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3 BIOTECH
Volume 11, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-02928-z
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Purification; Protease engineering; Therapeutic; Nematicidal; Biofilm; Prion protein
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Proteases play significant roles in various industries, and can be redesigned or artificially synthesized from microbial sources for wide applications in industrial processes. These enzymes offer a sustainable and environmentally friendly option, with economic and commercial value in different sectors.
Proteases are ubiquitous enzymes, having significant physiological roles in both synthesis and degradation. The use of microbial proteases in food fermentation is an age-old process, which is today being successfully employed in other industries with the advent of 'omics' era and innovations in genetic and protein engineering approaches. Proteases have found application in industries besides food, like leather, textiles, detergent, waste management, agriculture, animal husbandry, cosmetics, and pharmaceutics. With the rising demands and applications, researchers are exploring various approaches to discover, redesign, or artificially synthesize enzymes with better applicability in the industrial processes. These enzymes offer a sustainable and environmentally safer option, besides possessing economic and commercial value. Various bacterial and fungal proteases are already holding a commercially pivotal role in the industry. The current review summarizes the characteristics and types of proteases, microbial source, their current and prospective applications in various industries, and future challenges. Promoting these biocatalysts will prove significant in betterment of the modern world.
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