Pukhraj Meena and Vikash Singh
Abstract
Proteases of commercial importance are produced from microbial, animal and plant sources. They constitute a very large and complex group of enzymes with different properties of substrate specificity, active site and catalytic mechanism, pH, temperature activity and stability profiles. Industrial proteases have application in a range of process taking advantage of the unique physical and catalytic properties of individual proteolytic enzyme types. This vast diversity of proteases, in contrast to the specificity of their action has attracted worldwide attention in attempts to exploit their physiological and biotechnological applications. Proteases represent one of the three largest groups of industrial enzymes and have traditionally held the predominant share accounting for about 60% of total worldwide sale of enzymes. The overall protease enzyme market showing a compound annual growth rate of 6.3% from 2024 to 2030 to reach 11.42 billion US$ by 2030.