Industrial potential of microbial enzymes

Abstract

Enzymes, specifically those with microbial origin, are considered as the potential biocatalysts for many reactions and have extensive uses in industries. Microbes are alternative source of enzymes which can be grown in large quantities in a less time period by fermentation process and are more efficient as well as active. For the fulfillment of the recent necessities of different enzymes, industries are searching for new microbial strains. Lipases and other polymer-hydrolyzing enzymes such as cellulases, chitinases, and amylases are nowadays used for industrial applications. Some microbes are responsible for the production of thermostable enzymes such as Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, and Bacillus licheniformis reported to produce thermostable amylase. Members of the Bacillus sp., Streptomyces sp., Thermoascus aurantiacus, and Fusarium proliferatum have been responsible to produce xylanases. For chitinases Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus sp., and Streptomyces thermoviolaceus were known to be the chief sources. Amylases, proteases or lipases have great marketable potential in many textile industries.