A Broader View: Microbial Enzymes and Their Relevance in Industries, Medicine, and Beyond

@article{Gurung2013ABV,
  title={A Broader View: Microbial Enzymes and Their Relevance in Industries, Medicine, and Beyond},
  author={Neelam Gurung and Sumanta Ray and Sutapa Bose and Vivek Rai},
  journal={BioMed Research International},
  year={2013},
  volume={2013}
}
Enzymes are the large biomolecules that are required for the numerous chemical interconversions that sustain life. They accelerate all the metabolic processes in the body and carry out a specific task. Enzymes are highly efficient, which can increase reaction rates by 100 million to 10 billion times faster than any normal chemical reaction. Due to development in recombinant technology and protein engineering, enzymes have evolved as an important molecule that has been widely used in different… 
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