Explain the process in which a biocatalyst is used in the industrial preparation of a compound known to you.

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(N/A) common example of a biocatalyst used in industry is the enzyme $Invertase$,which is used in the production of $Invert \ Sugar$ (a mixture of $Glucose$ and $Fructose$) from $Sucrose$ (cane sugar).
$1$. The process involves the hydrolysis of $Sucrose$ $(C_{12}H_{22}O_{11})$ in the presence of the enzyme $Invertase$,which is obtained from yeast $(Saccharomyces \ cerevisiae)$.
$2$. The chemical reaction is: $C_{12}H_{22}O_{11} + H_2O \xrightarrow{Invertase} C_6H_{12}O_6 (Glucose) + C_6H_{12}O_6 (Fructose)$.
$3$. This process is highly efficient and operates under mild conditions of temperature and $pH$,making it an environmentally friendly industrial method.

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