Pharmaceutical Enzymes

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

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

Bakery Enzymes

Dairy Enzymes

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

Enzymes bind with their targets very specifically and with high affinity. They convert multiple target molecules to the desired products by catalytic action, increasing the rate of chemical interconversions and metabolic processes.