Transcript Proteases
Enzymes are used everywhere
Alcohol
Detergent
Leather
Juice
Enzymes are used in a wide range of application in daily life.
Biofuel
Animal feed
Enzyme Technology
Enzymes are natural proteins acting a catalysts
speeding up all the biochemical processes in life.
Cut (degradation)
Build (synthesis)
Change (modification)
Sources of enzymes
There are three major sources of enzymes :
Plants ( 4%)
Animals ( 8%)
(papain, bromilain)
Biocatalysis.Wiley-VCH Weinheim, chapter 3, pp. 43-44
(renet)
Microorganisms (>80%)
(yeast, fungi and bacteria)
Types of Enzymes Used in Industries
Hydrolases
Oxidoreductases
DNA manipulating
enzymes
Other enzymes
Enzyme in biotechnology industry
Enzymes play an important role in today’s biotechnology industry ranging
from conventional industries to modern bioindustries.
A wide variety of industrial processes and products are conducted by a range
of enzymes.
Global enzyme market status
According to Freedonia, Global enzyme market value grows
7.6%/ year to US$ 6 billion in 2011
Food Industry
-Baking
-Food processing
-Juice making
-Beer and wine making
-Diary and Cheese making
-Medicine and cosmetics
Enzymes Used in Food Industries
• Enzymes used in food industry are subjected to strict
regulations (must be proven to be safe)
Enzymes in Baking Industry
Enzymes in Baking Industry
Amylase
amylase
Starch small sugars
Enzymes in Baking Industry
Amylase
Produce sugars for yeast during dough making
amylase
yeast
Starch sugars CO2 dough rise
Additional enzymes
• Xylanases
– Affect water absorption and improve strength of gluten (protein
network elasticity)
– Improve quality (good texture)
– Better dough handling
• Lipases
– Provide emulsifying effect create fine texture and crumb
• Proteases
– Reduce gluten for making biscuits and cookies
Advantages of Using Enzymes in Baking
• Desirable texture
• Longer shelf-life, anti-staling
• Better dough handling
Starch-processing Industry
amylase
amylase
(thermostable)
Starch short carbohydrate mixes sugars
High Fructose Syrup
• Glucose isomerase:
– Convert glucose to fructose from starchy
materials to produce high fructose syrups
Glucose isomerase
Glucose
Fructose
High fructose syrup = enhanced sweetness and
lower calories compared to sucrose
Meat Tenderizer
• Papain ( a protease found in papaya) is used
as meat tenderizer to soften meat for cooking
Enzymes Used in Juice Making
Fruits contain pectins
Pectins: components of fruit pulp and cell wall
: glue cells together
: can form gel and can make juice cloudy and sticky
Components of Some Fruits
Fruit
Fruit cell composition
pectin
cherry
hemicellulose
cellulose
glycoprotei
ns
0.51
0.06
0.17
0.32
pineapple 0.21
0.35
0.27
0.12
mango
1.02
0.23
0.59
0.32
apple
0.54
0.34
0.70
0.15
pear
0.42
0.22
0.40
0.12
Enzymes Used in Juice Making
Pectinases: digest pectins
Helps release more juice
Reduce juice cloudiness and
stickiness
Are especially necessary for
production of clear concentrated juice
Give smooth textures, while preserve
color and vitamins
Enzymes Used in Juice Making
Xylanases and b-glucanases
Helps further release more juice
reduce juice cloudiness and stickiness
Some amylases are used if fruits
contain starch (e.g. some variety of
apple)
Combinations of these enzymes are used to get more
juice which are stable and contain good taste.
Enzymes for Beer and Wine Making
Grain (e.g barley)
Malt
Dried and roasted
Crushed
Mixed with heated water
Activated various enzymes
Boiled with hops (add flavor, aroma, bitterness)
Fermented with yeast
alcohol
Enzymes for Beer and Wine Making
• Protease at 49-55C Removes cloudiness formed
during beer processing and storage
• b-glucanase (heat-stable) at 60C :Degrades celluloses,
helps saccharification (get sugars), and reduces
viscosity
• Amylase (heat-stable) at 65-71C :Breaks down starch
and releases sugars in malt
Enzymes Used in Cheese Making
Enzymes Used in Cheese Making
• Rennet is a type of proteases which solidify
milk
• Cut casein proteins in milk into smaller pieces
• Produced from stomach of cows
Lipases
• Lipases are used for enhancement of cheese
flavor
• Lipases releases free fatty acids from fats
gives flavor
Proteases
• Short peptides containing hydrophobic amino acids
give bitter taste
• Proteases can degrade bittering peptides into amino
acids
• Proteases are used to reduce bitterness in cheese
Protease Usage in Dairy Products
• Make creamier yogurt products
• Used to hydrolyze whey proteins to make
dairy products less allegic
Baby Food
• Trypsin (a protease) is used to predigest
proteins in baby food make the food
easier to be digested
Lactase Usage in Diary Products
• Hydrolyze lactose from milk into galactose and
glucose sugars
• Useful for lactose-intolerant people
• Make ice-cream creamier and sweeter-tasting
Edible Oil Industry
Lipase
Omega Fatty Acids
-Have high value
-Polyunsaturated fat
-Reduce bad cholesterol
Lipase
Specific lipase can change low-value fat to
high-value fat
lipase
inexpensive lipids
Omega-3
Artificial Flavors
Some lipases are also used to make flavor
esters from alcohol and fatty acids
Chemical
Odor
Diacetyl
Buttery
Isoamyl acetate
Banana
Cinnamic aldehyde
Cinnamon
Ethyl propionate
Fruity
Limonene
Orange
Ethyl- (E, Z) -2,4-decadienoate
Pear
Allyl hexanoate
Pineapple
Ethyl maltol
Sugar, Cotton
candy
Methyl salicylate
Wintergreen
Benzaldehyde
Bitter almond
Phospholipase
Phospholipases are used for
-de-gumming of oil refined oil longer storage and
better processing
-treatment of egg yolk mayonaise and other products
Enzymes in Cosmetics and Medicine
Enzyme
Reaction
Treatment
Collagenase
Collagen hydrolysis
Skin ulcers
Glutaminase
L-Glutamine H2O L-glutamate + NH3
Leukaemia
Bacterial cell wall hydrolysis
Antibiotic
α-Lactamase
Penicillin penicilloate
Penicillin allergy
Streptokinase
Plasminogen plasmin
Blood clots
Protein hydrolysis
Inflammation
Breaking down
venom
Blood clots
Lysozyme
Trypsin
papain
Urokinase
Plasminogen plasmin
e.g. protease from spider’s stomach is used in facial cream!