What are the main characteristics of an enzyme?
Concise Biology Class IX By H.S. Vishnoi CHAPTER 13-DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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· Enzymes are proteins.
· enzymes speed up reactions
. Without enzymes, reactions would be too slow to maintain life
· They only work on one type of SUBSTRATE
· Affected by environmental factors like changes in TEMPERATURE and pH
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· enzymes speed up reactions
. Without enzymes, reactions would be too slow to maintain life
· They only work on one type of SUBSTRATE
· Affected by environmental factors like changes in TEMPERATURE and pH
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Few Characteristics of enzymes
⇒ Enzymes act as a catalyst . They do not take part in the bio-chemical reaction.However they change the rate of the reaction
⇒ Enzymes are very specific.They only act on particular substrates and are specific in their actions
⇒ Enzymes are complex macromolecules like sugars.They are made up of many molecules combined together.
⇒ Enzymes can only function at an optimum temperature of 35 - 40°C.
⇒ Enzymes are proteins and they behave like proteins.
⇒ Enzymes are active and rapid in action.
⇒ These enzymes are affected by hormones secreted by endocrine glands
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