Enzymes

Most enzymes found today are proteins. There are even nucleic acids that display attributes of enzymes called ribozymes. Enzymes are like proteins, wherein, it has a primary structure as well as secondary and tertiary structures. Enzymes are biocatalysts or Protein impetuses.

• They work with biochemical responses inside the collection of living organic entities
• They bring down the enactment energy for a response
• Their shapes decide their capabilities
• They are profoundly particular in nature
• For the most part, enzymes are proteins; but some nucleic acids act like enzymes, called Ribozymes
• Enzymes are named after compounds/classes on which they act
• Names end with ‘ase’
• Example: The chemical ‘Maltase’ follows up on Maltose sugar to change it over completely to Glucose

Properties of Enzymes

• Go about as a biocatalyst.
• Continuously produce the same final results.
• Individual enzymes work best at specific temp and pH.

All the carbon-based compounds that are seen in or produced by living organisms and are necessary to a biological cycle are called biomolecules. Examples of biomolecules include proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. Even molecules such as metabolites are considered biomolecules.