ENZYMES:: PART 1

INTRODUCTION

-          The term enzyme was given by Wilhelm Kuhne to bio catalysts.

-          Major group of proteins are enzymes that are biocatalysts.

-          All enzymes are proteins, but all proteins are not enzymes.

-          Without enzymes no biological reaction would be possible.

-          Enzymes don’t alter chemical equilibrium.

-          All enzymes have word “ase” as their postfix.

-          Enzymes speed up biological reactions.

-          Example: - Carbonic anhydrase is an enzyme that enhances the dissolution rate of CO2 in water by 10^8 times.

                                            

-          Enzymes have an active site where substrate molecules attach.