Question

Define enzyme - Name a digestive enzyme which acts in acidic medium

Answer 1

Explanation:

enzyme :

• Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts.
• Catalysts accelerate chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products.

Pepsin acts in an acidic medium

• Trypsin acts in an alkaline medium.

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Answer 2

Enzymes are biological catalyst. while the first enzyme molecule that was extracted was urease. However, as of now since 1930 to 1936 pepsin, chymotrypsin and trypsin has been isolated and crystallized. However, the enzyme that can act in acidic medium is pepsin.