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Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. Almost all metabolic processes in the cell need enzyme catalys...

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  • April 20, 2023
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,WHAT ARE ENZYMES?

,HISTORY OF ENZYMES




Anselme Payen Wilhelm Kühne




Eduard Buchner James B. Sumner

, ENZYMES
⚫ Biological catalysts
⚫ Accelerates the rate of chemical reactions
⚫ Capable of performing multiple reactions (recycled)
⚫ Final distribution of reactants and products governed
by equilibrium properties
⚫ Enzymes are biological catalysts –
⚫ Proteins, (a few RNA exceptions)
⚫ Orders of magnitude faster than chemical catalysts -
Act under mild conditions (temperature and pressure)
⚫ Highly Specific
⚫ Tightly Regulated

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