Translations:Enzyme/106/en
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Application | Enzymes used | Uses |
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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. |