Microbial Tyrosinases : Promising Enzymes for Pharmaceutical, Food Bioprocessing, and Environmental Industry
Joint Authors
Naaz, Ishrat
Zaidi, Kamal Uddin
Ali, Ayesha S.
Ali, Sharique A.
Source
Biochemistry Research International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Tyrosinase is a natural enzyme and is often purified to only a low degree and it is involved in a variety of functions which mainly catalyse the o-hydroxylation of monophenols into their corresponding o-diphenols and the oxidation of o-diphenols to o-quinones using molecular oxygen, which then polymerizes to form brown or black pigments.
The synthesis of o-diphenols is a potentially valuable catalytic ability and thus tyrosinase has attracted a lot of attention with respect to industrial applications.
In environmental technology it is used for the detoxification of phenol-containing wastewaters and contaminated soils, as biosensors for phenol monitoring, and for the production of L-DOPA in pharmaceutical industries, and is also used in cosmetic and food industries as important catalytic enzyme.
Melanin pigment synthesized by tyrosinase has found applications for protection against radiation cation exchangers, drug carriers, antioxidants, antiviral agents, or immunogen.
The recombinant V.
spinosum tryosinase protein can be used to produce tailor-made melanin and other polyphenolic materials using various phenols and catechols as starting materials.
This review compiles the recent data on biochemical and molecular properties of microbial tyrosinases, underlining their importance in the industrial use of these enzymes.
After that, their most promising applications in pharmaceutical, food processing, and environmental fields are presented.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zaidi, Kamal Uddin& Ali, Ayesha S.& Ali, Sharique A.& Naaz, Ishrat. 2014. Microbial Tyrosinases : Promising Enzymes for Pharmaceutical, Food Bioprocessing, and Environmental Industry. Biochemistry Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-16.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zaidi, Kamal Uddin…[et al.]. Microbial Tyrosinases : Promising Enzymes for Pharmaceutical, Food Bioprocessing, and Environmental Industry. Biochemistry Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-16.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zaidi, Kamal Uddin& Ali, Ayesha S.& Ali, Sharique A.& Naaz, Ishrat. Microbial Tyrosinases : Promising Enzymes for Pharmaceutical, Food Bioprocessing, and Environmental Industry. Biochemistry Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-16.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503638