Microbial production and improvement of glucose isomerase

ISBN-13: 9783330015104 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 56 str.

Heba Mostafa

Opis

Enzymatic conversion of glucose to fructose by glucose isomerase (GI) received considerable attention due to the most successful application of this enzyme in high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) production. HFCS could be used as a replacer for sucrose in beverages, baking, canning and confectionary industries. Glucose isomerase is an intracellular enzyme that produced by various microorganisms. To improve any fermentation process economy, different protocols should be considered such as: optimization of growth condition, mutation, protoplast fusion and immobilization. This book provides information about the microbial sources of GI, the techniques used in production improvement. Also, it deals with the purification and immobilization of this enzyme to be applicable in HFCS production. This book could help the biotechnologist and scientists who are working in the enzymes and genetic engineering field. It could be beneficial for anyone work in food industries who considering the utilization of HFCS.

O autorze

Heba Mostafa, obtained M.Sc.and Ph.D. from Food Science Department, Fac. of Agric., Cairo University,Egypt. She has worked in this Dept. since 2003 as demonstrator then lecturer assistant and recently as lecturer. She has expertise in Food Microbiology, Enzymology and Biotechnology. Also, she has a teaching experience in many Food Sciences courses.