Feathers are a major by-product of the poultry industry. They are mainly composed of
keratins which have wide applications in different fields. Due to the increasing production of …

Enormous masses of keratinous wastes are annually accumulated in the environment as
byproducts of poultry processing and agricultural wastes. Keratin is a recalcitrant fibrous …

Keratinolytic proteases are microbial enzymes that hydrolyze keratins, recalcitrant proteins
found in the epidermis and epidermal appendages of vertebrates. Keratin-rich materials are …

To reduce anthropological pressure on the environment, the implementation of novel
technologies in present and future economies is needed for sustainable development. The …

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 …

The isolation of native and/or the production of genetically modified enzyme-producing
microorganisms may have substantial impacts on industrial processes. In this work twenty …

In this study, five keratinolytic bacteria were isolated from poultry farm waste of Eastern
Province, Saudi Arabia. The highest keratinase activity was obtained at 40–45° C, pH 8–9 …

In this study, 25 actinomyces isolates were obtained from 10 different poultry farms and
tested for their keratinase activity. The isolate with the highest keratinase activity was …

Keratinase is an important enzyme that can degrade recalcitrant keratinous wastes to form
beneficial recyclable keratin hydrolysates. Keratinase is not only important as an alternative …

The aim of this study is to investigate the culture conditions of chicken feather degradation
and keratinolytic enzyme production by the recently isolated Bacillus subtilis SLC and to …