Microbial Enzymes: Tools for Biotechnological Processes
Microbial enzymes are of great importance in the development of industrial bioprocesses. Current applications are focused on many different markets including pulp and paper, leather, detergents and textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemical, food and beverages, biofuels, animal feed and personal care, amon...
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| description | Microbial enzymes are of great importance in the development of industrial bioprocesses. Current applications are focused on many different markets including pulp and paper, leather, detergents and textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemical, food and beverages, biofuels, animal feed and personal care, among others. Today there is a need for new, improved or/and more versatile enzymes in order to develop more novel, sustainable and economically competitive production processes. Microbial diversity and modern molecular techniques, such as metagenomics and genomics, are being used to discover new microbial enzymes whose catalytic properties can be improved/modified by different strategies based on rational, semi-rational and random directed evolution. Most industrial enzymes are recombinant forms produced in bacteria and fungi. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6cc47b2a7b6f4d02a24f6fc4a71879c42022-12-21T20:04:04ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2014-01-014111713910.3390/biom4010117biom4010117Microbial Enzymes: Tools for Biotechnological ProcessesJose L. Adrio0Arnold L. Demain1Neol Biosolutions SA, BIC Granada, Granada 18016, SpainResearch Institute for Scientists Emeriti (R.I.S.E.), Drew University, Madison, NJ 07940, USAMicrobial enzymes are of great importance in the development of industrial bioprocesses. Current applications are focused on many different markets including pulp and paper, leather, detergents and textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemical, food and beverages, biofuels, animal feed and personal care, among others. Today there is a need for new, improved or/and more versatile enzymes in order to develop more novel, sustainable and economically competitive production processes. Microbial diversity and modern molecular techniques, such as metagenomics and genomics, are being used to discover new microbial enzymes whose catalytic properties can be improved/modified by different strategies based on rational, semi-rational and random directed evolution. Most industrial enzymes are recombinant forms produced in bacteria and fungi.http://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/4/1/117biocatalysisindustrial enzymesmicrobial hostsprotein engineering |
| spellingShingle | Jose L. Adrio Arnold L. Demain Microbial Enzymes: Tools for Biotechnological Processes Biomolecules biocatalysis industrial enzymes microbial hosts protein engineering |
| title | Microbial Enzymes: Tools for Biotechnological Processes |
| title_full | Microbial Enzymes: Tools for Biotechnological Processes |
| title_fullStr | Microbial Enzymes: Tools for Biotechnological Processes |
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| title_short | Microbial Enzymes: Tools for Biotechnological Processes |
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| topic | biocatalysis industrial enzymes microbial hosts protein engineering |
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