International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 5 11 2016 11 10 Amylases: A Note on Current Applications 27 32 EN Surya S. 1 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu, India Saravanan R. 2 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu, India Nazar A.K. Abdul 3 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu, India Padua Shelton 4 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India Roul Subal Kumar 5 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India GOP Ambarish P. 6 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India Ameen Ayesha 1 University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan Ahmad Jalil 2 Lahore Compost Pvt. Ltd, Punjab, Pakistan Raza Shahid 3 University of South Asia, Lahore, Pakistan Raza Shahid 1 University of South Asia, Lahore Pakistan Ahmad Jalil 2 Lahore Compost Pvt Ltd, Punjab, Pakistan Ameen Ayesha 3 University of South Asia, Lahore Pakistan Mundhra Avinash 1 Department of Botany, Rishi Bankim Chandra College, Naihati, 24 Parganas (N), West Bengal-743165, India Zahra Naseem 1 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan and Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan Jamil Nadia 2 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Ahmad Sajid Rashid 3 College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Kalim Imran 4 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan Saeed Muhammad Khalid 5 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan James Noreen 6 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan Marriam Madiha 7 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan Singh Rajendra 1 Department of Biochemistry, VP Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India Mittal Anshumali 2 Division of Structural Biology and Biophysics, Mill Hill Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK Kumar Manoj 3 Department of Biochemistry, VP Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India Mehta Praveen Kumar 4 Centre for Molecular Biology, Central University of Jammu, Jammu-181143 (J&K) India > Review Paper 2016 10 4 2016 11 10 Enzymes have been used successfully for different types of industries and microorganisms have proved their recognition in the production of enzymes invaluable for industry. Amylase is a highly efficient commercial biocatalyst with an extensive range of utilizations from food to non-food industries. The hydrolytic activities of amylases on glycosidic bonds in starch have successfully replaced chemical processing of starch in different industries due to cost effectiveness and technical advantages. Production of glucose/fructose syrups and most widely used biofuel results from the catalytic activity of amylases. Amylases are used for a variety of applications in different enterprises including food, paper, detergent and textile industry. Additionally, amylases may also have potential application in pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. Copyright@ International Science Community Association