Background The leather industry generates huge volume of waste each year. Keratin is the
principal constituents of this waste that is resistant to degradation. Some bacteria have the …

Although organic matter may accumulate sometimes (eg lignocellulose in peat bog), most
natural biodegradation processes are completed until full mineralization. Such …

Microbial conversion through enzymatic reactions has received a lot of attention as a cost‐
effective and environmentally friendly way to recover amino acids and short peptides from …

A novel feather-degrading fungus belonging to Aspergillus genus was isolated from poultry
waste in Goa, India. Culture medium was optimized for the production of maximum amount …

Keratinases are well-acknowledged enzymes with the extraordinary power of taking down
the unmanageable structural proteins such as keratin. Their prospective in bio-waste …

A culture medium was optimized for the production of extra cellular keratinase by a newly
isolated strain of Bacillus sp. from Goa, India in shake-flask culture. The keratinase …

Two novel feather-degrading fungi belonging to Chrysosporium and Microsporum genus
were isolated from poultry waste in Goa, India. The fungi produced extra cellular keratinolytic …

The potential of novel technology to convert biological residual resources into new
alternative high value products are to be considered in this ongoing project. Contemporary …

Feed quality as well as nutrition is one of the most important exogenous factors affecting the
chemical composition of fish, so the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary …

Keratinase is an alternative material used in the dehairing process of leather tanning
industry to minimise production of hazardous waste. In the preservation process, leather …