What is Neutral Protease?
Introduction
Neutral Protease is extracted from Bacillus subtilis through fermentation and is a type of endonuclease that can be used for various protein hydrolysis treatments. At a certain temperature and pH value, Neutral Protease can hydrolyze large molecular proteins into amino acids and other products. It can be widely used in the hydrolysis of animal and plant proteins to produce HAP and HVP, which are advanced seasonings and food nutrition enhancers. In addition, it can also be used for leather depilation, softening, wool and silk degumming and other processing.
Scope of Application
Application of Animal and Plant Protein Hydrolysate Powder (HAP, HVP) Production
The enzymatic reaction using Neutral Protease can hydrolyze large molecule proteins of animals and plants into small molecule peptides or amino acids, which is conducive to the effective absorption and utilization of proteins. Its hydrolysate has a high AN%, high degree of hydrolysis, and good flavor. Furthermore, Neutral Protease has been widely used in the production of high-end seasonings and food nutrition enhancers. Various animal derived extracts are used to produce functional bone and meat extracts (bone elements), aquatic extracts, protein peptones, peptides, and other high-value functional foods.
Application in Baking Industry:
Neutral Protease can hydrolyze the protein in dough into peptones, peptides, and even amino acids, thereby reducing the dough's gluten strength, making it have good plasticity and extensibility, and maintaining clear and beautiful printing patterns. Improve the gloss of the finished product, make the cross-section of the cookies clear and layered, with a uniform and consistent structure, and a smooth and crispy taste.
Application of Soy Protein Isolate:
Neutral Protease can hydrolyze soy protein isolate into small molecule peptides, greatly improving the biological potency of soy protein isolate, making it easy for human digestion and absorption. At the same time, it also increases solubility, reduces viscosity, and improves the functional characteristics of soy protein isolate.
Production and Application of Yeast Extract & Beer Making.
Adding Neutral Protease improves the protein utilization and flavor of the final product. It helps to decompose proteins into peptides and free amino nitrogen which has a significant effect on plant-based proteins such as barley and soybeans. It can also be used in beer production to eliminate the phenomenon of "cold turbidity" caused by protein production.
Application of Textile Industry:
Wool treated with Neutral Protease has higher tensile strength than conventional methods, with a soft hand feel and 0 shrinkage; It can also be used for degumming silkworms and refining silk.
Application of Leather Industry:
Neutral Protease can be used to make depilatory agents. Leather that has been tanned has clean depilation, clear and granular texture, no obvious damage, and fine and shiny pores.
Application of Feed Industry:
Adding Neutral Protease to the feed formula or directly mixing it with mixed feed can improve protein utilization and reduce feeding costs.
