Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages i-x Improvement of Thermostable Enzyme with Sugar Metabolic Activity by Targeted Mutagenesis....Pages 1-8 Glycoside Hydrolases for Extraction and Modification of Polyphenolic Antioxidants....Pages 9-21 On the Enzyme Specificity for the Synthesis of Prebiotic Galactooligosaccharides....Pages 23-39 Microbial Mannanases: Properties and Applications....Pages 41-56 Enzyme Synergy for Enhanced Degradation of Lignocellulosic Waste....Pages 57-65 Manganese Peroxidases: Molecular Diversity, Heterologous Expression, and Applications....Pages 67-87 Advance Techniques in Enzyme Research....Pages 89-109 Regulatory Motif Identification in Biological Sequences: An Overview of Computational Methodologies....Pages 111-124 Chitin Deacetylase: Characteristic Molecular Features and Functional Aspects....Pages 125-136 Role of Enzymes and Proteins in Plant-Microbe Interaction: A Study of M. oryzae Versus Rice....Pages 137-145 Industrial Enzyme Applications in Biorefineries for Starchy Materials....Pages 147-173 Back Matter....Pages 175-175