TY - JOUR
T1 - Microbial enzymes
T2 - industrial progress in 21st century
AU - Singh, Rajendra
AU - Kumar, Manoj
AU - Mittal, Anshumali
AU - Mehta, Praveen Kumar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, The Author(s).
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Abstract: Biocatalytic potential of microorganisms have been employed for centuries to produce bread, wine, vinegar and other common products without understanding the biochemical basis of their ingredients. Microbial enzymes have gained interest for their widespread uses in industries and medicine owing to their stability, catalytic activity, and ease of production and optimization than plant and animal enzymes. The use of enzymes in various industries (e.g., food, agriculture, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals) is increasing rapidly due to reduced processing time, low energy input, cost effectiveness, nontoxic and eco-friendly characteristics. Microbial enzymes are capable of degrading toxic chemical compounds of industrial and domestic wastes (phenolic compounds, nitriles, amines etc.) either via degradation or conversion. Here in this review, we highlight and discuss current technical and scientific involvement of microorganisms in enzyme production and their present status in worldwide enzyme market. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
AB - Abstract: Biocatalytic potential of microorganisms have been employed for centuries to produce bread, wine, vinegar and other common products without understanding the biochemical basis of their ingredients. Microbial enzymes have gained interest for their widespread uses in industries and medicine owing to their stability, catalytic activity, and ease of production and optimization than plant and animal enzymes. The use of enzymes in various industries (e.g., food, agriculture, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals) is increasing rapidly due to reduced processing time, low energy input, cost effectiveness, nontoxic and eco-friendly characteristics. Microbial enzymes are capable of degrading toxic chemical compounds of industrial and domestic wastes (phenolic compounds, nitriles, amines etc.) either via degradation or conversion. Here in this review, we highlight and discuss current technical and scientific involvement of microorganisms in enzyme production and their present status in worldwide enzyme market. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
KW - Application
KW - Bioconversion
KW - Enzymes
KW - Industry
KW - Microorganisms
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85006197272&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s13205-016-0485-8
DO - 10.1007/s13205-016-0485-8
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85006197272
SN - 2190-572X
VL - 6
JO - 3 Biotech
JF - 3 Biotech
IS - 2
M1 - 174
ER -
