ISSN:
1433-4909
Keywords:
Key words Alkaliphile
;
Bacillus
;
Detergent enzyme
;
α-Amylase
;
Debranching enzyme
;
Protease
;
Cellulase
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The cleaning power of detergents seems to have peaked; all detergents contain similar ingredients and are based on similar detergency mechanisms. To improve detergency, modern types of heavy-duty powder detegents and automatic dishwasher detergents usually contain one or more enzymes, such as protease, amylase, cellulase, and lipase. Alkaliphilic Bacillus strains are often good sources of alkaline extracellular enzymes, the properties of which fulfil the essential requirements for enzymes to be used in detergents. We have isolated numbers of alkaliphilic Bacillus that produce such alkaline detergent enzymes, including cellulase (CMCase), protease, α-amylase, and debranching enzymes, and have succeeded in large-scale industrial production of some of these enzymes. Here, we describe the enzymatic properties, genetics, and structures of the detergent enzymes that we have developed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s007920050059
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