Microbial Fermentation and Enzyme Technology

✍ Scribed by Hrudayanath Thatoi (Editor); Pradeep K. Das Mohapatra (Editor); Sonali Mohapatra (Editor); Keshab C. Mondal (Editor)

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2020
• Leaves: 362
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The discovery of enzymes as biocatalysts has led to various biotechnological developments. The capability of enzymes to catalyse various chemical reactions both in vivo and in vitro has led them to applications in various industries, such as food, feed, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, detergent, textile, paper, leather, and fine chemical industries. Microbial Fermentation and Enzyme Technology mainly focuses on production and application of enzymes in various industries. Further, it also discusses recent developments in enzyme engineering particularly those involved in creating and improving product formations through enzyme and fermentation technology.

Salient features:

Includes current research and developments in the area of microbial aspects in different fields like food, chemicals, pharmaceutical, bioprocess, etc.

Discusses various enzymes that are used in refinement of environmental pollutions and its application in different industrial sectors

Focuses on production and application of enzymes in various industries

Highlights recent developments in enzyme engineering with respect to its application in textile, pharmaceutical, nanobiotechnology, bioremediation and many other related fields.

✦ Table of Contents

1. Introduction of Fermentation and Enzyme Science

[Monika Choudhary, Sunanda Joshi and Nidhi Srivastava]

2. α-Amylases: An Overview on Molecular Structure

and Biotechnological Perspectives

[Saptadip Samanta]

3. Study of α-Amylase Based on their Compositional Parameters of Its

Gene Along with Its Protein Structure

[Sunil Kanti Mondal, Satadruta Das and Madhab Kumar Sen]

4. Microbial Enzymes in Food Industry: Types and Applications

[G. Singhal, S.S. Bhagyawant and Nidhi Srivastava]

5. Fermented Foods for Health: Processes and Prospects

[Sudip Some and Amit Kumar Mandal]

6. Advances in Enzymatic Applications in Food Industry

[Kashif Ameer, Protiva Rani Das and Jong-Bang Eun]

7. Role of Enzymes in Development of Functional Foods

and Food Products

[Protiva Rani Das, Kashif Ameer and Jong-Bang Eun]

8. Application of Immobilized Cells and Enzymes in the Food Industry

[Judit Krisch, Erika Beáta Kerekes, Miklós Takó and Csaba Vágvölgyi]

9. Dextransucrase: A Microbial Enzyme with Wide Industrial

Applications

[Jagan Mohan Rao Tingirikari and Shadab Ahmed]

10. Trends in Biosensors and Role of Enzymes as Their Sensing Element

for Healthcare Applications

[Tathagata Adhikary, Amalesh Nanda, K. Thangapandi, Shantonu Roy

and Saikat Kumar Jana]

11. Application of Bile Salt Hydrolase Enzyme in Cholesterol Lowering

[Kriti Ghatani]

12. Fermentative and Enzyme-Assisted Production of Phenolic

Antioxidants from Plant Residues

[Miklós Takó, Carolina Zambrano, Alexandra Kotogán,

Erika Beáta Kerekes, Tamás Papp, Judit Krisch and Csaba Vágvölgyi]

13. Relevance of Microbial Enzymes in Textile Industries Emphasizing

Metabolic Engineering Panorama

[Dipankar Ghosh and Priyanka Talukdar]

14. Microbial Degradation of Organophosphate Pesticides: A Review

[Sangeeta Raut]

15. Microbial Production of Xylitol: A Cost-Effective Approach

[Yogita Lugani, Balwinder Singh Sooch, Vinita Dheeran

and Sachin Kumar]

16. Enzymes: Key Role in the Conversion of Waste to Bioethanol

[Abhijeet Thakur, Kedar Sharma, Kaustubh C. Khaire, Vijay S. Moholkar

and Arun Goyal]

17. Microbial Laccase: A Vanguard Biocatalyst and Its Potentiality

towards Industrial Applications

[Priyanka Ghosh and Uma Ghosh]

18. Biofuel Cellulases: Diversity, Distribution and Industrial Outlook

[Lavika Jain and Deepti Agrawal]

19. Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Engineered

Microorganisms and In Silico Approaches for Enhanced Enzyme

Production: A Review

[Manish Paul, Sonali Mohapatra and Hrudayanath Thatoi]

20. Agrowaste to Ethanol: Orchestrated by Enzymes from Microbes

[Modhurima Chakraborti and Krishnendu Acharya]