Industrial Enzymes and Their Applications

A comprehensive, accessible, up-to-date catalog of enzymes andtheir uses in modern manufacturing.

Enzymes have long been used by industrial product makers as majorcatalysts to transform raw materials into end products. Nowavailable in English for the first time, Industrial Enzymes andTheir Applications is the only authoritative catalog of enzymeswith in-depth coverage of their varied uses, the classes in whichthey are grouped, and which chemical reagents they have replaced oncurrent mass production lines.

The first section surveys general enzyme characteristics anddiscusses their microbiological origin, including pH andtemperature dependence of the activity and stability of eachenzyme. The next section then examines the most importantindustrial enzymes in use today--includingcarbohydrate-hydrolyz-ing enzymes, proteases, estercleavage-fat-hydrolyzing enzymes, and immobilized enzymes. The lastsection is devoted to specific applications of technical enzymes insuch areas as food processing, beverage production, animalnutrition, leather, and textiles.

Industrial Enzymes and Their Applications offers instant access toa wealth of key enzyme data--an invaluable, wide-ranging resourcefor industrial chemists, biochemists, biochemical engineers, andstudents.* Ein ma?gebender Katalog technischer Enzyme, ihrer Charakteristika und industriellen Verwendung.

* Durch die leicht verstandliche Einfuhrung zu jedem Kapitel sowie die Beschreibung der technischen Enzyme ist dieses Werk auch fur Neulinge auf diesem Gebiet mit fehlendem wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund bestens geeignet.

* Enthalten sind Informationen uber konkurrierende Enzymprodukte, so da? der Leser aufgrund dieses Wissens Enzyme fur bestimmte Zwecke auswahlen kann.

* Sehr praxisorientiert, mit mehr als 100 Abbildungen, die genau zeigen, wie Enzymcharakteristika entwickelt werden. In jedem Kapitel finden sich zum besseren Verstandnis der technischen Seite Flie?diagramme.

* Spezielle Kapitel fur die Leder, Back-, Saft- und Weinindustrie (Die wichtigsten Verbraucher industrieller Enzyme); einschlie?lich einem geschichtlichen Abri? uber die Verwendung von Enzymen in der Industrie

* Au?erdem enthalten: Gesetzesvorschriften zum Einsatz industrieller Enzyme. (01/98) General Characteristics of Technical Enzymes.

Description of Enzymes.

Carrier-Bound Enzymes: Methods of Immobilization.

Application of Technical Enzyme Preparations.

Legal Considerations.

Economic Considerations for the Use of Technical Enzymes.

The Market for Technical Enzyme Preparations.

Appendices.

Index. DR. HELMUT UHLIG is the former director of research and developmentin the enzyme department at Röhm GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany.Since 1988, he has been a private biotechnology consultant. He isthe author of more than 28 publications about industrial enzymes. A comprehensive, accessible, up-to-date catalog of enzymes and their uses in modern manufacturing.

Enzymes have long been used by industrial product makers as major catalysts to transform raw materials into end products. Now available in English for the first time, Industrial Enzymes and Their Applications is the only authoritative catalog of enzymes with in-depth coverage of their varied uses, the classes in which they are grouped, and which chemical reagents they have replaced on current mass production lines.

The first section surveys general enzyme characteristics and discusses their microbiological origin, including pH and temperature dependence of the activity and stability of each enzyme. The next section then examines the most important industrial enzymes in use today—including carbohydrate-hydrolyz-ing enzymes, proteases, ester cleavage-fat-hydrolyzing enzymes, and immobilized enzymes. The last section is devoted to specific applications of technical enzymes in such areas as food processing, beverage production, animal nutrition, leather, and textiles.

Industrial Enzymes and Their Applications offers instant access to a wealth of key enzyme data—an invaluable, wide-ranging resource for industrial chemists, biochemists, biochemical engineers, and students.