Inulinase: applications, market and industrial production

Inulinases are a class of enzymes that are widely used to produce fructose syrup. Due to the importance of this group enzyme in the production of fructose and high fructose syrup, developed countries continue to research in this field. The most important source of inulinase production is microorganisms. In this article, firstly, the structure, types, and applications of inulinases are mentioned and then its global market is discussed based on various criteria. Further, solid-state fermentation is overviewed as a suitable production system for industrial production of this enzyme and finally, the production and refining stages as well as challenges in their production are addressed and solutions to overcome these problems are proposed.