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Mar 16 2013

Careful you get dizzy…with all this enzymes

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Enzymes is such a broad topic that i can’t seem to stop myself from obtaining more and more info on this topic everyday. 🙂

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TODAY WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME USES OF ENZYMES:

In the home:

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  • can be used as washing powders and detergents which contain the enzymes amylase, lipases and proteases. These assist in the break down of stains that contain carbohydrate, fat and protein.

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In food production:

  • amylases present in yeast are used in brewing and baking to convert sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide.

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  • proteases are used in tenderising meat.

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  • rennin is essential to create cheese.

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  • Invertase is used to make soft centred sweets such as thin chocolate covered mints.

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In industrial processes:

  • amylases are used in textile and paper production.

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  • ficin is used in photography processes.

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  • bacterial proteases  used in making leather, textiles and in laundry.

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  • catalase used in rubber production.

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  • taq polymerase used in amplifying DNA found at crime scenes.

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In Medicine:

  • pepsin is used in the pharmaceutical industry.

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  • enzymes are uses for killing disease-causing micro organisms.

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  • proteases prompt wound healing.

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  • diagnosing certain diseases can be done eg – when the liver is affected enzymes leak into the bloodstream. 

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  • glucose oxidase used to monitor blood sugar levels.

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  • enzymes are used as medicines to replace enzyme deficiencies in patients like is the use of blood clotting factors to treat haemoplilia OR the opposite where proteases are used to degrade fibrin to prevent the formation of dangerous blood clots.

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  • the chemical synthesis of complex drugs is difficult therefore companies turn to enzymes to perform chemical conversions.

  • used to aid digestion, to supplement the natural amylase, lipase and protease produced by the pancreas. People with lactose intolerance lose the enzyme lactase. Lactase supplements help to avoid stomach upsets for these people.   

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References:

http://www.123helpme.com/use-of-enzymes-in-medicine-view.asp?id=150313

http://www.h2g2.com/entry/A1125721

Some of the pics are gruesome while on the other hand some are ironic….it even have those that are mouth watering (d piece of fry chicken).lol. Hope you enjoyed it! 🙂 🙂 🙂