ib biology lactose free milk
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LACTOSE FREE MILK
Qn: Explain the use of lactase in the production of lactose free
milk.
LACTOSE FREE MILK.
Lactose is a disaccharide sugar found in milk consisting of a galactose and glucose sugar.
(DISACCHARIDE) (MONOSACCHARIDES)
Absorbed into the blood stream by the villi in the
ileum
Lactose intolerant people are unable to produce the enzyme lactase hence suffer from:
•Cramping
•Excess gassing and
•Diarhoea because bacteria in their guts feed on the unbroken down lactose producing fatty acids and methane.
Around 90% of all humans show some kind of lactose intolerance
LACTOSE GLUCOSE + GALACTOSELACTASE
Produce lactose free milk
PRODUCTION OF LATOSE FREE MILK
• Lactase enzyme is extracted form yeast
• The enzyme is immobilized
ENZYME IMMOBILIZATIONRequirements
•Calcium chloride
•Mixture of sodium alginate and lactase enzyme
Procedure
•Sodium alginate containing the lactase enzyme is added to the calcium chloride solution
•This forms small beads in which the lactase enzyme is immobilized
•The beads are allowed to harden for a few minutes and then a tea strainer is used to separate the beads from calcium chloride solution.
LACTOSE FREE MILK.
DIAGRAMATIC ILLUSTRATION
Pasteurization process
QualityControlphase
Packagingplant
Column of
Immobilized
lactase
Skimmed
Milk input
LACTOSE FREE MILK.