Industrial Enzyme Applications

Tiny protein structures with a huge effect! Enzymes are an integral part in a myriad of industrial products without which modern life would be unthinkable: Enzymes improve dairy products or give bread the right crumb structure and mouth feel. Thanks to enzymes stone-washed jeans have never seen a stone during production. Enzymes are present in almost every detergent package catalyzing the removal of stains from our clothes. They find wide use in the catalysis of synthetic organic reactions, in the very hip production of bio-ethanol, in pulp and paper and animal feed industries, the bulk production of e.g. glucose and fructose, are used in clinical diagnosis and therapy, in genetic engineering - to mention only a few . The authors provide an introduction to this fascinating world of molecular machines and connect study with industrial everyday-life.
 
Tiny protein structures with a huge effect! Enzymes are an integral part in a myriad of industrial products without which modern life would be unthinkable. Applications in food, detergents, cosmetics, preservation, hard-surface cleaning, oil-field, wastewater treatment, textile production, pulp and paper processing, organic synthesis, therapeutics, diagnosis, genetic engineering - to name just a few. The authors provide an introduction to this fascinating world of molecular machines and connect study with industrial everyday-life.