Question

what is enzymes??? with a brief explanation

Answer 1

An enzyme is a chemical substance that is found in living creatures which produces changes in other substances without being changed itself.

Answer 2

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Ques. → What are the different types of Enzymes ?

Ans. ♀️Enzymes are basically those substances that speed up or increase the rate of a process . In a way , they're used as a fuel to speed up process .

=> We have 6 basic types of Enzymes :

1.❄$<u>Hydrolases</u>$ - These kind of Enzymes are basically for increasing the speed of "Hydrolysis reaction" . Example of such enzyme is Lipase which is a digestive enzyme.

➖▪Hydrolysis reaction is a reaction between a molecule and water ( H2O) . This results in the splitting of the bond between the molecules resulting in 2 products .

2.❄ $<u> Oxidoreductoses</u>$ - As the name itself hints , these enzymes are used to speed up Redox Reactions ( reactions in which oxidation & reduction occur simultaneously ).

Example of such enzyme is - Lactate dehydrogenase

3.❄ $<u> Transferases </u>$ - Such enzymes are used in case of functional groups . ( Alkyl , Amino or any other ) . An example of Transferases enzyme is Alanine deaminase.

4.❄$<u> Lyases </u>$ - They are used in two cases . First , in case of addition of molecule and second , to create a double bond in the molecule. Isocitrate Lyase is an example of this kinda enzyme .

5.❄$<u>Ligases</u>$ - Its use is found when there's a need to join two molecules . This is achieved by using the energy currency ATP . An example is DNA ligase.

6.❄$<u>Isomerases </u>$- As the name hints , these are used for isomerisation reactions .Isomers are compound with the same molecular formula but a different structural formula . So In those reactions , the product is the same but just rearranged itself . An example of Isomerases enzyme is Glucose Phophate isomerase.

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