Beta-amylases from various fungal strains. A review.
An overview presentation is made on the current global status of fungal beta3-amylases, their characteristics and applications in various industries. Among the few available report on beta-amylase producing fungal strains, many showed a preference for a cultivation temperature of 28 degrees C, acidic pH and soluble starch as an inducer of enzyme synthesis. In some fungal strains, alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidases were found to be present as major contaminating enzymes. Although the existence of a few starch digesting and raw starch adsorbing fungal strains were reported, detailed study on molecular biology of corresponding fungal genes was not available.
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Rina Rani
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Department of Zoology, Barasat Government College, Barasat, North 24 pgns., West Bengal, India.
D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D001614:beta-Amylase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D001614:beta-Amylase