Question
Write industrial application of enzyme catalysis.
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Answer
Industrial application of enzyme catalysis:
- Conversion of glucose to sweet-tasting fructose, using glucose isomerase.
- Manufacture of new antibiotics, using penicillin G acylase.
- Manufacture of laundry detergents, using proteases.
- Manufacture of esters used in cosmetics, using the genetically engineered enzyme.
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