The giant salamander,as a precious amphibian,is rich in nutritional value.To fully and efficiently utilize its processing by-products,acid-soluble collagen(ASC)and pepsin-soluble collagen(PSC)from giant salamander bone were isolated and characterized.The yields of salamander bone ASC and PSC were 10.71%and 13.11%,respectively.The stable triple helical structure of collagen was revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.SDS-PAGE electro-pherograms showed that both samples were type I collagen with high levels of imino acids(179-187/1 000 residues).Their solubility was highest at pH 6.The thermal denaturation temperature(45.78-46.51 ℃)was significantly higher than that of marine and freshwater fish species.Under SEM,the collagen showed dense flakes and irregular holes.These re-sults show that the characteristics of giant salamander bone collagen are similar to mammalian collagen,and it has the potential to become its substitute,which provides a basis for its subsequent research and development and utilization.