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Which enzyme gives Acrylamide as a product?(a) Nitrile Hydratase(b) Glucose isomerase(c) Penicillin acylase(d) Beta-GalactosidaseThis question was addressed to me in exam.This intriguing question comes from Methods of Immobilization in division Antibiotics & Enzyme Immobilization of Drug Biotechnology

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Right CHOICE is (a) Nitrile Hydratase

The best EXPLANATION: Acrlamide is a monomer which is used for production of a lot of substances. It is produced by the addition of WATER to ACRYLAMIDE. The catalyst used in this process is nitrile hydratase. This catalyst is difficult to regenerate. Thus we have to use immobilised nitrile hydrates.



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