New enzyme-based process direction to prevent wool shrinking without substantial tensile strength loss

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 711-716

  Lenting, H B M ^a   Schroeder, M ^b   Guebitz, G M ^b   Cavaco Paulo, A ^c   Shen, J ^d  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^d DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical modification; Protease; Surface modification; Wool shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ENZYME TECHNOLOGY; PROTEASE; WOOL SHRINKAGE;

ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PROTEINS; SHRINKAGE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ENZYMES;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INORGANIC SALT; POLYMER; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYDROLYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PH; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME; WOOL;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; PROTEINS; SALTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; WOOL;

EID: 33745538783     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9048-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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