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Table 6 Measure of keratinolytic activity at initial time and after 28 days for homemade enzymatic extract crude and concentrated and enzymatic extracts after exposure to ultrasonic reaction systems and microwave irradiation containing swine hair and chicken feathers

From: Reactional ultrasonic systems and microwave irradiation for pretreatment of agro-industrial waste to increase enzymatic activity

Crude

Enzyme extracts (homemade)

Swine hair

Chicken feathers

Assays

0° day

28° day

0° day

28° day

 

Enzymatic activity (U mL−1)

 

Enzymatic activity (U mL−1)

 

Ultrasonic Probe

 

172.0

137.0

172.0

133.0

Ultrasonic bath

 

153.0

124.0

153.0

115.5

Microwave

 

96.0

106.5

96.0

141.0

Crude extract

 

171.0

151.5

171.0

121.5

Concentrated

Enzyme extracts (homemade)

Swine hair

Chicken feathers

Assays

0° day

28° day

0° day

28° day

 

Enzymatic Activity (U mL−1)

 

Enzymatic Activity (U mL−1)

 

Ultrasonic probe

 

159.5

231.0

159.5

192.5

Ultrasonic bath

 

141.8

202.0

141.8

181.5

Microwave

 

149.0

229.5

149.0

191.5

Crude extract

 

103.8

103.8

Concentrated extract

 

159.3

159.3