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Actinomycetes: A Repertory of Green Catalysts with a Potential Revenue Resource
Biocatalysis, one of the oldest technologies, is becoming a favorable alternative to chemical processes and a vital part of green technology. It is an important revenue generating industry due to a global market projected at $7 billion in 2013 with a growth of 6.7% for enzymes alone. Some microbes a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3652136/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23691495 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/264020 |
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author | Prakash, Divya Nawani, Neelu Prakash, Mansi Bodas, Manish Mandal, Abul Khetmalas, Madhukar Kapadnis, Balasaheb |
author_facet | Prakash, Divya Nawani, Neelu Prakash, Mansi Bodas, Manish Mandal, Abul Khetmalas, Madhukar Kapadnis, Balasaheb |
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description | Biocatalysis, one of the oldest technologies, is becoming a favorable alternative to chemical processes and a vital part of green technology. It is an important revenue generating industry due to a global market projected at $7 billion in 2013 with a growth of 6.7% for enzymes alone. Some microbes are important sources of enzymes and are preferred over sources of plant and animal origin. As a result, more than 50% of the industrial enzymes are obtained from bacteria. The constant search for novel enzymes with robust characteristics has led to improvisations in the industrial processes, which is the key for profit growth. Actinomycetes constitute a significant component of the microbial population in most soils and can produce extracellular enzymes which can decompose various materials. Their enzymes are more attractive than enzymes from other sources because of their high stability and unusual substrate specificity. Actinomycetes found in extreme habitats produce novel enzymes with huge commercial potential. This review attempts to highlight the global importance of enzymes and extends to signify actinomycetes as promising harbingers of green technology. |
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spelling | pubmed-36521362013-05-20 Actinomycetes: A Repertory of Green Catalysts with a Potential Revenue Resource Prakash, Divya Nawani, Neelu Prakash, Mansi Bodas, Manish Mandal, Abul Khetmalas, Madhukar Kapadnis, Balasaheb Biomed Res Int Review Article Biocatalysis, one of the oldest technologies, is becoming a favorable alternative to chemical processes and a vital part of green technology. It is an important revenue generating industry due to a global market projected at $7 billion in 2013 with a growth of 6.7% for enzymes alone. Some microbes are important sources of enzymes and are preferred over sources of plant and animal origin. As a result, more than 50% of the industrial enzymes are obtained from bacteria. The constant search for novel enzymes with robust characteristics has led to improvisations in the industrial processes, which is the key for profit growth. Actinomycetes constitute a significant component of the microbial population in most soils and can produce extracellular enzymes which can decompose various materials. Their enzymes are more attractive than enzymes from other sources because of their high stability and unusual substrate specificity. Actinomycetes found in extreme habitats produce novel enzymes with huge commercial potential. This review attempts to highlight the global importance of enzymes and extends to signify actinomycetes as promising harbingers of green technology. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-04-18 /pmc/articles/PMC3652136/ /pubmed/23691495 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/264020 Text en Copyright © 2013 Divya Prakash et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Prakash, Divya Nawani, Neelu Prakash, Mansi Bodas, Manish Mandal, Abul Khetmalas, Madhukar Kapadnis, Balasaheb Actinomycetes: A Repertory of Green Catalysts with a Potential Revenue Resource |
title | Actinomycetes: A Repertory of Green Catalysts with a Potential Revenue Resource |
title_full | Actinomycetes: A Repertory of Green Catalysts with a Potential Revenue Resource |
title_fullStr | Actinomycetes: A Repertory of Green Catalysts with a Potential Revenue Resource |
title_full_unstemmed | Actinomycetes: A Repertory of Green Catalysts with a Potential Revenue Resource |
title_short | Actinomycetes: A Repertory of Green Catalysts with a Potential Revenue Resource |
title_sort | actinomycetes: a repertory of green catalysts with a potential revenue resource |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3652136/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23691495 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/264020 |
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