Review transglutaminases: part II—industrial applications in food, biotechnology, textiles and leather products

L Duarte, CR Matte, CV Bizarro, MAZ Ayub - World Journal of Microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Because of their protein cross-linking properties, transglutaminases are widely used in
several industrial processes, including the food and pharmaceutical industries …

Biotechnological applications and prospective market of microbial keratinases

R Gupta, R Rajput, R Sharma, N Gupta - Applied microbiology and …, 2013 - Springer
Keratinases are well-recognized enzymes with the unique ability to attack highly cross-
linked, recalcitrant structural proteins such as keratin. Their potential in environmental clean …

A sustainable and effective bioprocessing approach for improving anti-felting, anti-pilling and dyeing properties of wool fabric

W Li, N Zhang, Q Wang, P Wang, Y Yu, M Zhou - Fibers and Polymers, 2021 - Springer
The surface of wool comprises overlap** cuticle scales that hinder processing of the fiber.
Enzymatic modification is widely used for damaging or removing cuticle scales in wool …

Enzymatic processing of protein-based fibers

J Fu, J Su, P Wang, Y Yu, Q Wang… - Applied microbiology and …, 2015 - Springer
Wool and silk are major protein fiber materials used by the textile industry. Fiber protein
structure-function relationships are briefly described here, and the major enzymatic …

A novel “trifunctional protease” with reducibility, hydrolysis, and localization used for wool anti-felting treatment

J Mei, N Zhang, Y Yu, Q Wang, J Yuan, P Wang… - Applied microbiology …, 2018 - Springer
Proteases can cause unacceptable fiber damage when they are singly applied to wool anti-
felting treatment which can make wool textiles machine-washable. Even if protease is …

Surface functionalization of wool via microbial-transglutaminase as bio-mordant to improve dyeability with madder in the presence of alum

R Assefi Pour, J He - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Herein, the wool fabric was mordanted with alum, treated with microbial transglutaminase (m-
TGase), and then dyed with madder. Different concentrations of alum and m-TGase were …

Production, characterization and application of a keratinase from Chryseobacterium L99 sp. nov.

LX Lv, MH Sim, YD Li, J Min, WH Feng, WJ Guan… - Process …, 2010 - Elsevier
Keratins are important bioresources for apparels and feedstuffs, but recalcitrant to common
enzymes. Now, it is popular and essential to develop keratinolytic enzymes for …

Enzyme‐catalysed polymer cross‐linking: Biocatalytic tools for chemical biology, materials science and beyond

RMA Maddock, GJ Pollard, NG Moreau, JJ Perry… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Intermolecular cross‐linking is one of the most important techniques that can be used to
fundamentally alter the material properties of a polymer. The introduction of covalent bonds …

Enzymatic functionalization of wool for felting shrink-resistance

A Kaur, JN Chakraborty, KK Dubey - Journal of Natural Fibers, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Felting shrink-resistance is an inherent limitation of wool that affects serviceability of woolen
textiles by altering fit and aesthetic after repeated launderings. Eco-friendly protein …

Identification of a keratinase-producing bacterial strain and enzymatic study for its improvement on shrink resistance and tensile strength of wool-and polyester …

SB Cai, ZH Huang, XQ Zhang, ZJ Cao… - Applied biochemistry …, 2011 - Springer
A wool-degrading bacterium was isolated from decomposition wool fabrics in China. The
strain, named 3096-4, showed excellent capability of removing cuticle layer of wool fibers …