Biochemical characterization of a partially purified protease from 7461 and its application as an environmentally friendly dehairing agent for leather industry.

Proteases can be used in several biotechnological processes including detergent, food and leather industries. In the leather industry, dehairing is carried out by chemicals, which pollute the environment. Therefore, to make the hair removal process environmentally friendly, a protease produced by has been purified, biochemically characterized and had an efficient ability to remove hair from bovine leather.