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2007-01-29 11:47:01 · 2 answers · asked by lilbutterfly555 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Enzymes are predominantly composed of proteins; it may have glyco or sugar fractions, it may have metal complexes in them.
Enzymes act as catalysts. That means they speed up the biochemical reactions but are not used up in the process.
Enzymes have very complex 3-dimensional shapes or configurations.
Enzymes are very specific substances. They will selectively react with a particular substrate.
Enzymes are easily recognizable from the name. It usually ends in -ASE. For example, MALTase reacts with the sugar maltOSE
That is two extras for you.
2007-01-29 11:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by Aldo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
enzymes are proteins that catalyze a reaction.
They lower the energy of activation for a given chemical reaction.
They can catalyze a reaction in both the forward and reverse direction.
2007-01-29 19:50:25 · answer #2 · answered by bunja2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋