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Industrial uses of enzymes Most of the reactions catalysed by enzymes have commercial or industrial uses. These reactions used to happen by using high heats or strong acids but no enzymes can be used in these industrial processes. Here are just a few ways they can be used. Biological washing powders use the enzyme protease. This is enzyme is used to break down protein stains for example food and blood. The enzymes need alkali conditions to work there best and the detergents provide this. And as the enzymes work at relatively low temperatures this means the washing machine does not have to work at high temperatures. This is one advantage to using enzymes in biological washing powder. This is an economic advantage because the washing machine is not using, as much heat so it will not be using as much energy and this will be saving on the cost of your electric...

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