Main description:

Key Points:

1. Discusses the role of microbial enzymes in functional food and nutraceutical production

2. Covers a range of enzymes like proteases, pullulanases, lipases

3. Explores various microbial sourcess and processing techniques

4. Reviews application of enzymes in synthesis of chiral drug intermediates

5. Examines molecular techniques on improving microbial enzymes properties and ability

Contents:

Preface. About the Authors. List of Contributors. SECTION I Introduction and Perspective. Chapter 1 Microbial Enzymes for Production of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. SECTION II Sources of Microbial Enzymes for Nutraceutical Production. Chapter 2 Enzymes from Lactic Acid Bacteria for Nutraceuticals Production. Chapter 3 Fungal Enzymes for Applications in Functional Food Industry. Chapter 4 Enzymes from Bacillus spp. for Nutraceutical Production. SECTION III Specific Microbial Enzymes and Their Application in Functional Foods Production. Chapter 5 Microbial Production and Application of Pullulanases. Chapter 6 Microbial Proteases for Production of Bioactive Peptides. Chapter 7 Microbial Enzymes for the Production of Xylooligosaccharides. Chapter 8 Microbial Enzymes for Production of Fructooligosaccharides. Chapter 9 Enzymes for Lactose Hydrolysis and Transformation. Chapter 10 Microbial Enzymes for Reduction of Antinutritional Factors. Chapter 11 Microbial Enzymes for the Recovery of Nutraceuticals from Agri-Food Waste. SECTION IV Technologies for Improved Enzyme Systems for Nutraceutical Production. Chapter 12 Molecular Engineering of Microbial Food Enzymes. Chapter 13 Metagenomics for the Identification of Microbial Enzymes for Nutraceutical Production. Chapter 14 CRISPR Technology for Probiotics and Nutraceuticals Production. Index.