ABSTRACT

Enzyme production is a major field of contemporary biotechnology. Annual world sales of enzymes in 1998 were close to 1.3 billion US dollars with a predicted sales value of 2.2 billion for 2009, mainly as commodity enzymes, such as, “alkaline proteases (detergents), amylases/cellulases (textiles), amylases/glucoamylases/isomerases (starch) and rennet (dairy)” and also, for a variety of food processing purposes (see T. Godfrey, 2002, ET Consulting, U.K. https://www.biocatalysts.com/frames/Biocatalysts_01.html).