What are the Applications of Enzyme Overexpression?
Enzyme overexpression has a wide range of applications: - Industrial Biotechnology: Enhancing the production of biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemicals. - Environmental Biotechnology: Improving the efficiency of bioremediation processes to degrade pollutants. - Agriculture: Increasing the resistance of crops to pests and diseases by overexpressing protective enzymes. - Medical Research: Producing large quantities of enzymes for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.