amylase

Examples of amylase in the following topics:

• Enzymes Used in Industry

  • In food processing, the enzymes used include amylases from fungi and plants.
  • Amylase, glucanases, and proteases are used to split polysaccharides and proteins in the malt.
  • In the starch industry, amylases, amyloglucosideases, and glucoamylases convert starch into glucose and various syrups.
  • In the paper industry, amylases, xylanases, cellulases, and ligninases are used to degrade starch to lower viscosity, aiding sizing and coating paper.

• Industrial Microorganisms

  • Additional enzymes isolated from Pyrococcus speciesinclude specific types of amylases and galactosidases which allow food processing to occur at high temperatrues as well.

• Clostridial and Propionic Acid Fermentation

  • In this phase, complex molecules (carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins) are depolymerized into soluble compounds by hydrolytic enzymes (cellulases, hemicellulases, amylases, lipases and proteases).

• Large-Scale Fermentations

  • In beer and additional alcohol such as vodka or whiskey, the yeast will convert the sugars produced as a result of the conversion of grain starches to sugar by amylase .