Question

Substrate strain theory with lysozyme as an example

Answer 1

Explanation:

Enzymes are biocatalysts — the catalysts of life. A catalyst is defined as a substance that increases the velocity or rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any change in the overall process.

Enzymes may be defined as biocatalysts synthesized by living cells. They are protein in nature, colloidal and thermolabile in character, and specific in their action. In recent years, certain non-protein enzymes (chemically RNA) have also been identified.

Nomenclature and Classification:

In the early days, the enzymes were given names by their discoverers in an arbitrary manner. For example, the names pepsin, trypsin and chymotrypsin convey no information about the function of the enzyme or the nature of the substrate on which they act.