Biotechnology and Protein OR Enzyme Engineering - Another very important area of biotechnology is protein engineering, that will lead to the production of superior enzymes and storage proteins. In this area, a protein engineer first prepares a computer aided protein model for a specific function and then prepares a synthetic gene that will produce this desired protein in a predictable manner.

Thus, in future, proteins will be engineered in the desired manner. Biotechnology has also provided us with a remarkable technique in the form of immobilized enzyme systems, which allowed the production of a variety of substances e.g. production of high fructose corn syrup (as a sweetening agent for soft drink industry) using an immobilized enzyme, glucose isomerase.