THE IBIOCAT’S BOOK CORNER – Enzymes in Industry

Enzymes in Industry: Production and Applications, 3rd Edition by Wolfgang Aehle (Editor)

September 2007, WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

Hardcover, 516 p.

 

Leading experts from all over the world present an overview of the use of enzymes in industry for:

• the production of bulk products, such as glucose, or fructose
• food processing and food analysis
• laundry and automatic dishwashing detergents
• the textile, pulp and paper and animal feed industries
• clinical diagnosis and therapy
• genetic engineering.

The book also covers identification methods of new enzymes and the optimization of known ones, as well as the regulatory aspects for their use in industrial applications.

Summary- Introduction: History, Nomenclature, Structure, Enzymes and Molecular Biology. CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF ENZYMES. Factors Governing Catalytic Activity. Enzyme Assays. Quality Evaluation of Enzyme Preparations. GENERAL PRODUCTION METHODS. Fermentation. Isolation and Purification. Immobilization. INDUSTRIAL USES OF ENZYMES. Survey of Industrial Enzymes. Enzymes in Starch Processing and Baking. Glucose Isomerization. Proteolytic Enzymes. Meat Processing. Dairy Products. Processing of Fruit, Vegetables, and Wine. Hydrolysis of Protein, Fat, and Cellulose, and Inversion of Sucrose. Amino Acids and Hydroxycarboxylic Acids. Enzymes in Organic Synthesis. ENZYMES IN ANALYSIS AND MEDICINE. Survey. Enzymes in Diagnosis. Enzymes for Food Analysis. Enzymes in Therapy. Enzymes in Genetic Engineering: Restriction Endonucleases and Methylases. DNA Polymerases. RNA Polymerases. DNA Nucleases. RNA Nucleases. Modifying Enzymes. ECONOMIC ASPECTS. SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS. References. Index.

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Laura Cipollina- IBIOCAT, Divisione Marketing e Commerciale