African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Review

Amylases and their applications

Prasanna V. Aiyer
S.P.T. Arts & Science College, Godhra, 389 001, Gujarat, India.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 14 September 2005
  •  Published: 30 December 2005

Abstract

Amylases are widely distributed and are one of the most studied enzymes. These enzymes have wide scale application ranging from textile to effluent treatment.

 

Key words: Amylases, starch degrading enzymes, applications.