Some compounds produced by bacteria on an industrial scale

product bacterium application or substrate

amylases thermophilic Bacillus species used in brewing to break down amyloses to maltoses

cellulases Clostridium thermocellus release of sugars from cellulose in waste from agriculture and papermaking

proteases (thermolysin, subtilisin, aqualysin) Thermus aquaticus Bacillus species used in brewing, baking, cheese processing, removal of hair from hides in the leather industry, and laundering

glucose isomerase Bacillus coagulans conversion of glucose to fructose as a sweetener in the food industry

beta-galactosidase Thermus aquaticus hydrolysis of lactose in milk whey to glucose and galactose

cobalamin (cyanocobalamin) Pseudomonas stutzeri

vinegar Acetobacter species from alcohol

monosodium glutamate Micrococcus species from sugar

dextran Leuconostoc mesenteroides from sucrose