Check your cleaning supplies at home, do any of them list enzymes on the ingredi

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Check your cleaning supplies at home, do any of them list enzymes on the ingredient list? If so, does it say which type of enzyme? Any other products you use contain enzymes? What type of enzymes are used in industry? Which enzymes are found in the food we eat? After doing some research, choose and describe one enzyme that is used in cleaning products, other products, industrial procedures or that is found in food. Explain how this enzyme is used. What is the substrate in the chemical reaction? And what is the product(s)?

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Answer:

Yes, it contains enzymes.

Cleaning supplies/ laundry detergents at home contains enzymes like: proteases

Industry used enzymes: proteases, amylases, lipase, cellulases, mannanases, pectinases.

Food enzymes: amylase, maltase(found in Banana), bromelain found in pineapple contains various enzymes, Papaya contains papain enzyme- responsible for breakdown of proteins, fermented vegetables and foods also contains good enzymes.

Amylases: Starch based strains are removed using amylases. During wash, certain amylases catalyze the hydrolysis of alpha-1,4- bonds in starch, leading to the decomposition of starch into soluble dextrins and oligosaccharides. Amylases hydrolyze the starch molecules into polymers composed of glucose units. Amylases have potential application in a wide number of industrial processes such as food, fermentation and pharmaceutical industries. -Amylases can be obtained from plants, animals and microorganisms. Amylases are one of the main enzymes used in industry.

Starch----> amylase----> Glucose

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