Krakow College of Health Promotion, Poland.
Adv Carbohydr Chem Biochem. 2012;68:59-436. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-396523-3.00001-4.
This article surveys methods for the enzymatic conversion of starch, involving hydrolases and nonhydrolyzing enzymes, as well as the role of microorganisms producing such enzymes. The sources of the most common enzymes are listed. These starch conversions are also presented in relation to their applications in the food, pharmaceutical, pulp, textile, and other branches of industry. Some sections are devoted to the fermentation of starch to ethanol and other products, and to the production of cyclodextrins, along with the properties of these products. Light is also shed on the enzymes involved in the digestion of starch in human and animal organisms. Enzymatic processes acting on starch are useful in structural studies of the substrates and in understanding the characteristics of digesting enzymes. One section presents the application of enzymes to these problems. The information that is included covers the period from the early 19th century up to 2009.
本文综述了淀粉的酶法转化方法，包括水解酶和非水解酶，以及产生这些酶的微生物的作用。列出了最常见酶的来源。还介绍了这些淀粉转化与它们在食品、制药、纸浆、纺织和其他工业领域的应用之间的关系。有些部分专门讨论了淀粉发酵生产乙醇和其他产品，以及环糊精的生产，以及这些产品的性质。还介绍了参与人和动物组织中淀粉消化的酶。作用于淀粉的酶在底物的结构研究和消化酶特性的理解方面具有重要意义。有一节介绍了这些问题中酶的应用。所包含的信息涵盖了从 19 世纪初到 2009 年的时期。
