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cellular components. This concept of ‘systems biology’ and the knowledge

deduced will significantly improve industrial fermentation processes and
will further increase the value of known and new organisms in the future
of textile biotechnology.

1.7 Sources of further information and advice

For several reviews concerning endonucleases recognition sequences see
Kessler and Manta, 1990; McClelland et al., 1994; Roberts and Macelis, 1996;
for applications, Williams, 2003; genetics, Wilson and Murray, 1991; biology,
Bickle and Kruger, 1993; structure, Anderson, 1993; Aggarwal, 1995; protein
engineering, Jeltsch et al., 1996; Lanio et al., 1998 and enzymology Pingoud
and Jeltsch, 2001.
For further information regarding enzymes for extremophiles and their
potential applications see Fujiwara, 2002.
For reviews regarding the applications of enzyme in detergency and
industrial textile processes see Araújo et al., 2008b; Galante and Formantici,
2003; Guebitz and Cavaco-Paulo, 2008.
For reviews concerning protein engineering of subtilisins see Bryan, 2000;
of cellulases, Schulein, 2000; of amylases Nielsen and Borchert, 2000 and of
lipases, Svendsen, 2000.

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