Microbial keratinases and their prospective applications: an overview

R Gupta, P Ramnani - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2006 - Springer
Microbial keratinases have become biotechnologically important since they target the
hydrolysis of highly rigid, strongly cross-linked structural polypeptide “keratin” recalcitrant to …

Biochemical features of microbial keratinases and their production and applications

A Brandelli, DJ Daroit, A Riffel - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2010 - Springer
Keratinases are exciting proteolytic enzymes that display the capability to degrade the
insoluble protein keratin. These enzymes are produced by diverse microorganisms …

Microbial keratinase: next generation green catalyst and prospective applications

NE Nnolim, CC Udenigwe, AI Okoh… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The search for novel renewable products over synthetics hallmarked this decade and those
of the recent past. Most economies that are prospecting on biodiversity for improved bio …

Bacterial keratinases: useful enzymes for bioprocessing agroindustrial wastes and beyond

A Brandelli - Food and Bioprocess Technology, 2008 - Springer
Keratin-rich wastes in the form of feathers, hair, nails, and horn are highly available as
byproducts of agroindustrial processing. The increased needs for energy conserving and …

Microbial keratinases: an overview of biochemical characterization and its eco-friendly approach for industrial applications

B Srivastava, M Khatri, G Singh, SK Arya - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The environment is under constant threat due to the huge accumulation of the keratinaceous
wastes produced by poultry processing industries and poultry farms. Millions of tons of …

Microbial keratinases: industrial enzymes with waste management potential

A Verma, H Singh, S Anwar… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Proteases are ubiquitous enzymes that occur in various biological systems ranging from
microorganisms to higher organisms. Microbial proteases are largely utilized in various …

Applications of enzymes in leather processing

Y Khambhaty - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020 - Springer
The leather industry earns special attention because of its strong potential for foreign
exchange earnings and employment generation prospects. This industry has developed …

Keratinase production and keratin degradation by a mutant strain of Bacillus subtilis

C Cai, B Lou, X Zheng - Journal of Zhejiang University Science B, 2008 - Springer
A new feather-degrading bacterium was isolated from a local feather waste site and
identified as Bacillus subtilis based on morphological, physiochemical, and phylogenetic …

Production, optimization and partial purification of bacterial and fungal proteases for animal skin dehairing: A sustainable development in leather-making process

AS Ugbede, OP Abioye, SA Aransiola… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Crude microbial protease was produced from Bacillus subtilis KM5B and Aspergillus flavus
KMAF1 after their 16S/18S rDNA molecular identification with 99.59% and 98.99 …

Operative utility of salt-stable proteases of halophilic and halotolerant bacteria in the biotechnology sector

N Mokashe, B Chaudhari, U Patil - International journal of biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Proteases are universal in existence in all organisms and are needed for metabolic activities
of the cell. Also, proteases are the paramount hydrolytic enzymes widely used in industrial …