Enzymes – a ray of hope

In the World of Today, the spectrum of information is expanding with a galloping speed in almost every field and in particular in Biotechnology.To keep up pace with advances in this ever changing and challenging field, one has to keep a vigilant glance on new developments and current research for need-based upgradation of products and services to tackle existing lacunae in the market.Today’s tremendously changed life styles have led to drastically changed eating habits. Due to convenience, good traditional eating habits have been replaced by high consumption of fast food and low consumption of fruits and vegetables. Adding fuel to fire, we have increased stress levels resulting from the fast pace of life. We also have increased environmental toxins to combat. Consequently the disease pattern responsible for morbidity and mortality has shifted from communicable infections to lifestyle diseases.In spite of this, unfortunately, the load of illnesses in a developing nation like India is enormous. In case of infectious diseases the overuse and misuse of antibiotics has escalated drug resistance patterns to an alarming level. Doctors fear that if the use of antibiotics is not curtailed we may soon approach a day when untreatable infections will rule the roost. Morbidity and mortality is also markedly increased by the patients’ poor compliance to the prescribed regimen of drugs.