Hesham A. El Enshasy, Bassam Abomoelak, Roshanida A. Rahman, Ong Mei Leng, Dalia Sukmawati, Zaitul Iffa Rasid
For centuries, besides the conventional uses of plants as a source of human diets, they have also been used as potential sources of bioactive compounds such as biotherapeutics of different classes. In addition, many industries recently considered plant enzymes as potentially safe and green substitutions to conventionally used animal enzymes. The plant enzymes play critical functional roles in the overall plant development through the bioconversion of different nutrients from one form to others. They exhibit a special function in fruit development, growth, and ripening process. This chapter is aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the recent development in research and applications of functional proteases, which are localized in the latex of fig (Ficus carica). It also includes the recent applications of this enzyme class in different industries when used in both free and immobilized forms. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023. All rights reserved.
Institute of Bioproduct Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia; Arnold Palmer Hospital Pediatric Specialty Diagnostic Laboratory, Orlando, FL, United States; Harita Go Green Sdn Bhd, Ulu Tiram, Malaysia; Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
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