Tailored enzymes as next-generation food-packaging tools

Sharma VK 1 , Sharma M 2 , Usmani Z 3 , Pandey A 4 , Singh BN 5 , Tabatabaei M 6 Show all authors , Gupta VK 7

Affiliations 

  • 1 Pharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute Rana Pratap Marg, PO 436 Lucknow 226001, India
  • 2 Laboratoire de Chimie verte et Produits Biobasés, Haute Ecole Provinciale du Hainaut-Condorcet, Département Agro Bioscience et Chimie, 11, rue de la Sucrerie, 7800 Ath, Belgium; Department of Applied Biology, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya 793101, India
  • 3 Department of Applied Biology, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya 793101, India
  • 4 Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute for Toxicology Research, Lucknow-226001, Uttar Pradesh, India; Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow-226 029, Uttar Pradesh, India; Sustainability Cluster, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun-248 007, Uttarakhand, India
  • 5 Pharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute Rana Pratap Marg, PO 436 Lucknow 226001, India. Electronic address: bn.singh@nbri.res.in
  • 6 Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Henan Province Engineering Research Center for Forest Biomass Value-added Products, School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, China. Electronic address: meisam.tabatabaei@umt.edu.my
  • 7 Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, SRUC, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK; Center for Safe and Improved Food, SRUC, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK. Electronic address: vijai.gupta@sruc.ac.uk
Trends Biotechnol, 2022 Feb 07.
PMID: 35144849 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.01.009

Abstract

Enzymes have the potential for biotransformation in the food industry. Engineering tools can be used to develop tailored enzymes for food-packaging systems that perform well and retain their activity under adverse conditions. Consequently, novel tailored enzymes have been produced to improve or include new and useful characteristics for intelligent food-packaging systems. This review discusses the protein-engineering tools applied to create new functionality in food-packaging enzymes. The challenges in applications and anticipated directions for future developments are also highlighted. The development and discovery of tailored enzymes for smart food packaging is a promising way to ensure safe and high-quality food products.

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