Use of Enzymes

• Seeds to germinate: the enzymes turn insoluble food stores to soluble.
• Biological washing powders: enzymes are added to washing powders to help remove stains for example:

  • Lipase for lipids from fatty foods and greasy fingerprints
  • Protease for proteins from blood stains
• Food industry:

  • Isomerase converts glucose to fructose which is sweeter, so less is needed to give a sweet taste
  • Pectinase helps break down cell walls in fruit juice production so it increases yield, lowers viscosity and reduces cloudiness