The abundance of organic solid waste throughout the world has become a common issue
that needs complete management at every level. Also, the scarcity of fuel and the …

Sažetak Keratin is a complex and structurally stable protein found in human and animal hard
tissues, such as feathers, wool, hair, hoof and nails. Some of these, like feathers and wool …

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

The environment is under constant threat due to the huge accumulation of the keratinaceous
wastes produced by poultry processing industries and poultry farms. Millions of tons of …

The leather industry earns special attention because of its strong potential for foreign
exchange earnings and employment generation prospects. This industry has developed …

Background With the growing concern for the environment, there are trends that bio-
utilization of keratinous waste by keratinases could ease the heavy burden of keratinous …

Alkaline proteases have a myriad of potential applications in many industrial processes such
as detergent, food and feed production, waste management and the leather industry. In this …

A newly isolated bacterium identified as Bacillus safensis based on biochemical tests and
16S rRNA analysis and its mutant variant created by exposure to ultraviolet radiation at 254 …

Keratinases are well-recognized enzymes with the unique ability to attack highly cross-
linked, recalcitrant structural proteins such as keratin. Their potential in environmental clean …

Keratinase production by Bacillus cereus IIPK35 was investigated under solid-state
fermentation (SSF) and the maximum titer of 648.28 U/gds was revealed. Feather …