Wool keratin as a novel alternative protein: A comprehensive review of extraction, purification, nutrition, safety, and food applications

SG Giteru, DH Ramsey, Y Hou, L Cong… - … reviews in food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The growing global population and lifestyle changes have increased the demand for
specialized diets that require protein and other essential nutrients for humans. Recent …

Advancements in applications of natural wool fiber

F Allafi, MS Hossain, J Lalung, M Shaah… - Journal of Natural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Natural fibers are getting attention from researchers and academician for utilization in new
technology due to their ecofriendly nature and sustainability. This paper reviews …

Beyond plucking: feathers bioprocessing into valuable protein hydrolysates

K Callegaro, A Brandelli, DJ Daroit - Waste management, 2019 - Elsevier
The livestock production and subsequent processing of meat results in huge quantities of
solid waste such as viscera, bones, skin and keratin-rich materials, including feathers, hair …

Bovine and ovine meat co-products valorisation opportunities: A systematic literature review

AP Shirsath, MM Henchion - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Everyday operations in the red meat industry generate large quantities of offal
and meat co-products. These traditionally are not valued as highly as prime cuts of meat …

Management of waste sheep wool as valuable organic substrate in European Union countries

B Petek, R Marinšek Logar - Journal of Material Cycles and Waste …, 2021 - Springer
Sheep wool is keratin-rich by-product of sheep breeding and textile industry. Due to complex
structure of keratin, this wastes are quite resistant to degradation and represent a serious …

Chicken feather peptone: a new alternative nitrogen source for pigment production by Monascus purpureus

T Orak, O Caglar, S Ortucu, H Ozkan, M Taskin - Journal of biotechnology, 2018 - Elsevier
Peptones are accepted as one of the most favourable nitrogen sources supporting pigment
synthesis in Monascus purpureus. The present study was performed to test the feasibility of …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of a food industry-waste-based medium for the production of the plant growth promoting microorganism Pseudomonas oryzihabitans PGP01 …

D Cantabella, R Dolcet-Sanjuan, C Solsona… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, three wastes based on potato peels and pulps, tomato seeds and wheat bran
were used as basis for the preparation of a cheap medium to produce the bacterium P …

Evaluation of Sheep Wool Protein Hydrolysate and Molasses as Low-Cost Fermentation Substrates for Hyaluronic Acid Production by Streptococcus zooepidemicus …

NP Arslan, MN Aydogan - Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2021 - Springer
Peptones are widely used as complex fermentation substrate for hyaluronic acid (HA)
production; however, use of peptones in HA production reduces commercial …

Greener and sustainable biovalorization of poultry waste into peptone via Bacto-enzymatic digestion: a breakthrough chemical-free bioeconomy waste management …

Y Jagadeesan, S Meenakshisundaram… - Waste and Biomass …, 2022 - Springer
Bacteria play a crucial role in almost all fields of biotechnology. Among them, industrial and
medical biotechnology are the fields that are highly dependent on bacteria and their …

Chicken feather hydrolysate as alternative peptone source for microbial cultivation

OB Akpor, DE Odesola, RE Thomas… - …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Commercially available conventional growth media for the culture of microbes
are expensive, hence the need for alternative cheaper sources. Livestock waste, in the form …