Seafood enzymes and their application in the seafood industry

Enzymes which have very important metabolic functions are structurally proteins that catalyse biochemical reactions and they become a part of daily and economical life. The aquatic environment contains a wide variety of genetic material and, hence represents an enormous potential for different sources of enzymes. This review summarizes information related to digestive and muscular enzymes in fish and aquatic invertebrates. In addition, potential applications of enzymes in seafood processing industry are discussed.