Question

Microbes are preferred to plants and animals as sources of enzymes.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was addressed to me in examination.

The origin of the question is Enzyme Preparation and Usage in chapter Enzyme Preparation and Usage of Enzyme Technology

Answer 1

The correct option is (a) True

To explain I would say: Microbes are preferred to plants and animals as sources of enzymes because of the following reasons:

• They are generally cheaper to produce.

• Their enzyme contents are more predictable and controllable.

• Reliable supplies of raw material of constant composition are more easily arranged.

• Plant and animal tissues contain more potentially harmful materials than microbes.

Hence the above statement is true.