2006-10-30 21:32:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
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Enzymes are proteins that catalyze, or accelerate, chemical reactions. Enzymes are biochemical catalysts. In these reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process are called substrates, and the enzyme converts these into different molecules. Almost all processes in the cell need enzymes in order to occur at significant rates. Since enzymes are extremely selective for their substrates and speed up only a few reactions from among many possibilities, the set of enzymes made in a cell determines which metabolic pathways occur in that cell.
2006-10-30 22:02:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes enzymes speeds up the reaction in various ways but in certain cases it also inhibits the reaction.
2006-10-31 05:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Preethi SP 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are also responsible to give that beautiful flavour to your food my dear.
2006-10-31 07:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by rameshrpukale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋