Enzynes In Biotecnology

Question 1

What enzyme acts as a detergent to break down protein stains

Answer 1

Proteases

Question 2

What enzyme breaks down starches in food

Answer 2

Amylase

Question 3

What enzyme is used in biodiesel production

Answer 3

Lipases

Question 4

What enzyme was first discovered and in what year?

Answer 4

diastase (amylase) in 1833

Question 5

Who demonstrated that enzymes could operate outside of the call

Answer 5

Eduard Buchner’s in 1897

Question 6

What do protease enzymes do?

Answer 6

Catalyze the breakdown of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleaving peptide bonds

Question 7

Proteases are used in food processing to?

Answer 7

Coagulated milk during cheese production

Question 8

Which enzyme function in tenderizing meat

Answer 8

Proteases

Question 9

What makes lipases valuable for lipid processing?

Answer 9

Their ability to catalyze the breakdown of fats into fatty acid and glycerol

Question 10

Lipases enhances flavor by breaking down the flavors what?

Answer 10

Fat molecules

Question 11

Lipases function in biofuel production through what process?

Answer 11

Transesterification

Question 12

Lipases function in biofuel production through what process?

Answer 12

Transaction

Question 13

Transesterification is an environmentally friendly alternative to what?

Answer 13

Fossils fuel

Question 14

Which enzyme breakdown starch into simpler sugars

Answer 14

Amylase

Question 15

What enzyme functions in the production of alcohol

Answer 15

Amylase

Question 16

Alcohol is produced from?

Answer 16

Fermentanle sugar

Question 17

What agents are removed from textile before treatment and what removes it?

Answer 17

Starch-based sizing agents
By
Amylase

Question 18

Amylase modifies starch paper industry in order to ____

Answer 18

Improve paper quality

Question 19

What enzyme is an active in baking

Answer 19

Amylase

Question 20

What does cellulases enzyme do?

Answer 20

Breaks down cellulose into glucose

Question 21

What is the primary component of plant cell wall

Answer 21

Cellulose

Question 22

How does cellulases improve cotton fabrics and remove frizz

Answer 22

By biopolishing

Question 23

_______ and ________ are involved in biofuel production

Answer 23

Lipases and cellulases

Question 24

What is the role of cellulases in feed processing

Answer 24

enhance the digestibility of plant material, improving nutrient availability for livestock.

Question 25

Examples of industrial enzymes

Answer 25

Proteases Lipases Amylases Cellulases Pectinases Lactases

Question 26

Which enzyme functions in fruit juice production by breaking down pectin

Answer 26

Pectinases

Question 27

What enzyme serves to compensate for lactose intolerance

Answer 27

Lactases

Question 28

How does lactases compensate for lactose intolerance

Answer 28

Breaking down lactose into lactose-free products

Question 29

Enzymes can be extracted from natural sources like

Answer 29

Plants Animals Microbial cells

Question 30

Cell disruption in extraction occurs by

Answer 30

Sonication and homogenization

Question 31

Methods of enzyme purification

Answer 31

Dialysis, Chromatography electrophoresis

Question 32

Microbial productionb by of enzymes involves

Answer 32

Fermentation Downstream

Question 33

_____ involves the separation, extraction and purification of cells

Answer 33

Downstream regulation

Question 34

Fermentation in the production of enzymes is carried out in_____

Answer 34

Batch, field batch and continuous system

Question 35

What are therapeutic enzymes

Answer 35

These are enzymes used to treat diseases caused by enzyme deficiencies or metabolic disorders by supplementing the body’s enzyme levels.

Question 36

Give an example of enzymes replacement therapy

Answer 36

Lysosomal storage disease (gauche disease) Replacement = enzyme-imiglucerase

Question 37

Examples of enzymes that dissolve blood clots

Answer 37

Streptokinase Plasminogen activator

Question 38

What enzyme studies drug metabolism

Answer 38

Cytochrome P450

Question 39

Which enzymes breakdown organic matter in sewage to form back clean water

Answer 39

Lipases, cellulases and proteases

Question 40

Bioremediation to degrade organic compounds like pesticides is done by______

Answer 40

Laccases, peroxidases and dehalogenases

Question 41

Chiral intermediates enhancing drug purity is done by which enzymes

Answer 41

Lipases and proteases

Question 42

Future trends???

Answer 42

Genomics Proteomics Synthetic biology