The oxidative degradation of keratin (wool and bovine hair)

Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 408-415

  Marmer, W N ^a   Dudley, R L ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE OXIDATIVE DEHAIRING; HAIR IMMUNIZATION; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; POLYPEPTIDE BACKBONE;

CATALYSTS; DEGRADATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNIZATION; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

PROTEINS;

EID: 33845430066     PISSN: 00029726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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