Abarna Ramananthatheerthan

Amylases are one of the most important enzymes in present-day biotechnology. Such enzymes hydrolyze starch molecules into polymers composed of glucose units. Amylases have potential applications in a wide number of industrial processes such as food, fermentation and pharmaceutical industries. It is produced mainly from microbial sources and is used in many industries. Industrial sectors with top-down and bottom-up approaches are currently focusing on improving microbial amylase production levels by implementing bioengineering technologies.