Overview of Microbial Therapeutic Enzymes

The enzyme technology is applied to pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing and is a growing field. Therapeutic enzymes have been in use for around at least 40 years. For example, a therapeutic enzyme was described as a part of replacement therapies for genetic deficiencies in 1960s by de Duve (Vellard, 2013). Attempts are made to capitalize on the advantages of enzymes as drugs at every pharmaceutical research center in the world (Gonzalez and Isaacs, 1999). Regular consumption of enzymes and enzyme-rich foods contributes to vibrant health, prevention of disease, and antiageing process. Each cell in our body needs enzymes for its biochemical functions, and a deficiency of these enzymes will accelerate the aging process. Some of the important functions of enzymes are regulation of the growth of the body from a single cell to a mature organism, conversion of food to energy to fulfill the body s needs, and break down or buildup of certain substances within the cell (Kaur and Sekhon, 2012). ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 4 (2015) pp. 17-26 http://www.ijcmas.com