Protease
Protease
Protease
Also known as peptidase, protease enzyme is a multifunctional enzyme with wide array of use in many industries and home chores also. It is a part of the hydrolase enzyme family which breaks down the proteins. Protease breaks the peptide bond present in the proteins and converts the protein into smaller polypeptide or amino acids making other enzymes or chemicals to degrade them very easily.
Proteases are a very diverse type of enzyme found in nearly all living organisms, their form can be found in plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, etc. Based on their catalytic activity, they are classified in 7 types: serine protease, cysteine protease, threonine protease, aspartic protease, glutamic protease, metalloproteases, and asparagine peptide lyases.
Proteases are the key ingredients of all kinds of detergent available in the market. Apart from that, proteases are widely used in pharmaceutical, waste treatment, food & beverage, leather & wool industry, etc. Some of the industrial usage of amylases are:
Protease
Also known as peptidase, protease enzyme is a multifunctional enzyme with wide array of use in many industries and home chores also. It is a part of the hydrolase enzyme family which breaks down the proteins. Protease breaks the peptide bond present in the proteins and converts the protein into smaller polypeptide or amino acids making other enzymes or chemicals to degrade them very easily.
Proteases are a very diverse type of enzyme found in nearly all living organisms, their form can be found in plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, etc. Based on their catalytic activity, they are classified in 7 types: serine protease, cysteine protease, threonine protease, aspartic protease, glutamic protease, metalloproteases, and asparagine peptide lyases.
Proteases are the key ingredients of all kinds of detergent available in the market. Apart from that, proteases are widely used in pharmaceutical, waste treatment, food & beverage, leather & wool industry, etc. Some of the industrial usage of amylases are:
Also known as peptidase, protease enzyme is a multifunctional enzyme with wide array of use in many industries and home chores also. It is a part of the hydrolase enzyme family which breaks down the proteins. Protease breaks the peptide bond present in the proteins and converts the protein into smaller polypeptide or amino acids making other enzymes or chemicals to degrade them very easily.
Proteases are a very diverse type of enzyme found in nearly all living organisms, their form can be found in plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, etc. Based on their catalytic activity, they are classified in 7 types: serine protease, cysteine protease, threonine protease, aspartic protease, glutamic protease, metalloproteases, and asparagine peptide lyases.
Proteases are the key ingredients of all kinds of detergent available in the market. Apart from that, proteases are widely used in pharmaceutical, waste treatment, food & beverage, leather & wool industry, etc. Some of the industrial usage of amylases are:
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Xylanase
Papain is a type of protease enzyme which breaks the peptide bonds of large proteins and converts them into smaller chains of peptides or amino acids. Papain is used mainly in the food industry as a tenderizer for the meat. It is also used in cosmetics and the toothpaste industry.
Papain is a cysteine protease isolated from papaya latex, papain enzyme extracted from green papaya fruits show highest activity. Papain enzyme can catalyze the breakdown of proteins, short chains of amino acids, amino acid esters, and amide linkages.
Mucolase
Mucolase enzyme is a proteolytic enzyme that has mucolytic (thinning of mucus) functions. Mucolase enzyme hydrolyses the excess or unwanted mucus in the nasal cavity.
Mucolase is mainly used in the manufacturing of the cough syrups. Apart from this, mucolase enzyme also help in reducing the effects of histamine and complements our immune system.
Serratiopeptidase
Serratiopeptidase
Cellulase
Beverages Enzymes
Meat Enzymes
Leather Enzymes
Detergent Enzymes
Textile Enzymes
Paper and Pulp Enzymes
Polymer Enzymes
Waste treatment enzymes
Animal Feed Enzymes
Pharmaceutical Enzymes
Cosmetic Enzymes
Others
Cellulose is the most abundant natural polymer on earth and cellulase catalyses the hydrolysis of this cellulose. Cellulase converts insoluble cellulose into soluble sugars. Cellulase is extensively used in textile, paper & pulp, detergent, food and leather industry.
In India, cellulase is used mostly in the textile industry in the desizing process and in paper industry in modification of fiber properties. While, studies are being conducted around the world for producing biofuel by the help of cellulase enzyme.
Some of the industrial applications of cellulase enzyme are:
Textile industry:
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Used in wet processing of the textile fabric
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Biopolishing and biostoning are main uses of cellulase enzyme
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Used in fabric softening
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Used in removal of excess dye from the fabric
Paper & Pulp Industry:
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Used as a alternative for efficient and cheap pulping process
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Used for deinking process instead of chemicals called bio-deinking
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Cellulase prevents yellowing of paper during processing
Detergent Industry:
Used as an additive in detergent and laundry products for stain removal, they are used as individual enzymes as well as enzymes blended with other enzymes to increase the effectiveness of the detergent.
Pest Control:
In agriculture, cellulase along with other enzymes like pectinases and hemicellulases are used for pest control as they degrade the cell wall of plant pathogens.
Animal feed:
Cellulase enzyme is one of the main ingredients in today’s animal feed especially for cattle as their main source of nutrition comes from plant products and cellulose is an essential component in plant material. They increase the digestion process and increase the feed consumption ratio in the cattle.
Waste Management:
The wastes generated in the kitchen and agricultural field are mostly cellulosic material and thus cellulase enzyme is used to degrade these wastes into manures instead of burning them which not only taxicate the atmosphere but also not good in terms of economic perspective.
