Bromelain production: Current trends and perspective

Bromelain is a mixture of proteolytic enzymes derived from the stems and juice of pineapples. It has been extensively used in food industry; for meat tenderization, baking processes, and in prevention of browning of apple juice. Stem bromelain is a highly accepted phytotherapeutic agent. It has an...

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Main Authors: Bala, Muntari, Ismail, Nurul Azira, Mel, Maizirwan, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Salleh, Hamzah Mohd., Amid, Azura
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Language:English
Published: Museum Hist Naturelle 2012
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/28364/1/Bromelain_review.pdf
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author Bala, Muntari
Ismail, Nurul Azira
Mel, Maizirwan
Jami, Mohammed Saedi
Salleh, Hamzah Mohd.
Amid, Azura
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Ismail, Nurul Azira
Mel, Maizirwan
Jami, Mohammed Saedi
Salleh, Hamzah Mohd.
Amid, Azura
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description Bromelain is a mixture of proteolytic enzymes derived from the stems and juice of pineapples. It has been extensively used in food industry; for meat tenderization, baking processes, and in prevention of browning of apple juice. Stem bromelain is a highly accepted phytotherapeutic agent. It has anti-tumor and antiinflammatory effects, use in wound healing, as digestive aids, etc. This review aims at presenting a detailed account on the level of achievement on bromelain production from the conventional methods. Specifically, the isolation, purification and the biochemical properties of bromelain are discussed. The study also focused on the current trends and the progress made in the production of recombinant stem bromelain in Escherichia coli. This involved cloning of stem bromelain gene and its expression, optimization of labscale fermentation conditions for E. coli harboring recombinant bromelain as well as the enzyme thermal and storage stability measured using differential scanning calorimetry. It is hoped that this review would provide relevant information to contemporary researchers who are active in the field of bromelain and other related proteases.
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spelling iium-283642021-07-14T09:26:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28364/ Bromelain production: Current trends and perspective Bala, Muntari Ismail, Nurul Azira Mel, Maizirwan Jami, Mohammed Saedi Salleh, Hamzah Mohd. Amid, Azura Q Science (General) T Technology (General) Bromelain is a mixture of proteolytic enzymes derived from the stems and juice of pineapples. It has been extensively used in food industry; for meat tenderization, baking processes, and in prevention of browning of apple juice. Stem bromelain is a highly accepted phytotherapeutic agent. It has anti-tumor and antiinflammatory effects, use in wound healing, as digestive aids, etc. This review aims at presenting a detailed account on the level of achievement on bromelain production from the conventional methods. Specifically, the isolation, purification and the biochemical properties of bromelain are discussed. The study also focused on the current trends and the progress made in the production of recombinant stem bromelain in Escherichia coli. This involved cloning of stem bromelain gene and its expression, optimization of labscale fermentation conditions for E. coli harboring recombinant bromelain as well as the enzyme thermal and storage stability measured using differential scanning calorimetry. It is hoped that this review would provide relevant information to contemporary researchers who are active in the field of bromelain and other related proteases. Museum Hist Naturelle 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28364/1/Bromelain_review.pdf Bala, Muntari and Ismail, Nurul Azira and Mel, Maizirwan and Jami, Mohammed Saedi and Salleh, Hamzah Mohd. and Amid, Azura (2012) Bromelain production: Current trends and perspective. Archives Des Sciences, 65 (11). pp. 369-399. ISSN 1661-464X
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T Technology (General)
Bala, Muntari
Ismail, Nurul Azira
Mel, Maizirwan
Jami, Mohammed Saedi
Salleh, Hamzah Mohd.
Amid, Azura
Bromelain production: Current trends and perspective
title Bromelain production: Current trends and perspective
title_full Bromelain production: Current trends and perspective
title_fullStr Bromelain production: Current trends and perspective
title_full_unstemmed Bromelain production: Current trends and perspective
title_short Bromelain production: Current trends and perspective
title_sort bromelain production: current trends and perspective
topic Q Science (General)
T Technology (General)
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/28364/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/28364/1/Bromelain_review.pdf