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What are enzymes?
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Life is possible only due to the coordination of various chemical reactions in living organisms such as digestion of food, absorption of suitable compounds and finally production of energy. All these processes occur in a sequence and take place under moderate conditions in the body. These occur with the help of some biocatalysts called enzymes. Therefore, the biocatalysts used in the biochemical reactions occuring in living organisms are called enzymes. All enzymes are globular proteins. Enzymes are very specific for a particular reaction and substrate.
Nomenclature : (i) Nomenclature of enzymes is based on the class of compounds upon which they work. 'ase' is written at the end of their name.
Example : Hydrolysis of maltose into glucose occurs in the presence of maltase enzyme.
Nomenclature : (i) Nomenclature of enzymes is based on the class of compounds upon which they work. 'ase' is written at the end of their name.
Example : Hydrolysis of maltose into glucose occurs in the presence of maltase enzyme.
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