Microbial enzymes catalyzing keratin degradation: Classification, structure, function

J Qiu, C Wilkens, K Barrett, AS Meyer - Biotechnology advances, 2020 - Elsevier
Keratin is an insoluble and protein-rich epidermal material found in eg feather, wool, hair. It
is produced in substantial amounts as co-product from poultry processing plants and pig …

Closing the loop with keratin-rich fibrous materials

S Perța-Crișan, CȘ Ursachi, S Gavrilaș, F Oancea… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the agro-industry's side streams that is widely met is the-keratin rich fibrous material
that is becoming a waste product without valorization. Its management as a waste is costly …

Tailoring a gelatin/agar matrix for the synergistic effect with cells to produce high-quality cultured meat

M Lee, S Park, B Choi, J Kim, W Choi… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Edible scaffolds are needed in cultured meat to mimic meat's three-dimensional structure by
organizing cells and replenishing the insufficient meat mass of cells alone. However, there is …

Blind source separation of molecular components of the human skin in vivo: non-negative matrix factorization of Raman microspectroscopy data

BP Yakimov, AV Venets, J Schleusener, VV Fadeev… - Analyst, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Determination of the molecular composition of the skin is crucial for numerous tasks in
medicine, pharmacology, dermatology and cosmetology. Confocal Raman …

Physico-chemical characterization of keratin from wool and chicken feathers extracted using refined chemical methods

S Mattiello, A Guzzini, A Del Giudice, C Santulli… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, the characteristic structure of keratin extracted from two different kinds of
industrial waste, namely sheep wool and chicken feathers, using the sulfitolysis method to …

Genetic and molecular basis of feather diversity in birds

CS Ng, WH Li - Genome biology and evolution, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Feather diversity is striking in many aspects. Although the development of feather has been
studied for decades, genetic and genomic studies of feather diversity have begun only …

Characterization of dehydrated keratin protein extracted from chicken feather

BY Alashwal, A Gupta… - IOP Conference Series …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Keratin is one of the most important biomaterials due to its relatively good biocompatibility,
high physicochemical with excellent mechanical properties and good film coordination …

Alpha-keratin, keratin-associated proteins and transglutaminase 1 are present in the ortho-and parakeratinized epithelium of the avian tongue

K Skieresz-Szewczyk, H Jackowiak, M Skrzypski - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The lingual mucosa in birds is covered with two specific types of multilayered epithelia, ie,
the para-and orthokeratinized epithelium, that differ structurally and functionally …

[HTML][HTML] Functional morphology of the tongue in the domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo gallopavo var. domesticus)

K Skieresz-Szewczyk, B Plewa, H Jackowiak - Poultry Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, microstructural and ultrastructural analysis of organs of the avian beak cavity
points to new aspects of adaptation to food intake through the various feeding groups. These …

Spatio-temporal expression patterns of glycine-rich beta proteins and cysteine-rich beta proteins in setae development of Gekko japonicus

L Xia, C Li, S Chen, L Lyu, W Xie, J Yan, K Zhou, P Li - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background Setae on the pad lamellae of the Japanese gecko Gekko japonicus (Schlegel,
1836), a vital epidermal derivative, are primarily composed of cornified beta-proteins (CBPs) …