A green process for the specific decomposition of chicken feather keratin into polythiol building blocks
Andreas Schieder, Julia Diener, Martin Diekmann, Christian Bartsch, Florian Dietrich, Claudia Falcke, Iva Anić, Steffen Roth, Volker Sieber, Andreas Taden, Michael Richter
Abstract
A method for the controlled hydrolysis of chicken feather keratin was developed to obtain polythiol-peptides suitable for materials applications.
Topics & Concepts
FeatherKeratinDecompositionHydrolysisProcess (computing)ChemistryPolymer scienceMathematicsComputational biologyBiologyComputer scienceBiochemistryOrganic chemistryZoologyGeneticsProgramming languageDyeing and Modifying Textile FibersEnzyme Production and CharacterizationSilk-based biomaterials and applications