Q. Modern detergents contain enzyme preparations of

A) Thermophiles
B) Acidophiles
C) Alkaliphiles
D) Thermoacidophiles
Explanation

[Solution from source] Laundry detergents work in alkaline wash water, so the proteases and lipases added to them come from alkaliphilic microbes (for example alkaliphilic Bacillus species) whose enzymes stay active at high pH. Enzymes from acidophiles would lose activity in an alkaline detergent solution. Answer (3).

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