Enzymes are now a material well established in the field of biotechnology.This book is a unique resource for state-of-the-art research findings onbiotechnological innovations in the area of industrial and therapeuticenzymes, and special-function and extreme-nature enzymes such asribozymes, therozymes, cold-adapted enzymes, etc, covering all aspects such as the producingmicro-organisms, their mode of cultivation, downstream processing and applications. It providesgreat deal of information on potential of enzymes for their commercial exploitation. It alsoprovides unique insight for a researcher who intends to enter the world of enzymes and gives upto-date on advances on various topics in the area of enzymes for the experts. The vitalinformations have been organized in an easy-to-use format that lets reader become familiar withhighlights of the most relevant topics and includes photographs, figures, and tables. The topicsincluded in the book have been classified under following main sections:" General and fundamental aspects " Design of bioreactors " Special enzymes " Industrial enzymes" Enzymes applications.The book has 36 high quality contributions from internationally recognized experts from Europe,Americas, Asia and Australia. Often enzyme technology is best described as the technologyassociated with the application of enzymes as the tools of industry, agriculture and medicine, andthis is what has been exactly focussed and covered in this book.The book is a vital resource for practitioners, researchers, and academical working in the areas ofbiotechnology, biochemical engineering, bioprocess technology, enzyme technology,biochemistry and applied microbiology.