title: Bromelain: an overview of industrial application and purification strategies.
abstract: This review highlights the use of bromelain in various applications with up-to-date literature on the purification of bromelain from pineapple fruit and waste such as peel, core, crown, and leaves. Bromelain, a cysteine protease, has been exploited commercially in many applications in the food, beverage, tenderization, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and textile industries. Researchers worldwide have been directing their interest to purification strategies by applying conventional and modern approaches, such as manipulating the pH, affinity, hydrophobicity, and temperature conditions in accord with the unique properties of bromelain. The amount of downstream processing will depend on its intended application in industries. The breakthrough of recombinant DNA technology has facilitated the large-scale production and purification of recombinant bromelain for novel applications in the future.
authors: Bioprocess and Molecular Engineering Research Unit, Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Zatul Iffah Mohd
authors: ZI
authors: Arshad
authors: Azura
authors: A
authors: Amid
authors: Faridah
authors: F
authors: Yusof
authors: Irwandi
authors: I
authors: Jaswir
authors: Kausar
authors: K
authors: Ahmad
authors: Show Pau
authors: SP
authors: Loke
mesh_terms: D031230:Ananas / Q000201:enzymology*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D001963:Bromelains / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001963:Bromelains