Enzymes | Enzyme industry
Enzyme industry
By-products of animals slaughtered for meat provide animal enzymes, but no animal is raised just for enzymes. RenninEnzyme used in making cheese., an enzyme in the stomach lining of slaughtered calves, is used to make cheese. Plants provide other enzymes. Papain, an enzyme from the fruit of the papaya tree, helps digestion. It also tenderizes meat and is used as an antibacterial cleaner for bad wounds. Enzymes are also chemically produced in factories.
Remember the yeast Kuhne observed? Yeast has an enzyme that not only helps to make bread but also activates the process of making beer and wine. The yeast is grown in large tanks. When it starts producing enzymes, they are removed. Other enzymes produced by bacteria are used in some laundry products to help break down stains.
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