NEET2008ZoologyBiotechnology - Principles and ProcessesActual
Modern detergents contain enzyme preparations of
Options
- Aacidophiles
- Balkaliphiles
- Cthermoacidophiles
- Dthermophiles
Correct answer
B. alkaliphiles
Step-by-step solution
Detergents represent the largest industrial application of enzymes amounting to 25-30 % of total sales of enzyme. The enzymes used in detergents must be cost effective, safe to use, and be able to perform the task in the presence of anionic and non-ionic detergents, soaps, oxidants etc, at pH between 8-10.5 % . The chief enzymes used are proteases, -amylase and sometimes cellulase.