LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which enzyme would be added to fruit in order to create a larger volume of juice out of the plant cells?
A
Amylase
B
Maltase
C
Pepsin
D
Pectinase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pectinases are widely used in fruit juice industry for the improvement of the quality of extracted juice. The enzyme enhances the process yield and accelerates the clarification of extracted juice (Saxena et al.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pectinase is used in the extraction, clarification, filtration, and depectinization of fruit juices and wines by enzymatically breaking down the cell wall, and for the maceration of fruits and vegetables and removal of the inner wall of lotus seed, garlic, almond, and peanut.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pectinase is an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of pectin, a component of the cell wall in fruits such as apples and oranges. Pectinase is used commercially to aid in extracting juice from fruit. By enzymatically breaking down the cell wall, pectinase releases the juice from within the cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are mainly two groups of enzyme which are used in fruit juice industry i.e. pectinases and amylases.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pectinases are used to breakdown this pectin polymer into monomer sugars i.e. galacturonic acid. Applications of pectinase enzyme are diverse with respect to its use in various industries. For examples pectinases are used in fruit juice industries for processing of fruits and vegetables to improve the quality of juice.

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