A comprehensive study of diverse techniques for enhanced physicochemical and structural properties of bio-calcium from hybrid catfish bone

This research examined the impact of various comparative preparation methods on enhanced physicochemical, and structural properties of bio-calcium (BC) from hybrid catfish bone. Raw hybrid catfish bones (RB) were used to make bio-calcium in four steps. High-pressure water jet processing produced washed bone (WB), soaking the bone in an alkaline solution to remove proteins (PR), immersing it in ethanol to remove lipids (LR), then bleaching, and grinding it to make bio-calcium powder. The BC had greater lightness values (L*) (p < 0.05), and contained significant calcium, and phosphorus. The SDS-PAGE showed three significant protein bands with molecular weights of 250, 133, and 116 kDa. The crystalline structure of hydroxyapatite in BC was confirmed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The percentage of crystal-linity of BC had a notable rise, increasing from the RB to BC of 36.25%-45.32%. The BC powder exhibited a consistent distribution of particle sizes, ranging from 2 to 10 mu m. Additionally, the analysis of elemental profiles, and mappings using scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) revealed that BC exhibits a significant concentration of calcium, and phosphorus. BC showed superior % bioavailability of calcium (18.94%) in an in vitro simulated gastrointestinal system (GIMs) compared to RB (10.58%), and calcium carbonate (11.19%). Hence, the BC production process proved to be a viable method for acquiring premium-grade BC, which holds potential for further development as a calcium dietary supplement.