Trypsin is a highly efficient proteolytic enzyme extracted from the pancreas of animals, which can break down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids. It has a wide range of applications in many industries.
Trypsin has the following functions:
Biopharmaceuticals: used in the production of insulin and other drugs, to help digest and purify proteins during manufacturing
Food industry: to improve the texture and flavor of food, used for protein hydrolysis in dairy and meat processing
Research applications: protein digestion in proteomics, used in cell culture and tissue separation processes
Other applications: softening treatment in the leather industry, used in the formulation of certain detergents