Enzymes & food Technology

Enzymes & Food technology

• Prof.Dr :Fahim Shaltout .

Enzymes & food Technology

Introduction

• Enzymes present every where in nature & In our bodies all the time.
• Enzymes are not living things &they made by living cells .
• They are necessary for life .
• They have a very specific mechanism, each one has a very particular job.

Types of enzymes

• 1- Join specific molecule together &form new molecule.

• 2-Break specific molecule apart into separate
• molecule.

4 things to remember about enzymes

1-Enzymes are specific 2-Enzymes are catalyst as one enzyme can perform the same job over & over again million of times without being consumed . 3-Enzymes are efficient. 4-Enzymes are protein in nature .

Enzymes & Food

• Back ground:
• -For many thousand of years , man has used Naturally occurring m.o (bacteria, yeast, mould &the enzymes they produced to make Food such as :
• “Bread, Cheese, beer& Wine”