the aim of this study was production and partial purification of α-amylase enzyme by bacillus licheniformis. b. licheniformis was allowed to grow in broth culture for purpose of inducing α-amylase enzyme. optimal conditions for amylase production by b. licheniformis are incubation period of 120 h, temperature of 37 °c and ph 7.0. the α-amylase enzyme was purified by ion exchange chromatography ...