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Catalysts - Enzymes - Classifications and Uses.
In the process of digestion, enzymes
are used to break down large
food molecules into smaller soluble molecules.
Enzymes are classified according to the type of food they
digest.
Enzymes are classified as carbohydrase, lipase
or protease.
Carbohydrase - changes carbohydrate
(starch) into
sugars (glucose).
Lipase - changes
fat (lipid) into fatty
acids and glycerol
(in biology the posh word for "fat" is
"lipid").
Protease - changes protein into amino acids.
Enzymes are used in
1) making alcohol (yeast)
2) making yoghurt and cheese (bacteria).
3) biological
detergents (lipase and
protease).
4) making soft-centred
chocolates
5) making baby
food
6) changing starch syrup into
sugar
syrup
and glucose syrup into fructose syrup.
7) Industrial
Processes.
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