TITLE:
Microbial Enzymes and Their Applications in Food Industry: A Mini-Review
AUTHORS:
Michael O. Okpara
KEYWORDS:
Bacteria, Food Industry, Fungi, Microbes, Microbial Enzymes
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Enzyme Research,
Vol.10 No.1,
March
14,
2022
ABSTRACT: The use of enzymes is replacing chemicals in many
industrial production processes because of the eco-friendly nature of enzymes
which do not generate greenhouse gases and have reduced the demand for energy
in industries. To meet the ever-increasing demand for enzymes in many industries
and survive the harsh production conditions, microbial sources of enzyme
production are the most preferred source for industrial enzyme production
because the microbes are readily available, they grow at a very fast rate, and
they can be genetically manipulated to produce enzymes which can perform
optimally at different industrial production conditions. Microbial enzymes have
found so many applications in various industries (textiles, leather, paper and pulp, research and development, pharmaceutical,
agriculture, detergent, waste, biorefineries, photography and food industries),
thus making them very essential in several industrial production processes.
Here in this review, the application of some important microbial enzymes in
food industry and the microbial sources for the enzymes are discussed.