Extraction, Characterization and Osteogenic Activity of a Type I Collagen from Starfish ().

Outbreaks of starfish () pose a major threat to aquaculture and marine ecosystems in Qingdao, China, and no effective methods have been found to control them. A comprehensive study of collagen in starfish could be an alternative to high efficient utilization. Based on this, collagen was firstly extracted from Qingdao .