Some compounds produced by bacteria on an industrial scale

Some compounds produced by bacteria on an industrial scale

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Some compounds produced by bacteria on an industrial scale
product bacterium application or substrate
amylases thermophilic Bacillus species used in brewing to break down amyloses to maltoses
cellulases Clostridium thermocellus release of sugars from cellulose in waste from agriculture and papermaking
proteases (thermolysin, subtilisin, aqualysin) Thermus aquaticus Bacillus species used in brewing, baking, cheese processing, removal of hair from hides in the leather industry, and laundering
glucose isomerase Bacillus coagulans conversion of glucose to fructose as a sweetener in the food industry
beta-galactosidase Thermus aquaticus hydrolysis of lactose in milk whey to glucose and galactose
cobalamin (cyanocobalamin) Pseudomonas stutzeri
vinegar Acetobacter species from alcohol
monosodium glutamate Micrococcus species from sugar
dextran Leuconostoc mesenteroides from sucrose
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