THE USES OF ENZYMES IN DAILY AND INDUSTRY

TYPE OF ENZYMES USED USES

INDUSTRY/APPLICATION
1. Food processing industry
(a)Meat products Protease Tenderise meat
(b) Starch products Amylase and Change starch to sugar in the
amyglucoxidase making of syrup.
Glucose Production of high fructose
isomerase syrup ( used in slimming
products)
(c)Fish product Protease Removes the skin of fish
(d) Dairy products Lipase Ripening of cheese
Lactase Hydrolyses lactose to
glucose and galactose in the
making of ice cream
Rennin Solidifies milk proteins
(e)Alcoholic drink Zymase Convert sugar into ethanol
( beer/wine)
(f) Bread and other Amylase Convert starch flour into
bakery product sugar in the making of bread
(g)Cereal grain product Cellulase Break down cellulose and
removes seed coats from
cereal grains
(h) Seaweed products Cellulase Extract agar from seaweed
2. Leather products Trypsin Removal of hair from animal
hides
3. Textile product Amylase Removes starch that is used
as stiffeners from fabrics
4. Medical/pharmaceutical Pancreatic Treats inflammation
product trypsin Dissolves blood clots
Microbial trypsin
5. Biological washing Protease and Dissolve protein and starch
powder or detergents amylase stains in clothes
 THE USES OF ENZYMES IN DAILY AND INDUSTRY

TYPE OF ENZYMES USED USES

INDUSTRY/APPLICATION
6. Food processing industry
(i) Meat products Protease Tenderise meat
(j) Starch products Amylase and Change starch to sugar in the
amyglucoxidase making of syrup.
Glucose Production of high fructose
isomerase syrup ( used in slimming
products)
(k)Fish product Protease Removes the skin of fish
(l) Dairy products Lipase Ripening of cheese
Lactase Hydrolyses lactose to
glucose and galactose in the
making of ice cream
Rennin Solidifies milk proteins
(m) Alcoholic drink Zymase Convert sugar into ethanol
( beer/wine)
(n) Bread and other Amylase Convert starch flour into
bakery product sugar in the making of bread
(o) Cereal grain Cellulase Break down cellulose and
product removes seed coats from
cereal grains
(p) Seaweed products Cellulase Extract agar from seaweed
7. Leather products Trypsin Removal of hair from animal
hides
8. Textile product Amylase Removes starch that is used
as stiffeners from fabrics
9. Medical/pharmaceutical Pancreatic Treats inflammation
product trypsin Dissolves blood clots
Microbial trypsin
10. Biological washing Protease and Dissolve protein and starch
powder or detergents amylase stains in clothes