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