Economic Importance of Enzymes
Enzymes of Class 11
Economic Importance of Enzymes
1. ELISA (Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) : It is enzyme based detection of diseases like AIDS.
2. Endonucleases: They are enzymes used in breaking DNA at specific sites. DNA fragments are employed in genetic engineering.
3. Alcoholic Beverages : Enzyme complex zymase obtained from yeast is used in brewing or fermentation of alcoholic drinks.
4. Detergents : They contain protease for brighter washing of clothes and amylase for dish washing.
5. Baby Foods : Trypsin is added to partially pre-digested baby foods.
6. Streptokinase : The enzyme is used in clearing blood clots inside blood vessels.
7. Digestive Aids : Diastase and other enzymes are used regularly by patients with deficient digestive juices.
8. Cheese : Rennet or rennin tablets are used for preparation of cheese. Lactase and lipase are employed to provide proper consistency and flavour to cheese.
9. Pectinase : It is used for clearing fruit juices, retting of fibres and preparation of green coffee.
10. Protease : The enzymes is employed for chill-proofing of beverages, degumming of silk, cleaning of hides, softening of bread and meat.
- Introduction of Enzyme
- Properties of Enzymes
- Nomenclatures of Enzymes
- Chemical Nature of Enzymes
- Mechanism of Enzyme Action
- Factors affecting the Rate of Enzyme
- Enzyme Inhibition
- Equilibrium constant for inhibitor binding is called Dissociation constant.
- Economic Importance of Enzymes
- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
