One of these applications is in detergent industry. In fact, the pH of laundry detergents is generally in the range of 9.0–12.0; thus, proteolytic enzymes incorporated into detergent formulations, must exhibit significant activity and stability at high pH and temperature, in addition to their stability with detergent compounds like surfactants and oxidizing agents.
Another application of proteolytic enzymes isthe deproteinization of shrimp waste considered as a severeburden for the environment