This book is a unique resource for state-of-the-art research findings on biotechnological innovations in the area of industrial and therapeutic enzymes, and special-function and extreme-nature enzymes such as ribozymes, therozymes, cold-adapted enzymes, etc, covering all aspects such as the producing micro-organisms, their mode of cultivation, downstream processing and applications. It provides a great deal of information on potential of enzymes for their commercial exploitation. This book gives up-to-date information on advances in enzyme research useful to both the expert and researchers entering the field as well. The vital information has been organized in an easy-to-use format that lets readers become familiar with highlights of the most relevant topics and includes photographs, figures, and tables.

Part- I: General and FundamentalsGeneral Introduction, Ashok Pandey and Sumitra RamachandranGeneral properties of enzymes, Sandra A Furlan and Hari K PantEnzyme kinetics and modelling of enzymatic systems, Emmanuel M Papamichael and Leonidas G TheodorouThermodynamics of enzyme catalysed reactions, Robert N Goldberg and Yadu B TewariRegeneration of cofactors for enzyme biocatalysis, Ryan D Woodyer, Tyler W Johannes and Huimin ZhaoBiocatalysis in organic media using enzymes,Adrie JJ StraathofBiotransformations with crude enzymes and whole cells, Pierre Fontanille, Jean-Bernard Gros and Christian LarrocheEnzymes as tools for the stereospecific formation of carbon-carbon bonds for the synthesis of monosaccharides and analogs, Jean Bolte, Virgil Hélaine, Laurence Hecquet and Marielle LemaireEnzymes engineered for new reactions - Novel catalysts for organic synthesis, Per BerglundPart- II: Industrial EnzymesAlpha amylase, T Satyanarayana, JL Uma Maheswar Rao and M EzhilvannanGlucoamylase, Carlos R Soccol, Pappy J Rojan, Anil K Patel, Adenise L Woiciechowski, Luciana PS Vandenberghe and Ashok PandeyGlucose isomerase, Vasanti Deshpande and Mala RaoCellulase, George Szakacs, Robert P Tengerdy and Viviana NagyPectinase, Ernesto Favela-Torres, Cristobal Aguilar, Juan C Contreras-Esqiver and Gustav Viniegra-GonzalezLipase, Ali Kademi, Danielle Leblanc and Alain HoudeProtease, Chandran Sandhya, Alagarsamy Sumantha and Ashok PandeyXylanase, P PremaInulinase, Chandran Sandhya and Ashok PandeyPhytase, Krishnan Roopesh, Sumitra Ramachandran, K Madhavan Nampoothiri, Carlos R Soccol and Ashok PandeyTannase, Jurgen van der Lagemaat and David Leo PylePeroxidases, Carlos G Dosoretz and Gary WardChitinase, Parameswran Binod, Chandran Sandhya, Ashok Pandey and Carlos R SoccolInvertases, Jorge Gracida Rodriguez, Ernesto Favela-Torres, Lilia A Prado-Barragan, Sergio Huerta-Ochoa and Gerardo Saucedo-CastanedaMannanases, Sergio Huerta-Ochoa, Lilia Arely Prado-Barragan, Jorge Gracida-Rodriguez, Ernest Favela-Torres and Carlos Regalado-GonzalezPart- III: Bioreactor, Down-stream Processing and ApplicationsBioreactor analysis and applications, Jean-Bernad Gros and Christian LarrocheIsolation and purification of enzymes, Rintu BanerjeeApplications of Industrial enzymes, Carlos R Soccol, Luciana PS Vandenberghe, Adenise L Woiciechowski and Sumathy BabithaImmobilisation of enzymes, Jens T Schumacher, Gaber A M Mersal and Ursula BeteliwskiProtein engineering of industrial enzymes, Juha Kammonen, Ossi Turunen and Matti LeisolaPart- IV: Specific Enzymes and Their ApplicationsThermozymes, Sudip K RakshitCold-adapted enzymes, Ricardo Cavicchioli and Khawar Sohail SiddiquiRibozymes, Jahar K Deb and Chilakamarthi UshasriHybrid enzymes, Licia M Pera, Mario D Baigori and Guillermo R CastroDiagnostic enzymes, Sudip K RakshitTherapeutic enzymes, K Madhavan Nampoothiri, Abdulhameed Sabu and Ashok PandeyInteins: Enzymes generating protein splicing, Isabelle SavesSubject Index