Translations:Enzyme/106/en

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.
	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.