title: alpha-Amylase: an ideal representative of thermostable enzymes.
abstract: The conditions prevailing in the industrial applications in which enzymes are used are rather extreme, especially with respect to temperature and pH. Therefore, there is a continuing demand to improve the stability of enzymes and to meet the requirements set by specific applications. In this respect, thermostable enzymes have been proposed to be industrially relevant. In this review, alpha-amylase, a well-established representative of thermostable enzymes, providing an attractive model for the investigation of the structural basis of thermostability of proteins, has been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, UP, India.
authors.forename: Om
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Nivedita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D013213:Starch; D000516:alpha-Amylases