Bacterial keratinases: Useful enzymes for bioprocessing agroindustrial wastes and beyond

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-116

  Brandelli, Adriano ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agroindustrial waste; Feather; Keratin; Leather; Poteolysis

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRIAL WASTES; BIOPROCESSING; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; ENERGY-CONSERVING; ENZYMATIC DEHAIRING; FEATHER; FEATHER KERATIN; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; IN-PROCESS; KERATIN FIBERS; METALLOPROTEASES; POULTRY INDUSTRY; POULTRY WASTES; PRION PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEASE;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOPOLYMERS; BYPRODUCTS; CATALYSTS; DRUG DELIVERY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; LEATHER; PHOSPHATASES; TANNING;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 48349145890     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-007-0025-y     Document Type: Article

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