“…In several studies, partial hydrolysis of proteins has been found to be beneficial for formulating wood adhesives as hydrolysis promotes unfolding of protein molecules thereby exposing reactive functional groups and making them available to interact with the functional groups of the substrate [ 18 ]. A review of the available literature indicates that enzymatic treatment [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ], acid or alkaline hydrolysis [ 21 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ], and thermal hydrolysis using subcritical water [ 21 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 ] are commonly used methods for preparation of protein hydrolyzates from proteinaceous waste. Bacterial treatment using keratinolytic microorganisms has also been reported to be effective for hydrolysis of keratin protein [ 51 , 52 ].…”