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(57) [Summary] [Purpose] A fiber-modifying agent capable of improving the shrinkage resistance, gloss, texture, anti-pilling property, dyeability, water absorption / water retention, and antistatic properties of animal hair fibers. And a method for modifying the same. [Structure] A novel cuticle-degrading enzyme which is obtained from a microorganism belonging to the genus Bacillus and acts on the cuticle cell layer, which is the surface layer of animal hair fibers, but does not act on the inner cell layer, and its effect Fiber modification treatment agent as an ingredient. |