Aspects and recent trends in microbial α-amylase: a review

JS Paul, N Gupta, E Beliya, S Tiwari… - Applied Biochemistry and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract α-Amylases are the oldest and versatile starch hydrolysing enzymes which can
replace chemical hydrolysis of starch in industries. It cleaves the α-(1, 4)-D-glucosidic …

Design of novel enzyme biocatalysts for industrial bioprocess: Harnessing the power of protein engineering, high throughput screening and synthetic biology

A Madhavan, KB Arun, P Binod, R Sirohi… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biocatalysts have wider applications in various industries. Biocatalysts are generating
bigger attention among researchers due to their unique catalytic properties like activity …

Bacterial and archaeal α-amylases: diversity and amelioration of the desirable characteristics for industrial applications

D Mehta, T Satyanarayana - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Industrial enzyme market has been projected to reach US $6.2 billion by 2020. Major
reasons for continuous rise in the global sales of microbial enzymes are because of …

RETRACTED: Molecular improvements in microbial α-amylases for enhanced stability and catalytic efficiency

R Sindhu, P Binod, A Madhavan, US Beevi… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Amylases is one of the most important industrial enzyme which contributes to
25% of the industrial enzyme market. Though it is produced by plant, animals and microbial …

Amylases from thermophilic bacteria: structure and function relationship

BA Kikani, SP Singh - Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Amylases hydrolyze starch to diverse products including dextrins and progressively smaller
polymers of glucose units. Thermally stable amylases account for nearly 25% of the enzyme …

Native to designed: microbial α-amylases for industrial applications

SJ Lim, SN Oslan - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Background α-amylases catalyze the endo-hydrolysis of α-1, 4-D-glycosidic bonds in starch
into smaller moieties. While industrial processes are usually performed at harsh conditions …

In vitro engineering of microbial enzymes with multifarious applications: prospects and perspectives

S Joshi, T Satyanarayana - Bioresource technology, 2015 - Elsevier
The discovery of a novel enzyme from a microbial source takes anywhere between months
to years, and therefore, there has been an immense interest in modifying the existing …

α-Amylases

R Sindhu, P Binod, A Pandey - Current developments in biotechnology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Amylases are among the most important enzymes used in industrial markets. α-Amylases
find specific application in various industrial processes such as starch liquefaction, desizing …

Molecular strategies to enhance stability and catalysis of extremophile-derived α-amylase using computational biology

N Gupta, E Beliya, JS Paul, S Tiwari, S Kunjam… - Extremophiles, 2021 - Springer
Abstract α-Amylase is the most significant glycoside hydrolase having applications in
various industries. It cleaves the α, 1–4 glucosidic linkages of polysaccharides like starch …

Influence of methionine residue position on oxidative stability of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger

G Kovačević, R Ostafe, R Fischer… - Biochemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Glucose oxidase (GOx) is a promising candidate for construction of implantable miniature
biofuel cells and biosensors for continuous glucose monitoring. The main drawback that …