Dissolution and Characterization of Biofunctional Keratin Particles Extracted from Chicken Feathers

Sharma, Swati and Gupta, Arun and Syed Mohd Saufi, Tuan Chik and Chua, Gek Kee and Poddar, Pradeep Kumar (2017) Dissolution and Characterization of Biofunctional Keratin Particles Extracted from Chicken Feathers. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 191 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 1757-8981 (Print), 1757-899X (Online). (Published)

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Abstract

In the present study chicken feathers were hydrolyzed in alkaline environment. The pH value of feather hydrolyzed solution was adjusted according to the principle of isoelectric precipitation. Three kinds of precipitates of keratin polypeptide were collected at pH of 3.5, 5.5 and 7.5 respectively. The keratin solution were freeze dried and denoted as FKP1, FKP2, FKP3 respectively. All keratin particles possessed smooth, uniform and round surface by scanning electron microscope (SEM). FKP1, FKP2 and FKP3 had higher glass transition temperature examined by thermogravimetry (TG). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) revealed that the extracted keratin retained the most of protein backbone, with the breakage of disulfide cross-links and hydrogen bonds.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Indexed by Scopus
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering
Institute of Postgraduate Studies
Depositing User: Mrs. Neng Sury Sulaiman
Date Deposited: 24 Aug 2017 01:24
Last Modified: 28 Aug 2019 07:24
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17745
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