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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Oct 10, 2003 by Patron Saint of Kittens... aka Pantherlady THE Werepanther of h2g2
Entry: The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine - A1125721
Author: Patron Saint of Kittens... aka Pantherlady who's an owltrons thundercat and is THE Werepanther of h2g2 - U222826

Well, i got no reaction in the writing workshop and I really want this to do something...

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Nov 4, 2003 by Bossel
Ewww! And now the same happened in PR

You could try to use GuideML for formatting the text which in particular would improve the appearance of the bullet list towards the bottom.

This sentence: "Enzyme use in biological washing powders is described." somewhat doesn't fit into the flow. It could be re-used as a GuideML subheader like 'Enzyme use in biological washing powders'.

The Edited Guide uses British spelling, so please change your -ize verbs (synthesized, commercialized)

There's something wrong in the sentence beginning with 'Therapeutic enzymes: Enzymes are sometimes used...'. Looks like you edited three sentences into one.


"[beer brewing]... maize, sorghum, [...] or rice" -- Such beverages can only be called 'beer' if you take the term verrrry loosely. In Germany they would be called 'fusel' (Sorry, couldn't resist )

There's one more application for enzymes: cleaning contact lenses, see A523441 .
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That's it from my side, and it's all about minor things (well, GuideML *is* easy ). A great entry, and it's almost there!



Bossel

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Nov 4, 2003 by Zarquon's Singing Fish!
Oh, I didn't see this entry until just now.

I agree with Bossel. It would be nice to do this in GuideML, so that you could have clear headers, which would make the text more approachable.



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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Nov 5, 2003 by Patron Saint of Kittens... aka Pantherlady THE Werepanther of h2g2
thanks. id forgotten it was stillin there, but i shall make those amendments soon!

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Dec 3, 2003 by Zarquon's Singing Fish!
*nudge* Do let us know when you've made them?



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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Dec 4, 2003 by Patron Saint of Kittens... aka Pantherlady THE Werepanther of h2g2
oops. sorry. im having a bit of a abd time at the mo but... i will! sorry sorry sorry

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Dec 20, 2003 by leo mckern [space for random exotic word juxtaposition generator]
you don't mention the downside. the use of B.subtilis enzymes in washing powders can cause allergies as a complex biological molecule

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Dec 20, 2003 by leo mckern [space for random exotic word juxtaposition generator]
also ELISA assays

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Jan 17, 2004 by Cyzaki - Join the (un)official F1 supporters' club A1918244
Do you have time to work on this yet?



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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Jan 24, 2004 by Patron Saint of Kittens... aka Pantherlady THE Werepanther of h2g2
hopefully in the coming week.

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Jan 31, 2004 by Zarquon's Singing Fish!
Any nearer completion?



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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Feb 5, 2004 by Patron Saint of Kittens... aka Pantherlady THE Werepanther of h2g2
yes. will be there i hope by monday

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Feb 14, 2004 by pugwash
lactase supplements actually aren't very helpful for lactase deficiency

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Feb 15, 2004 by Mort - (Ace/Sub/Guru/Scout) - Lost in a Bi-directional Dimension, courtesy of FordsTowel
Pet toothpaste contains enzymes too. Useless bit of information for you

This will be good to link to from my pet toothbrushing entry once you have finished it

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Feb 24, 2004 by Patron Saint of Kittens... aka Pantherlady THE Werepanther of h2g2
what woe is me? I still havent done this. soon... i know i keep saying that, but i mean it...

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Feb 24, 2004 by Zarquon's Singing Fish!
Do let us know when you have, Pantherlady.



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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Mar 15, 2004 by Patron Saint of Kittens... aka Pantherlady THE Werepanther of h2g2
Finally... is this any better? x

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Jun 11, 2004 by Mikey the Humming Mouse - A1355195 Hitchhike your way into the Edited Guide!
Hi there!

I think it would be a good idea to try and look at this entry from the perspective of someone who isn't all to sure what an enzyme is. For example, the way the introduction is currently written, someone could mistakenly come away with the perception that enzymes only occur in bacteria and molds! I think it would be worthwhile to start out with something that briefly explains:

* what an enzyme is -- you have a sentence in the introduction that does this, but it uses the word 'catalyst' -- and someone who doesn't know what an enzyme is is probably just as unlikely to know what a catalyst is. I would probably also explain that enzymes are proteins, by definition.

* what an enzyme does, both in nature and in industry. your explanation of 'natural' vs 'industrial' enzymes isn't quite clear enough, I think -- after all, the quantity involved isn't the only difference. and not *all* industrial enzymes have been derived from bacteria and molds.

The ways in which enzymes are used medically goes so far beyond what is described here that I wonder if perhaps it might be a better idea to focus this entry just on the industrial uses?

Just my
Mikey



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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Jul 5, 2004 by Mikey the Humming Mouse - A1355195 Hitchhike your way into the Edited Guide!
hello?

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Jul 6, 2004 by Patron Saint of Kittens... aka Pantherlady THE Werepanther of h2g2
sorry! extreme exam time... getting some time soon... x

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Yesterday by radioactiveBIGAL1 - on a different planet. Saboteur of Boring and Banal Conversation. Originator of the famed Glowing Pickle.
Hi PL,

I've just come across this Entry - having had to teach a lesson on Digestive Enzymes to an 'Access to Higher Education Class'

Haven't read it in any detail yet.
However, Subtitle 'Use in Alcohol' would be better as 'Use in Fermentation'

Do you still intend to finish this?

Do you need any help? (Half term is coming up and I could probably pout in some time on it)



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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Yesterday by Patron Saint of Kittens... aka Pantherlady THE Werepanther of h2g2
Hey Big Al... erm. Yes, I'd love some help. I've come to the point now where I'm so confused that I dont know where to start with editting it.

So thanks!
PL

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted Yesterday by radioactiveBIGAL1 - on a different planet. Saboteur of Boring and Banal Conversation. Originator of the famed Glowing Pickle.
I don't really know how to proceed either. I think I have to copy your article into My Space to edit it. Then I'll resubmit it back to PR.

I'll make sure you are down as the Primary Author. It would be good to see this in the EG.

Can I do this and keep you posted as to how i's going? I probably won't do anything until next week when it's half term (Also, I've got a joint article with Hell that I need to get on with over half term)





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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted 6 Hours Ago by Patron Saint of Kittens... aka Pantherlady THE Werepanther of h2g2
That sounds great. How do you move it to your PS?

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted 4 Hours Ago by radioactiveBIGAL1 - on a different planet. Saboteur of Boring and Banal Conversation. Originator of the famed Glowing Pickle.
Just start a new Entry and paste yours in - I think.



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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted 2 Hours Ago by Mikey the Humming Mouse - A1355195 Hitchhike your way into the Edited Guide!
That's correct -- but if y'all are going to do that, you should really remove this one from Peer Review. Then when you're ready to submit the new revised entry, submit that one.


Mikey

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted 1 Hour Ago by radioactiveBIGAL1 - on a different planet. Saboteur of Boring and Banal Conversation. Originator of the famed Glowing Pickle.
Can you do that PL?



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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted 1 Hour Ago by Mikey the Humming Mouse - A1355195 Hitchhike your way into the Edited Guide!
Oh, and by the way, there's no way to designate someone as primary author. When you're working on it, it will show you as the editor and her as the researcher -- and once it's picked and edited, it will show both of you as researchers and the sub as editor. The researchers are listed in order of researcher number, which means she'll be first and you second.


Mikey

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A1125721 - The Applications of Enzymes in Industry and Medicine
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Posted 54 Minutes Ago by radioactiveBIGAL1 - on a different planet. Saboteur of Boring and Banal Conversation. Originator of the famed Glowing Pickle.
I often wondered how that worked.