Screening of proximate composition and immunostimulant of fish protein

Fish are sources of protein for a vast majority of the human population. The availability of fish both freshwater and marine as a cheap source of protein helps to feed millions of people around the world. The protein content was reduced in fish fillets (Poondi dam) during storage at room temperature from 16.25 mg to 12 mg in 24 hrs, on the other hand the fish fillets stored at 4°C, −20°C and −80°C showed 16.25 mg to 16.20 mg. In 96 hrs storage of fish fillets at 4°C, −20°C and −80°C, the protein content decreased from 16.25 mg of 14.20 mg, 15.90 mg and 16.20 mg respectively. Fish proteins offer a huge potential as novel sources of bioactive proteins. Bioactive proteins displaying antihypertensive, antioxidant and antimicrobial effect have been found in the hydrolysates of fish proteins. The microbial analysis of the fishes collected from the three sites to be carried out. Fish protein extracts may be having great potential as immunostimulant against microorganisms and that they can be used in the treatment of infectious diseases caused by microorganisms. In sight of the above developments in the field of aquaculture, this work aims, to analyze the physico - chemical parameters of aquatic habitats, proximate composition of the fish and isolate and characterize bioactive potential and immunomodulant efficiency of muscle protein of fish.