Temperature plays an important role in regulating the response in biology. As the temperature increases, the enzyme activity increases, which in turn increases the reaction rate. This also means that activity is reduced at cooler temperatures. All enzymes have a certain temperature range when ... Views: 2159
Enzymes are a very important class of biocatalysts. Due to the action of the enzyme, the chemical reaction in the living body can be carried out efficiently and specifically under extremely mild conditions. The life processes of every creature on the earth, from small to large, proliferating, ... Views: 391
Why does the cut surface of apples, pears, bananas or potatoes turn pale brown when we cut them? The reason is that some of the chemicals in the pulp components are oxidized to a light brown product, and this oxidation is catalyzed by the enzymes contained in the pulp itself. If we refrigerate ... Views: 312
Meat plays a very important role in human life, and we consume a variety of meat every day. With the improvement of living standards, people's dietary requirements are no longer just satisfied with fullness, but the requirements for the taste, quality and nutritional value of meat products have ... Views: 299
Enzyme is a protein molecule that takes on a particular shape which enables them to speed up biochemical reactions within the organisms, therefore behaving as a catalyst. It can also be used in industrial and medical contexts. Bread making, cheese making and beer brewing all depend on the ... Views: 297
The nature of the enzyme
Metabolism is the basis for all living activities of organisms, and metabolism is inseparable from the catalysis of enzymes. Enzymes are catalytically active organisms produced by living cells. In essence, the vast majority of enzymes are proteins, and a few are RNA, ... Views: 278
People get all the nutrients and energy they need through food. A reasonable diet and adequate nutrition can improve the health of a generation, prevent a variety of diseases, prolong life and improve the physical fitness of the entire nation. Unreasonable diet, excessive or insufficient ... Views: 274
Enzymes are protein molecules that act as specific catalysts for chemical reactions. They have made significant contributions to the traditional and modern chemical industries by improving existing processes. Representative industrial applications of enzymes are concentrated in the fields of ... Views: 254
Enzymes are molecules, especially proteins that help to accelerate biochemical reactions by interacting with components (reactants and products) without permanently changing them. This promotion process is called catalysis, and accordingly, the enzyme itself is recognized as a catalyst. Like ... Views: 245
There are several major uses of enzyme preparations.
Application in dairy products
Lactose is a disaccharide found in mammalian milk and has low sweetness and solubility. Dietary lactose can improve the body's absorption of Ca, P, Mg and other essential trace elements, but it cannot be ... Views: 236
The food industry is a large-scale application of enzyme preparations. As a highly efficient biocatalyst, it has been widely used in the production of food additives. In the 1940s, the microbial enzyme production developed rapidly, with its wide variety, fast growth and processing. The ... Views: 233
On a global scale, fungal infections are considered to be the main killer. They are hard to detect, and we can't diagnose serious fungal infections every day, and the chances of survival diminish. Despite a lot of public health efforts, many people who infect fungi in the blood die, even if they ... Views: 233
Among the seven protease families, serine (eg, proteinase K), cysteine, threonine, proteases, aspartic proteases, glutamic proteases, metalloproteases, asparagine peptide lyases play a major catalytic role. Proteases break down long chain molecules of proteins into shorter fragments. They are ... Views: 228
Catalase is an antioxidant enzyme that is ubiquitous in all organisms. It is a tetramer (a type of protein) with four polypeptide chains, each containing more than 500 amino acids. It consists of four iron-based (porphyrin heme) reactive with hydrogen peroxide. Catalase is the power house of the ... Views: 228
Enzymes have unparalleled advantages over ordinary catalysts and have been widely used in food, medicine, textile, detergent and cosmetics industries. Most of these applications are performed in aqueous solution, but many valuable products are insoluble in water, and there are many useful ... Views: 226
Although there are thousands of enzymes in the human body, the greatest impact on human nutrition intake is digestive enzymes. The lack of sufficient digestive enzymes not only prevents food nutrients from being fully absorbed and utilized, but also affects the efficiency of muscle synthesis in ... Views: 223
Whether you are an adult or a child, milk is one of the necessities for our life. The main reason is that milk has a high nutritional value. However, lactose intolerance occurs on many adults, and this symptom is more likely to occur as gastrointestinal function declines. Lactose intolerance ... Views: 223
Cellulase is a protein that can decompose cellulose into oligosaccharides or monosaccharides. It is not a monomeric enzyme, but a synergistic multi-component enzyme system. And it is a complex enzyme composed mainly of exoglucanases.
Cellulase is currently widely utilized in paper, food, ... Views: 221
You’ve probably heard the word “enzymes” before, but in such a vaguely scientific context, and you may not know exactly what they are or how they keep you healthy. As it turns out, there are over 70,000 known enzymes in the human body — an astounding number for sure. Enzymes provide the ... Views: 219
The growth and reproduction of life, birth and death, and metabolism are all related to enzymes. Without the catalysis of enzymes, humans can't even carry out the most basic life activities, such as food digestion, oxygen breathing, etc., let alone other problems. In fact, almost all kinds of ... Views: 214
Enzyme refers to a kind of biocatalyst produced by living cells. It can efficiently catalyze plentiful biochemical reactions under very mild conditions, and promote the metabolism of the organism. There are at least more than 4,000 enzymes in our body. Breathing, Digestion, breathing, ... Views: 212
Cellular activity carrying out in the living body depends on different chemical reactions. If there is no enzyme, then the body's metabolism and other life-related reactions can only be carried out at an extremely slow rate. Under such circumstances, life activities cannot be maintained. ... Views: 210
Nature of the enzyme
Scientifically, metabolism describes all of the biochemical processes that occur in the organisms every day. Metabolic activity is the basis for all life activities and is the guarantee for the continuation of life activities. It is inseparable from the catalytic action ... Views: 209
Enzymes are key protein molecules in living systems. Once synthesized, they are not usually converted to other kinds of molecules, and so are the substances taken in as fuel for digestive and respiratory processes (such as sugar, fat, and molecular oxygen). This is because enzymes are catalysts, ... Views: 208
In the past 20 years, various enzyme preparations have been used in meat processing. The common points of enzyme preparations are: strong professionalism and can be carried out under mild conditions; low cost and energy consumption in processing; significant changes in meat properties and meat ... Views: 206
Metabolism is the basis for all life activities of an organism, and metabolism cannot be achieved without the catalytic action of enzymes. They are catalytic organic substances produced by living cells. Essentially, the vast majority of enzymes are proteins, and a few are RNA, or ribonucleic ... Views: 205
As an essential substance for people's daily life, milk is a nutritious food that provides vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates, as well as depending on the types of milk you drink, some may also have energy-rich fats. However, large amounts of nutrients need to be digested to release ... Views: 202
As a class of proteins with biocatalytic properties, an enzyme is a biocatalyst with a high degree of specificity and extremely high catalytic efficiency. The metabolism of all living things is carried out under the influence of various enzymes. Each organism produces multiple enzymes as well as ... Views: 202
Modern molecular science believes that the normal progress of biological activities depends on the balance and stability of biochemical reactions inside the body. This complex and ordered biochemical reaction requires enzymes to catalyze regulation to maintain normal metabolism in the ... Views: 199
Source of xylanase
Xylanases are widely distributed in nature and can be obtained from animals, plants and microorganisms. Xylanase is present in marine and terrestrial bacteria, marine algae, fungi, yeast, rumen and ruminant bacteria, snails, crustaceans, land plant tissues and various ... Views: 199
Every day, we are exposed to toxins in the environment, from the food and water we consume to the air we breathe and the products we use. Toxins are found in beauty products, household cleaners, furniture, mattresses, house dust, and even foods of natural origin. These products containing ... Views: 199
Enzyme biotechnology and industrial enzyme production exist in our daily life. In many cases, commercial processes first utilize naturally occurring enzymes. However, this does not mean that the enzyme can be utilized as effectively as possible. With time, research and improved protein ... Views: 198
Although the pancreas is small, it has an extraordinary effect and can be said to be one of the most important organs for mankind. It is important because it is a gland with internal and external secretory functions, and its physiological and pathological changes are closely related to ... Views: 192
The continuous advancement in enzyme technology is a primary factor driving the current growth of the enzyme market. The increase in the popularity and penetration of enzymes in various industries has also contributed to the growth of the enzyme industry. The continued progress of genetics and ... Views: 192
Enzymes are a type of protein present in all living things. They are secreted by the source and are biological catalysts, increasing the rate of chemical reactions without undergoing any permanent change themselves. They continue to work as long as the “substrate” is present.
Enzymes are ... Views: 188
With the rapid development of the dairy cattle breeding industry and the dairy industry, the output of raw milk and dairy products has increased significantly, the variety of dairy products has been greatly enriched, and the quality has also made a qualitative leap. High and new technologies ... Views: 187
With the continuous advancement of science and technology, the medical community's insight into health, sub-health and disease has also deepened, and a new concept of human disease-genetic disease has been proposed. Genetic damage is the source of all diseases. Because genes cannot be repaired, ... Views: 186
Enzymes are protein molecules that act as specific catalysts for chemical reactions. Researchers have made significant contributions to the traditional and modern chemical industries by improving existing processes. Representative industrial applications of enzymes are concentrated in the fields ... Views: 185
Biology needs a metabolic reaction at all times. This is because a special type of catalyst-enzymes are widely present in the body. It can effectively reduce the activation energy of each molecule participating in a chemical reaction, enabling the organism to complete various chemical reactions ... Views: 183
The industrial enzyme production industry has experienced rapid development for more than half a century, and has now formed a dynamic high-tech industry to maintain sustained high-speed development. In the past 10 years, some fundamental changes have taken place in production technology. With ... Views: 182
Enzymes are molecules that accelerate chemical reactions in biological organisms, including plants, animals, and bacteria. They are often referred to as catalysts because they initiate or accelerate these chemical reactions. In apples, various enzymes are involved in metabolic pathways leading ... Views: 179
Enzymes are involved in the formation and composition of every cell in the body. Thus they also control the working of every organ and even the brain - the control center. They are involved in the breakdown, absorption, distribution and circulation of various nutrients entering the body. ... Views: 172
Enzyme is a kind of vital protein that takes charge of many reactions in the organism. Non-protein molecules called coenzymes also help enzymes work. Coenzymes, usually derived from vitamins, are much smaller than the enzymes themselves but equally important. From accelerating digestion to ... Views: 172
Pectinase is an enzyme that decomposes pectin, which is the main component of plants. It is widely distributed in higher plants and microorganisms, and also in certain protozoa and insects, depending on the substrate it acts on. It can be divided into three categories. Two of them ... Views: 171
Coenzymes are a variety of small-molecule organic, free-diffusion and non-protein molecules. They are loosely related to the enzyme activity and are essential to it. Coenzymes are sometimes called co-substrates. These molecules are enzyme substrates and do not form a permanent part of the ... Views: 170
Enzymes are vital to the human body. Without enzymes, cells in our body will not be able to carry out chemical reactions because the energy required is too grate. Enzymes reduce the activation energy response that needs to occur, thus allowing our body to perform a series of reactions at low ... Views: 169
With the continuous development of society, people often suffer from indigestion due to busy work, irregular diet, or unhealthy food. Indigestion occurs through the upper digestive tract. The main symptom of indigestion is excessive pain, most often causing a burning sensation in the upper ... Views: 168
Enzymes have endless life energy and can be said as the source of human vitality. Enzyme is a protein chemical that can carry the main energy required for each chemical reaction in the human body. Human cells contain about 1,300 kinds of enzymes, which combine with coenzymes to form about ... Views: 165
The concept of natural farming is to protect the natural ecological environment and human health. Enzymes in agriculture can be widely used in natural farming.
1. Improve soil quality
Enzymes are natural fertilizers that improve the soil environment and turn barren land into fertile ... Views: 163
As a highly efficient biocatalyst, enzymes can accelerate biochemical reactions in living organisms. They can also be extracted from cells and then used in a wide range of commercially important catalytic processes. For example, they play an important role in the production of sweeteners and in ... Views: 163