Industrial Enzymes: Structure, Function and Applications addresses the most important types of industrial enzymes, covering in a balanced manner three interrelated aspects of paramount importance for enzyme performance:

• three-dimensional protein structure
• physicochemical and catalytic properties
• the range of both classical and novel applications

Contents

Carbohydrate Active Enzymes

1. Amylolytic enzymes: types, structures and specificities
2. The use of starch processing enzymes in the food industry
3. Cellulases for biomass conversion
4. Cellulases in the textile industry.
5. Xylanases: molecular properties and applications
6. Microbial xylanolytic carbohydrate esterases
7. Structural and biochemical properties of pectinases
8. a-L-Rhamnosidases: old and new insights
9. Application of glycosidases and transglycosidases in the synthesis of oligosaccharides

Peptidases

10. An introduction to peptidases and the MEROPS database
11. Cysteine proteases
12. Subtilisin
13. Aspartic proteases used in cheese making
14. Metalloproteases
15. Aminopeptidases

Lipases

16. Lipases: molecular structure and function
17. Use of lipases in the industrial production of esters
18. Use of lipases in organic synthesis
19. Use of lipases for the production of biodiesel
20. Use of lipases in the synthesis of structured lipids in supercritical carbon dioxide

Nucleic Acids Enzymes

21. Restriction and homing endonucleases
22. DNA polymerases for PCR applications
23. Prokaryotic reverse transcriptases
24. Dicer: structure, function and role in RNA-dependent gene-silencing pathways

Oxidoreductases and Other Enzymes of Diverse Function

25. Hydrogen peroxide producing and decomposing enzymes: their use in biosensors and other applications
26. Laccases: biological functions, molecular structure and industrial applications
27. High redox potential peroxidases
28. Amino acid dehydrogenases
29. Phytase: source, structure and application
30. Nitrile hydrolases
31. Aspartases: molecular structure, biochemical function and biotechnological applications
32. Transglutaminases
33. Penicillin acylases
34. Hydantoinases

Index

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