Question

Question #3b919

Answer 1

Enzyme is a protein of complex chenical coposition acts as biocatalst without changing.

Explanation:

Edward Buchner (1897) first of all isolated the enzyme from the yeast cells. Buchner coined the term enzyme.
Properties of enzymes.
1. Acts as biocatalyst.
2. Substrate and temperature specific.
3. They may be intra or extracellular.
Mechanism of action.
Lock and Key Mechanism
Induced fit Mechanism
Michelis-menton Hypothesis
Factors affecting the function of enzymes
Temperature
pH
Substrate concentration
Inhibitors, etc.