Wenting Zhou

Jan 15, 2024 | mdpi.com | Wenting Zhou |Yuxin Peng |Zongyuan Wu |Weinong Zhang

1. IntroductionEnzymatic degumming has been a topic of research and development for several decades since the launch of the first enzymatic degumming process, EnzyMax, in 1992 [1]. This process involves the use of phospholipases to remove gums from vegetable oils, such as soybean oil, thus improving their quality and yield. Initially, porcine phospholipase A2 derived from cobras was used as a phospholipase, but it was expensive and non-Kosher.