Proteases have gained significant scientific and industrial interest due to their unique
biocatalytic characteristics and broad-spectrum applications in different industries. The …

Proteases (proteinases or peptidases) are a class of hydrolases that cleave peptide chains
in proteins. Endopeptidases are a type of protease that hydrolyze the internal peptide bonds …

The keratin-degrading bacterium Bacillus licheniformis secretes a keratinase with potential
industrial interest. Here, the Keratinase gene was intracellularly expressed in Escherichia …

Keratin, the main structural constituent of feathers, contains a lot of valuable amino acids
which are potential bioactive compounds as well. Since conventional methods are not …

Waste activated sludge (WAS) is the main by-product of wastewater treatment plants. Its
management is considered one of the major environmental challenges worldwide, due to …

The world, a famished planet with an overgrowing population, requires enormous food
crops. This scenario compelled the farmers to use a high quantity of synthetic fertilizers for …

Microorganisms capable of producing keratinase from Ethiopian traditional leather tanning
environments have not been well studied. The objective of this study was to isolate, screen …

The Chinese soft-shelled turtle (CSST)(Pelodiscus sinensis) is the most farmed reptile in
Asia because of its high nutritional and medicinal value. Increase in production due to …

The tons of keratin waste are produced by the poultry and meat industry which is an
insoluble and protein-rich material found in hair, feathers, wool, and some epidermal …

Biotechnological treatment of plastic waste has gathered substantial attention as an efficient
and generally greener approach for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) depolymerization and …