Chettri Dixita, Verma Ashwani Kumar, Selvaraj Manickam, Verma Anil Kumar
Department of Microbiology, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, 737102, India.
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India.
Mol Biotechnol. 2025 Apr 9. doi: 10.1007/s12033-025-01422-8.
Enzymes are essential biological macromolecules with various biological and industrial applications. As modern applications of enzymes as biocatalysts are increasingly explored, the demand for enzymes with improved catalytic properties is also increasing exponentially. Since most commercially available enzymes have a problem with long-term stability and activity under various industrial conditions, the exploration of different environments using omics technology and biotransformation of these proteins to improve stability is being recognized. Direct evolution, structure-based rational design, or de novo synthesis methods are used for enzyme engineering and developing novel enzymes with unique catalytic activity and high stability. The review provides an overview of the different classes of industrially important enzymes, their sources, and the various enzyme engineering methods used to increase their efficiency. The importance of enzyme engineering concerning the development of other techniques in the field of molecular biology is also examined.
酶是必不可少的生物大分子,具有多种生物学和工业应用。随着酶作为生物催化剂的现代应用不断得到探索,对具有改进催化特性的酶的需求也在呈指数级增长。由于大多数市售酶在各种工业条件下存在长期稳定性和活性方面的问题,利用组学技术探索不同环境以及对这些蛋白质进行生物转化以提高稳定性正受到认可。直接进化、基于结构的合理设计或从头合成方法被用于酶工程,并开发具有独特催化活性和高稳定性的新型酶。本综述概述了不同类别的工业重要酶、它们的来源以及用于提高其效率的各种酶工程方法。还探讨了酶工程在分子生物学领域其他技术发展方面的重要性。