• Surabhi Singh
• Vinod Kumar Nigam
• Ashish Sachan

Ferulic acid esterases (or feruloyl esterases) are a subclass of carboxylic acid esterases that catalyze the hydrolysis of ester bond between polysaccharides and hydroxycinnamic acids (ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid) on the plant cell walls. The release of hydroxycinnamic acids from agroresdues can be achieved by using either of the following methods: chemical release or enzymatic release. The use of enzymatic system in organic synthesis has become a fundamental tool for selective, efficient and economical transformations with the goal of using less aggressive reagents, less organic solvents, lower temperatures and involvement of shorter pathways. ferulic acid esterases have their potential applications in obtaining ferulic acid from agro-industrial waste materials such as those produced by milling, brewing, and sugar industries. The prospect of broad applications of ferulic acid esterases has fueled much interest in these enzymes, as shown by the increasing number of FAEs discovered in microbial organisms in recent years. This review focuses on the ferulic esterase enzyme isolation and its purification from the culture medium. Extensive search for novel ferulic acid esterase producing microorganisms, by speculating and exploring different environmental niches for their isolation, need an imperative examination. Research is essentially required in order to search for novel ferulic acid esterase producing strain.

Ferulic acid esterase, Biotransformation, Screening

"A review on Microbial production of ferulic acid esterase", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.1761-1771, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905T52.pdf

"A review on Microbial production of ferulic acid esterase", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp1761-1771, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905T52.pdf