Uses Of Enzymes

Question 1

What is the difference between biological and non-biological detergents?

Answer 1

Biological detergents work at a much lower temperature

Question 2

Why are protease enzymes used in baby foods?

Answer 2

To ‘pre-digest’ the food to make it easier for the baby to digest it

Question 3

What enzyme is used to convert starch syrup into sugar syrup?

Answer 3

Carbohydrase

Question 4

What enzyme is used to convert glucose syrup into fructose syrup?

Answer 4

Isomerase

Question 5

What is the advantage of fructose syrup over glucose syrup?

Answer 5

It is sweeter so less of it needs to be used

Question 6

Why are enzymes used in industry?

Answer 6

They speed up exactions without the need for high pressures or temperatures

Question 7

What are the advantages of using enzymes in industry?

Answer 7

• they’re specific so they only catalyse the reaction you want them to
• lower temperatures and pressures reduce energy costs
• enzymes work for a long time
• they are biodegradable so cause less pollution

Question 8

What the disadvantages of using enzymes in industry?

Answer 8

• some people can develop allergies to enzymes
• can easily be denatured by a slight change in the environment
• enzymes can be expensive to produce
• contamination can affect the reaction

Question 9

What type of enzymes are used in biological detergents?

Answer 9

Protease and lipase enzymes