Study of some Functional Properties of Elastin Extracted from Bovine Leather

Abstract The study aimed to detect elastin protein extracted from leftover bovine leather that is not used in other industries, by conducting some tests identify this and its functional properties the possibility of using it scientific applications, as chemical composition showed contains a high percentage low percentages moisture, fat ash, were conducted find out ability bind water oil compared studies, studying structural characterization FTIR amide groups extended elastin, results electron microscopy (SEM) revealed, shape fibers they have structure similar myofibrillar muscle fibers, except are coarser, asymmetric, an asymmetric extension, while TGA test has 5 peaks fracture for weight loss function temperature gets up 44.02% at 600 C, was shown DSC calorimeter analysis It can withstand 290 °C.