Enzymes as diagnostic tools
Enzymes as diagnostic tools
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DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4615-2147-1_10
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1995
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P. Patel
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P. Patel
As shown throughout this book, enzymes, as functional ingredients either in partially purified form or as components of whole systems, have been used over the years in many areas of food processing such as yoghurt preparation, beer fermentation and pickling purposes. The full potential of these remarkable reagents has not yet been realised and, even at present, new uses are found for the existing enzymes and other enzymes from a variety of matrices are constantly being discovered. A significant proportion of enzymes are used both commercially and in small-scale research and development purposes for a wide range of applications, including stereospecific bioconversions, upgrading raw materials and treatment of waste products into more beneficial end-products or environmentally safe substitutes. Indeed, it can be said that all biological processes, intracellular and extracellular, would be highly inefficient unless the processes were controlled and maintained by a vast array of enzymes working in harmony with other components of the overall system including endocrinological agents, receptors and ionic constituents.One new use for enzymes is the replacement of analyses previously based on chemical reagents. This has several advantages including no requirement for complex and expensive sample preparation protocols due to the specificity of enzymes and recycling of the enzyme following completion of the reaction. The subject of enzymology can be infinite and, within this chapter, it is impossible to cover all aspects of their analytical applications in detail. The reader is therefore directed to several excellent books and review articles written on the subject, including:(1) extraction of enzymes from microbial sources (Halpern, 1981);(2) ways and means of purifying enzymes (Halpern, 1981; Jakoby, 1984);(3) the importance of enzymatic analysis in medicine (Schmidt, 1974);(4) the importance of enzymatic analysis in foodstuffs (Fox, 1991; Powers, 1994);(5) the process of catalysis and enzyme kinetics (Bergmeyer, 1974; Page and Williams, 1987); and (6) applications of enzymes in food and beverage processes (Blenford, 1993; Szalkucki, 1993; Pitcher, 1980). The aim of this review is to consider briefly the kinetics of enzymes in relation to their use as analytical reagents, followed by a description