Marine Enzymes - Elucidation of their distinct properties and their exploitation for food preservation.

这项建议是向NSERC申请资金，以继续和扩大我们的研究计划，其总体目标是研究潜在用作食品加工和保存的生物技术工具的新型海洋酶。这是基于对用于食品和非食品用途的酶的需求，如食品质构改良、饮料生产、油脂提取、香料、减肥食品、药品、洗涤剂、纺织品、生物燃料等。全球酶市场正以每年约6%的速度增长，预计到2015年将产生约44亿美元的收入。在这一数量中，食品级酶预计约占(http://www.bccresearch.com/report/enzymes-industrial-applications-bio030f.html).的30%因此，酶工业正在积极寻找新的和动态的酶，以及具有成本效益的创新方法来生产它们。在这种情况下，海洋生态系统及其多样化和独特的栖息地，拥有无数脊椎动物、无脊椎动物和其他物种，是一个极好的独特的酶池，适合在广泛的条件下应用。

This proposal is a request to NSERC for funds to continue and extend our research program with its overall objective focused on investigating novel marine enzymes for potential uses as biotechnological tools for food processing and preservation. This is based on the need for enzymes for both food and non-food uses, such as food texture modification, production of beverages, oil extraction, flavors, dietetic foods, pharmaceuticals, detergents, textiles, biofuels, etc. The global market for enzymes is growing at a rate of about 6%/yr, and is predicted to generate about US$4.4bn by the year 2015. Of this amount, food grade enzymes are forecasted to constitute about 30% (http://www.bccresearch.com/report/enzymes-industrial-applications-bio030f.html). Thus, the enzyme industry is actively seeking novel and dynamic enzymes, and innovative methods to produce them cost-effectively. In this context, the marine ecosystem with its diverse and unique habitats that harbor a myriad of vertebrate, invertebrate and other species represents an excellent pool of unique enzymes that are suitable for applications under a wide range of conditions.