Question

What are pectinases and proteases used for in the food industry, and which organisms produce them?

Options

• Used as an immunosuppressive agent; produced by Trichoderma polysporum

• Used to remove oily stains from laundry; produced by Candida lipolytica

• Used to clarify bottled fruit juices; produced by Sclerotinia libertine and Aspergillus niger

• Used as a competitive inhibitor to lower blood cholesterol; produced by Monascus purpureus

Answer 1

Pectinases and proteases, produced by Sclerotinia libertine and Aspergillus niger, are commercial enzymes utilized to clarify bottled fruit juices.