title: Enzymes- An Existing and Promising Tool of Food Processing Industry.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The enzyme catalyzed process technology has enormous potential in the food sectors as indicated by the recent patents studies. It is very well realized that the adaptation of the enzyme catalyzed process depends on the availability of enzyme in affordable prices.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Enzymes may be used in different food sectors like dairy, fruits & vegetable processing, meat tenderization, fish processing, brewery and wine making, starch processing and many other. Commercially only a small number of enzymes are used because of several factors including instability of enzymes during processing and high cost.
  
  
  METHODS
  More and more enzymes for food technology are now derived from specially selected or genetically modified microorganisms grown in industrial scale fermenters. Enzymes with microbial source have commercial advantages of using microbial fermentation rather than animal and plant extraction to produce food enzymes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  At present only a relatively small number of enzymes are used commercially in food processing. But the number is increasing day by day and field of application will be expanded more and more in near future. The purpose of this review is to describe the practical applications of enzymes in the field of food processing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Technology & Biochemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 700032. India.
authors.forename: Lalitagauri
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pramanik
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bera
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004798:Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation / Q000502:physiology; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods*; D005524:Food Technology / Q000379:methods*; D005525:Food-Processing Industry / Q000379:methods*; D010330:Patents as Topic
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes