| Protein name |
Alpha-amylase |
| Host compatibility |
Escherichia coli |
| Yield |
Not reported in g/L, 22 080 U/L (Zafar et al., 2019) **
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| Scale (in specific example) |
Pilot scale (Zafar et al., 2019)
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| Biggest scale product has been develloped in this organism |
Industrial (Advanced Enzymes Technologies) |
| Regulatory status in Europe |
Not allowed |
| Regulatory status in other parts of the world |
FDA GRAS approval in US. Not allowed in Canada
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| Companies producing this protein in this organism |
Advanced Enzymes Technologies
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| Extra/remark |
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| Publications/references |
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Zafar, A., Aftab, M. N., Iqbal, I., Din, Z. U., & Saleem, M. A. (2019). Pilot-scale production of a highly thermostable α-amylase enzyme fromThermotoga petrophilacloned intoE. coliand its application as a desizer in textile industry. RSC Advances, 9(2), 984–992. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ra06554c
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Fernandes, P. (2018). Enzymatic Processing in the Food Industry. In Elsevier eBooks. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-100596-5.22341-x
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Raveendran, S., Parameswaran, B., Ummalyma, S. B., Abraham, A., Mathew, A. K., Madhavan, A., Rebello, S., & Pandey, A. (2018). Applications of Microbial Enzymes in Food Industry. Food Technology and Biotechnology, 56(1). https://doi.org/10.17113/ftb.56.01.18.5491
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Meena, M., Zehra, A., Dubey, M. K., Aamir, M., & Upadhyay, R. S. (2018). Penicillium Enzymes for the Food Industries. In Elsevier eBooks (pp. 167–186). https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-63501-3.00009-0
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Ali, Z., Abdullah, M., Yasin, M. T., Amanat, K., Sultan, M., Rahim, A., & Sarwar, F. (2025). Recent Trends in Production and potential applications of microbial amylases: A comprehensive review. Protein Expression and Purification, 106640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pep.2024.106640
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Park, S. H., Na, Y., Kim, J., Kang, S. D., & Park, K. (2017). Properties and applications of starch modifying enzymes for use in the baking industry. Food Science and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-017-0261-5
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Lončar, N., Slavić, M. Š., Vujčić, Z., & Božić, N. (2015). Mixed-mode resins: taking shortcut in downstream processing of raw-starch digesting α-amylases. Scientific Reports, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep15772
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