Abstract

MICROBIAL PROTEASES: A REVIEW

Nitu Trehan*

Abstract

This review provides an updated overview on the classification and important applications of the proteases more particularly microbial proteases. In recent years there has been an increase in demand of microbial proteases as industrial catalysts. Proteases of commercial importance are produced from microbial, animal and plant sources. Microbes are a preferred source of these enzymes because of their rapid growth, limited space required for their cultivation and the ease with which they can be genetically manipulated to generate new enzymes with altered properties that are desirable for various applications. The production of enzyme is central to modern biotechnology industry. Proteases constitute one of the most important group of industrial enzymes being extensively used in the food, pharmaceutical, protein hydrolysis, detergent, cheese-making, brewing, photographic, baking, meat, leather industries, inclusions in animal and human food as digestive aids, etc.

Keywords: This review provides classification and important etc.