Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

Separation of Natural Keratin Protein from The Chicken Feather Waste

N. B. Dhayanithi, S. Meenakshi Sundaram

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Protein is an important nutrient needed by our body to maintain body structures and is an important ingredient for cosmetic products. Chicken feathers have high level of keratin protein content and can become a suitable protein source. So, the present research has conducted to extract keratin protein from chicken feathers. The chicken feathers were reduced using sodium sulfide solution and later on separating the protein from chemicals. The percentage of keratin protein is evaluated by use of biuret test and FTIR analysis. The analysis by FTIR confirmed the presence of carboxyl acid and amino groups in the protein solution. The biuret test helps in determining the concentration of protein obtained from different methods. Thus these two tests confirm the presence of protein in the solution. From this research, it is concluded that keratin protein can be extracted from chicken feathers.

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N. B. Dhayanithi, S. Meenakshi sundaram Separation of Natural Keratin Protein from The Chicken Feather Waste International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 7 July 2014

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