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 …

Strategies to characterize fungal lipases for applications in medicine and dairy industry

SCB Gopinath, P Anbu… - BioMed research …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Lipases are water‐soluble enzymes that act on insoluble substrates and catalyze the
hydrolysis of long‐chain triglycerides. Lipases play a vital role in the food, detergent …

A comprehensive review of nondermatophyte mould onychomycosis: Epidemiology, diagnosis and management

AK Gupta, T Wang, EA Cooper… - Journal of the …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Nondermatophyte moulds (NDMs) are widely distributed and can be detected in association
with mycotic nails; however, sometimes it can be challenging to establish the role of NDMs …

Biotechnological aspects and perspective of microbial keratinase production

SCB Gopinath, P Anbu, T Lakshmipriya… - BioMed research …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Keratinases are proteolytic enzymes predominantly active when keratin substrates are
available that attack disulfide bridges in the keratin to convert them from complex to …

A current assessment on the production of bacterial keratinases

DJ Daroit, A Brandelli - Critical reviews in biotechnology, 2014‏ - Taylor & Francis
Keratinolytic proteases are microbial enzymes that hydrolyze keratins, recalcitrant proteins
found in the epidermis and epidermal appendages of vertebrates. Keratin-rich materials are …

Purification and biochemical characterization of a detergent-stable keratinase from a newly thermophilic actinomycete Actinomadura keratinilytica strain Cpt29 …

A Habbeche, B Saoudi, B Jaouadi, S Haberra… - Journal of bioscience …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
An extracellular thermostable keratinase (KERAK-29) was purified and biochemically
characterized from a thermophilic actinomycete Actinomadura keratinilytica strain Cpt29 …

Versatility and commercial status of microbial keratinases: a review

R Sharma, S Devi - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2018‏ - Springer
The world's increasing population and shortage of food and feed is creating an urgently for
us to look for new protein sources from waste products like keratinous waste. Poor …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous production of detergent stable keratinolytic protease, amylase and biosurfactant by Bacillus subtilis PF1 using agro industrial waste

K Bhange, V Chaturvedi, R Bhatt - Biotechnology reports, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The present study is an attempt to optimize simultaneous production of keratinolytic
protease, amylase and biosurfactant from feather meal, potato peel and rape seed cake in a …

Mycorrhiza: a natural resource assists plant growth under varied soil conditions

CJ Huey, SCB Gopinath, MNA Uda, HI Zulhaimi… - 3 Biotech, 2020‏ - Springer
In this overview, the authors have discussed the potential advantages of the association
between mycorrhizae and plants, their mutual accelerated growth under favorable …

Biodegradation of feather waste keratin by a keratinolytic soil fungus of the genus Chrysosporium and statistical optimization of feather mass loss

J Bohacz - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017‏ - Springer
This paper assesses the ability of strains of Aphanoascus fulvescens and Chrysosporium
articulatum isolated from soil (phaesol) to degrade native feather keratin. Strains were …