ABSTRACT
Abstract ..................................................................................................................913 54.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................914 54.2 Structure of
α
-Amylases..............................................................................915 54.3
α
-Amylase Specificity .................................................................................916 54.4 Alcoholysis: Synthesis of Tensoactive Compounds from Starch ...............917 54.5 Combining Transferase and Hydrolytic Activities ......................................918 54.6 Improving the Transferase Properties of
α
-Amylase..................................921 54.7 Use of Amylases in the Corn Tortilla Industry ...........................................923 54.8 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................924 References..............................................................................................................924
This chapter presents a description of some properties of the