Enzymes: The possibility of production and applications

• Main Author: Petronijević Živomir B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Association of Chemical Engineers of Serbia 2003-01-01
• Series: Hemijska Industrija
• Subjects: Enzymes; Yield; Optimisation; Recombinant DNA technology; Superproducers; Applications
• Online Access: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0367-598X/2003/0367-598X0310486P.pdf

Enzymes are biological catalysts with increasing application in the food pharmaceutical, cosmetic, textile and chemical industry. They are also important as reagents in chemical analysis, leather fabrications and as targets for the design of new drugs. Keeping in mind the growing need to replace classical chemical processes by alternative ones, because of ever growing environmental pollution, it is important that enzyme and other biotechnological processes are economical. Therefore, price decrease and stability and enzyme preparation efficiency increase are required more and more. This paper presents a short review of methods for yield increase and the improvement of the quality of enzyme products as commercial products, as well as a review of the possibilities of their application.