Biotechnological applications and prospective market of microbial keratinases

被引：89

作者：

Gupta, Rani ^{[1
]}

Rajput, Rinky ^{[1
]}

Sharma, Richa ^{[1
]}

Gupta, Namita ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Delhi, Dept Microbiol, New Delhi 110021, India

来源：

APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2013年 / 97卷 / 23期

关键词：

Keratinase; Protease; Applications; Keratin; Ungual; Prion; INTESTINAL MORPHOLOGY; PRION PROTEIN; FED DIETS; WOOL; PERFORMANCE; PROTEASES; FEATHER; ENZYMES; GROWTH; FEED;

D O I：

10.1007/s00253-013-5292-0

中图分类号：

Q81 [生物工程学（生物技术）]; Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Keratinases are well-recognized enzymes with the unique ability to attack highly cross-linked, recalcitrant structural proteins such as keratin. Their potential in environmental clean-up of huge amount of feather waste has been well established since long. Today, they have gained importance in various other biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications. However, commercial availability of keratinases is still limited. Hence, to attract entrepreneurs, investors and enzyme industries it is utmost important to explicitly present the market potential of keratinases through detailed account of its application sectors. Here, the application areas have been divided into three parts: the first one is dealing with the area of exclusive applications, the second emphasizes protease dominated sectors where keratinases would prove better substitutes, and the third deals with upcoming newer areas which still await practical documentation. An account of benefits of keratinase usage, existing market size, and available commercial sources and products has also been presented.

引用

页码：9931 / 9940

页数：10

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