Agarase: Review of Major Sources, Categories, Purification Method, Enzyme Characteristics and Applications

Agarases are the enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of agar. They are classified into α-agarase (E.C. 3.2.1.158) and β-agarase (E.C. 3.2.1.81) according to the cleavage pattern. Several agarases have been isolated from different genera of bacteria found in seawater and marine sediments, as well as engineered microorganisms. Agarases have wide applications in food industry, cosmetics, and medical fields because they produce oligosaccharides with remarkable activities. They are also used as a tool enzyme for biological, physiological, and cytological studies. The paper reviews the category, source, purification method, major characteristics, and application fields of these native and gene cloned agarases in the past, present, and future.

• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Marine Drugs

• Publication date

  2010-01-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3390/md8010200PMID 20161978PMCID 2817930
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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