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A biotechnology perspective of fungal proteases
Souza, Paula Monteiro de; Bittencourt, Mona Lisa de Assis; Caprara, Carolina Canielles; Freitas, Marcela Medeiros de; Almeida, Renata Paula Coppini deProteases hydrolyze the peptide bonds of proteins into peptides and amino acids, being found in all living organisms, and are essential for cell growth and differentiation. Proteolytic enzymes have potential application in a wide number of industrial processes such as food, laundry detergent and pharmaceutical. Proteases from microbial sources have dominated applications in industrial sectors. Fungal proteases ...
α-Amylase inhibitors : a review of raw material and isolated compounds from pla...
Sales, Paloma Michelle de; Souza, Paula Monteiro de; Simeoni, Luiz Alberto; Batista, Pérola de Oliveira Magalhães Dias; Silveira, DâmarisABSTRACT; Inhibition of α-amylase, enzyme that plays a role in digestion of starch and glycogen, is considered a strategy for the treatment of disorders in carbohydrate uptake, such as diabetes and obesity, as well as, dental caries and periodontal diseases. Plants are an important source of chemical constituents with potential for inhibition of α-amylase and can be used as therapeutic or functional food source...
Methods of endotoxin removal from biological preparations : a review
Batista, Pérola de Oliveira Magalhães Dias; Lopes, André Moreni; Mazzola, Priscila Gava; Yagui, Carlota de Oliveira RangelABSTRACT; PURPOSE: Endotoxins, also called lipopolysaccharides (LPS), are major contaminants found in commercially available proteins or biologically active substances, which often complicate study of the biological effects of the main ingredient. The presence of small amounts of endotoxin in recombinant protein preparations can cause side effects in host organism such as endotoxin shock, tissue injury, and eve...
Application of microbial alpha-amylase in industry : a review
Souza, Paula Monteiro de; Batista, Pérola de Oliveira Magalhães DiasAmylases are one of the main enzymes used in industry. Such enzymes hydrolyze the starch molecules into polymers composed of glucose units. Amylases have potential application in a wide number of industrial processes such as food, fermentation and pharmaceutical industries. Amylases can be obtained from plants, animals and microorganisms. However, enzymes from fungal and bacterial sources have dominated applica...