what is a enzyme
2006-11-02 14:59:05 · 7 answers · asked by pyrokid000 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
thats a funny little protein that helps with some processes of the body.
2006-11-02 15:49:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An enzyme is generally a protein which can help a chemical reaction proceed. When a enzyme binds to a substrate it causes a decrease in the amount of energy needed to make that reaction occur. It essentially alters the rate that equilibrium is reached (but does not actually alter equilibrium, just the rate it is reached). An example is sucrase which is a enzyme involved in the breakdown of sucrose into glucose and fructose.
2006-11-02 15:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by starfire1020 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply put, an enzyme is a substance that speeds up biological reactions without becoming used up in that reaction.
A+B+ enzyme====>>C + enzyme
Without enzymes many biological processes needed for an organism to live would take place so slowly that the organism would die.
2006-11-02 15:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by ontopofoldsmokie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An enzyme is a type of protein that speeds up / regulates specific chemical reactions (metabolism) in the body.
2006-11-02 15:03:50 · answer #4 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an enzyme is a protein that lowers the activation energy of a reaction mostly by stabilizing the intermediate transition state, does that help?
2006-11-02 15:03:51 · answer #5 · answered by pkingman1274 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
enzymes are biochemical catalysts that speed up a reaction without altering the outcome/products of the reaction or themselves being changed
2006-11-03 05:34:16 · answer #6 · answered by Daisy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is similar to a catalyst in chemistry.
2006-11-02 15:06:44 · answer #7 · answered by trafficer21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋