Translations:Enzyme/106/en

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Application Enzymes used Uses
Biofuel industry Cellulases Break down cellulose into sugars that can be fermented to produce cellulosic ethanol.
Ligninases Pretreatment of biomass for biofuel production.
Biological detergent Proteases, amylases, lipases Remove protein, starch, and fat or oil stains from laundry and dishware.
Mannanases Remove food stains from the common food additive guar gum.
Brewing industry Amylase, glucanases, proteases Split polysaccharides and proteins in the malt.
Betaglucanases Improve the wort and beer filtration characteristics.:545
Amyloglucosidase and pullulanases Make low-calorie beer and adjust fermentability.
Acetolactate decarboxylase (ALDC) Increase fermentation efficiency by reducing diacetyl formation.
Culinary uses Papain Tenderize meat for cooking.
Dairy industry Rennin Hydrolyze protein in the manufacture of cheese.
Lipases Produce Camembert cheese and blue cheeses such as Roquefort.
Food processing Amylases Produce sugars from starch, such as in making high-fructose corn syrup.
Proteases Lower the protein level of flour, as in biscuit-making.
Trypsin Manufacture hypoallergenic baby foods.
Cellulases, pectinases Clarify fruit juices.
Molecular biology Nucleases, DNA ligase and polymerases Use restriction digestion and the polymerase chain reaction to create recombinant DNA.
Paper industry Xylanases, hemicellulases and lignin peroxidases Remove lignin from kraft pulp.
Personal care Proteases Remove proteins on contact lenses to prevent infections.
Starch industry Amylases Convert starch into glucose and various syrups.