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Microbial enzymes in food applications: History of progress

Abstract:

Enzymes are very important for sustainability of life in all life forms. They act as catalysts in chemical reactions. Microbial enzymes are of great importance in the development of industrial bioprocesses as they play a crucial role as metabolic catalysts. Enzymes have been applied in food preservation for millennia, and today they are enabling various food industries to provide the quality and stability of their products, with increased production effi ciency. Microbial enzymes in food applications have not only diversifi ed the food industry but also produced economic assets. The increasing demand for sustainable food has given an increasing drive to the use of microbial enzymes, knowingly or unknowingly since ages. Microorganisms have always been the largest and useful sources of many enzymes (Demain, 2008).