Uses of Enzymes
- Created by: isabella newsum
- Created on: 23-11-14 10:22
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- Uses of Enzymes
- Biological Detergents
- Enzymes are the 'bilogical' ingredients in washing powders + biological detergents
- Mainly protease and lipase enzyme
- Enzymes are ideal for removing stains- food/blood
- More effective at low temperatures
- Change Foods
- Proteins in baby food are 'pre-digested' using the protease enzyme- easier to digest
- Carbohydrase enzyme can be used to turn starch syrup into fructose syrup
- Glucose syrup can be turned into fructose syrup using the isomerase enzyme
- Fructose is sweeter- use less of it- good for slimming foods and drinks
- Industry
- Advantages
- Specific- catalyse in the reaction you want
- Low temp. and pressure- lower cost and saves energy
- Work for a long time
- Biodegradable- less environmental pollution
- Disadvantages
- Allergies
- Can be denatured, susceptible to poisons and changes in pH- conditions must be tightly controlled
- Expensive to produce
- Contamination with other substances can affect the reaction
- Advantages
- Biological Detergents
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