α‐Amylases and approaches leading to their enhanced stability
- 8 June 1992
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 304 (1) , 1-3
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(92)80575-2
Abstract
The recent state of the knowledge of properties and structure of α-amylases is reviewed with the aim of elucidation the basis for their stabilization. Three principal ways for obtaining stable α-amylases (isolation of enzymes from extremophiles, production of extremophilic enzymes in mesophiles, and modification of mesophilic enzymes) are discussed separately. Detailed experimental examples are given for modification approaches.Keywords
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