Enzymes such as carbohydreases, proteases, and non-starch polysaccharides are used extensively in the animal feed, bakery, tannery, biofuel, detergent, brewing and other industries. Better enzymes that further accelerate industrial processes can increase the yield of final product from the same amount of starting materials by 5% to 8% (https://www.marketsand markets.com/PressReleases/industrial.enzymes.asp) thereby increasing profit. The AcPET system can be used to make better enzymes by selecting for proteins that form a transition state complex with the enzyme substrate, thereby making the enzyme more efficient by reducing the activation energy of the enzymatic reaction.
Key players in the industrial enzyme field include BASF SE, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Co.. Kininklijike DSM N.V., Amano Enzyme Incorporated, Novozymes A/S, Chr. Hansen A/S, Codexis Inc., and Associated British Foods PLC.
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The AcPET system can be used to make better enzymes by selecting for proteins that form a transition state complex with the enzyme substrate, thereby making the enzyme more efficient by reducing the activation energy of the enzymatic reaction.