FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (9): 404-407.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201309077

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Research Progress of Metagenomic Technology and Its Application in Enzyme Preparation

YU Lei,YU Li,ZHANG Wei,LU Li-li   

  1. College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
  • Received:2012-05-06 Revised:2013-04-10 Online:2013-05-15 Published:2013-05-07
  • Contact: YU Lei E-mail:leiyujl@sina.com

Abstract:

More than 99% of microbes in natural environment are uncultivable. These uncultivable microorganisms have been
exploited for the first time by using metagenomic technology, especially as a more powerful technique for the exploration and
mining of novel enzymes and active small molecules. In this paper, the current research advances of metagenomic technology
and successful applications in the development of new enzymes have been summarized, which will accelerate the development
of new enzymes through metagenomic technology and provide an effective strategy for its application in the food industry.

Key words: metagenomic technology, macro-gene library, enzyme, enrichment technology, DNA extraction

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