Title: Method for dehairing of hides by enzymes
Application Number: 95197015 Application Date: 1995.12.20
Publication Number: 1171135 Publication Date: 1998.01.21
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: C12S7/00;C14C1/06
Applicant(s) Name: Novo Nordisk A/S Address:
Inventor(s) Name: L. P. Andersen
Attorney & Agent: ZHANG MIN
Abstract:
    The invention relates to an environmentally friendly method for dehairing of hides or skins by means of enzymes comprising the following steps: 1) the hides or skins are soaked, 2) the soaked hides or skins are subjected to a main soak, and 3) the thus treated hides or skins are dehaired by addition of water, exposure to mechanical influence and subjection to at least one protease, characterized in that the hides or skins are subjected to at least one protein disulfide redox agent at least one time during step 1) to 3).
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