lipid complex, however, it also contains a certain amount of protein substances, primarily connective, such as collagen and elastin, which, as a result of temperature exposure during the extraction of fat, denature and thus prevent the separation of fat from the pulp.