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1. Enzyme structures and activities
While the industrial use of enzymes initially developed largely as a result of their interest in laundry detergents (which remains one of their major outlets in quantitative terms), their systematic use to improve the properties of foodstuffs dates back less than half a century. Figure 1 shows the diversity of food uses for enzymes authorized by the Order of October 19, 2006.
1.1 Kinetic action
Enzymes facilitate chemical reactions in living organisms. They are the main family of molecules capable of...
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Enzyme structures and activities
Regulations on enzymes in foods
Bibliography
Websites
General enzyme sites (after Krischna, 2002)
Internet addresses for information on proteins and enzymes
Site listing specific databases for certain enzyme families http://www.oxfordjournals.org/nar/database/subcat/3/10
Enzyme company websites
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