Inactivation of carboxypeptidase A and trypsin by UV-visible light

UV irradiation is a technology used in food treatment, since it has been shown to be effective in the destruction of microorganisms. It can also be applied in the sterilization of enzymatic preparations used in the food industry, but it can have harmful effects, since it can go so far as to inactivate some of the enzymes. In some cases it interests to inactivate enzymes, and it is for it that this treatment type can be effective. In other cases it interests that the enzymes remain active. This way, it will be necessary to avoid that they are exposed to the light.