BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 1b

Extraction, purification and biofilm production of keratin from waste pigeon feathers

  • Author:
  • Suchitra Hotgikar, Minal Trivedi, Komal Thakare
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 149 to 151

Department of Biotechnology, B.K Birla college of Arts, Science And Commerce, Kalyan-421301, Dist. Thane, MS

Online published on 22 May, 2020.

Abstract

During present investigation the feathers of pigeons were dissolved in sulfide solution, precipitated in ammonium sulphate and purified in sodium hydroxide. Different concentrations of starch and keratin obtained from feathers were used for the production of biofilm.

Keywords

Pigeon, feather, keratin, biofilm