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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 catalysis … See more
Substrate binding
Enzymes must bind their substrates before they can catalyse any chemical reaction. Enzymes are usually very specific as to what substrates they bind and then the chemical reaction catalysed. Specificity is achieved by binding … See moreAs with all catalysts, enzymes do not alter the position of the chemical equilibrium of the reaction. In the presence of an enzyme, the … See more
Enzymes can be classified by two main criteria: either amino acid sequence similarity (and thus evolutionary relationship) or enzymatic activity.
Enzyme activity. An … See moreEnzymes are generally globular proteins, acting alone or in larger complexes. The sequence of the amino acids specifies the structure which in … See more
Some enzymes do not need additional components to show full activity. Others require non-protein molecules called cofactors to be … See more
Enzyme kinetics is the investigation of how enzymes bind substrates and turn them into products. The rate data used in kinetic analyses are commonly obtained from enzyme assays. … See more
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Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions necessary for life, in which substrate molecules are converted into products. [2] An enzyme facilitates a specific chemical reaction by binding the substrate to its active site, a …