TY  - CHAP
AU  - Debananda Singh Ningthoujam
AU  - Keishing Tamreihao
AU  - Saikat
Mukherjee
AU  - Rakhi Khunjamayum
AU  - Laishram Jaya Devi
AU  - Roshan
Singh Asem
ED  - Miroslav Blumenberg
Y1  - 2018-12-19
PY  - 2018
T1  - Keratinaceous Wastes and Their Valorization through Keratinolytic Microorganisms
N2  - Keratin is the proteinaceous body covering layer produced by mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Hair and wool, horns, claws, hooves, feathers, and scales are made of keratin. Keratin is insoluble in water and is resistant to proteolysis. Importantly, keratin is also the intracellular structural protein that protects living epithelial cells from mechanical damage or stress. The fundamental keratin functions are revealed in congenital human skin diseases caused by mutations in keratin genes, e.g., Epidermolysis bullosa simplex or Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis. Most keratin gene mutations have a dominant-negative effect disrupting the filamentous structure formation even from the natural allele, and leaving the cell with a deficient cytoskeleton. However, industrial scale meat production results in vast quantities of keratin byproduct. Processing this byproduct is, on the one hand a major challenge, and on the other hand, a potential for useful recycling and exploitation.
BT  - Keratin
SP  - Ch. 8
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.80051
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.80051
SN  - 978-1-78984-805-2
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-25
ER  -