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Keratin azure, suitable for use as a protease substrate
Quality Level
form
solid
color
blue to very dark blue
suitability
suitable for protease substrate
application(s)
diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology
storage temp.
room temp
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General description
Keratin Azure is blue-dyed sheep wool that is made of (alpha) keratin.
Application
Keratin azure is commonly used for monitoring the degradation of (beta) keratin. It has been used as a substrate in the keratin utilization assay to assess keratinase degradation.
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Production, characterization and application of keratinase from Streptomyces gulbargensis.
Syed DG
Bioresource Technology, 100, 1868-1868 (2009)
Methods to Determine Enzymatic Activity (2013)
Keratinolytic activity of Streptomyces strain BA7, a new isolate from Turkey.
Korkmaz H
Annals of Microbiology, 53, 85-85 (2003)
Karina Paula Preczeski et al.
Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 8, 71-71 (2020-03-03)
Technological processes mediated by microorganisms and enzymes are promising alternatives for treatment of recalcitrant residues. Keratinases hydrolyze keratin, the primary component of some wastes generated in many industrial activities. The present study was designed to evaluate strategies for obtaining keratinases
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