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Enzymes are biocatalysts of a specific biochemical
reaction and are highly specific in their action on substrates.
Certain enzymes are of special interest and are utilized as organic
catalysts in numerous processes on an industrial scale due to their
environmental friendly nature, high specificity, wide diversity of
reactions etc. Microbial enzymes are known to be superior
enzymes obtained from different microorganisms and they can be
manipulated genetically to obtain desired characteristics of a
biocatalyzer. Additionally, the substrates used in the cultural
medium are sustainable and industrial residuals can be used to
produce value-added products. Various molecular techniques
have also been applied to improve the quality and performance of
microbial enzymes for their wider applications in many
industries such as food, textile, leather, pharmaceutical,
cosmetics, fine chemicals, energy, biomaterials, paper etc.
The enzymes also have good capability of remediation of
many compounds that are unfriendly to the present
environmental condition. A large number of enzymes from
bacteria, fungi, and plants have been reported to be involved in
the biodegradation of toxic organic pollutants. Research
pertaining to this topic would contribute towards developing
advanced bioprocess technology to reduce the toxicity of the
pollutants.
In this issue, a review article on microbial enzyme
technology for pollution abatement in leather industry, reports on
the formulation of ultra-stable enzyme, malaria-blocking
mosquitoes and other information are included.
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