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Enzyme technology: an overview
1Institute of Biotechnology, ETH-Hönggerberg, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland. vanbeilen@biotech.biol.ethz.ch
Current Opinion in Biotechnology
|September 27, 2002
Abstract:
Enzymes are being used in numerous new applications in the food, feed, agriculture, paper, leather, and textiles industries, resulting in significant cost reductions. At the same time, rapid technological developments are now stimulating the chemistry and pharma industries to embrace enzyme technology, a trend strengthened by concerns regarding health, energy, raw materials, and the environment.