Question

Give the industrial applications of enzyme catalysis.

Answer 1

Some examples of industrial application of enzyme catalysis are:

1. Conversion of glucose to sweet-tasting fructose, using glucose isomerase.
2. Manufacture of new antibiotics, using pencillin G acylase.
3. Manufacture of laundry detergents. using proteases.
4. Manufacture of esters used in cosmetics. using genetically engineered enzyme.