Answer to Question #231389 in Math for kim taeghyun

Question

1) What is the cost of enzymes..?

2) Why enzymes are expensive...?

3) How can the cost of enzymes be reduced...?

Answer 1

1) Enzymes usually cost $4-$5 per gallon, so they are generally expensive. 2) The cost of their isolation and purification is many times higher than that of ordinary catalysts. Being protein in structure, they are also highly sensitive to various denaturing conditions when isolated from their natural environments.

3) The cost of enzymes can be reduced throughout improving the production technology and mass production.