Open AccessStudies on the decomposition of keratin waste by saprotrophic microfungi. III. Activity and properties of keratinolytic enzymes
Author(s) -
Teresa Korniłłowicz-Kowalska
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta mycologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2353-074X
pISSN - 0001-625X
DOI - 10.5586/am.1999.005
Subject(s) - feather , microfungi , keratin , decomposition , enzyme , proteases , feather meal , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , botany , organic chemistry , ecology , genetics , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , fish meal
It has been proved that saprotrophic keratinolytic fungi produced keratinolytic extra- and intracellular proteases during the process of decmposition of crude keratin waste (feathers). Some properties of these enzymes were studied (Korniłłowicz-Kowalska 1997a, 1977b)