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Review3 Biotech2021

Microbial proteases: ubiquitous enzymes with innumerable uses.

Preeti Solanki, Chayanika Putatunda, Anil Kumar, Ravi Bhatia, Abhishek Walia

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Review in 3 Biotech, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
47citing papers in PubMed
17.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 171 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Preeti SolankiPt. B. D. Sharma Institute of Medical Sciences, Multi-disciplinary Research Unit, Rohtak, Haryana 124001 India.
Chayanika PutatundaDepartment of Microbiology, Om Sterling Global University, Hisar, Haryana India.
Anil KumarDepartment of Microbiology, DAV University, Jalandhar, Punjab India.
Ravi BhatiaDepartment of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh India.
Abhishek WaliaDepartment of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences, CSKHPKV, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176062 India.ORCID 0000-0002-6152-775X
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University · INChaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya · INDAV University · INHimachal Pradesh University · INPandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proteases are ubiquitous enzymes, having significant physiological roles in both synthesis and degradation. The use of microbial proteases in food fermentation is an age-old process, which is today being successfully employed in other industries with the advent of 'omics' era and innovations in genetic and protein engineering approaches. Proteases have found application in industries besides food, like leather, textiles, detergent, waste management, agriculture, animal husbandry, cosmetics, and pharmaceutics. With the rising demands and applications, researchers are exploring various approaches to discover, redesign, or artificially synthesize enzymes with better applicability in the industrial processes. These enzymes offer a sustainable and environmentally safer option, besides possessing economic and commercial value. Various bacterial and fungal proteases are already holding a commercially pivotal role in the industry. The current review summarizes the characteristics and types of proteases, microbial source, their current and prospective applications in various industries, and future challenges. Promoting these biocatalysts will prove significant in betterment of the modern world.

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BiofilmNematicidalPrion proteinProtease engineeringPurificationTherapeutic

Identifiers

PMID34513551
PMCPMC8425024
OpenAlexW3198321149

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