abstract |
Pepsin-decomposed gelatin that has a weight average molecular weight of 3,500 - 20,000 as measured by gel permeation high-performance liquid chromatography and which exhibits a separation pattern having characteristic bands at 15 kd, 17 kd, 36 kd, and 60 kd in SDS-polyacrylamide electrophoresis. The gelatin is useful as a stabilizer for medicines, food, cosmetics, notably for injectable trace protein substances such as vaccines. |