What type of a molecule are enzymes?

Answer 1

Enzymes are proteins, which are made from smaller sub-units called amino acids.

The amino acid sequence for various proteins is coded for by the DNA, and the amino acids are put together, according to this sequence, by the ribosomes.

Enzymes have an active site, which is a particular portion of the protein that is responsible for carrying out the reaction. There are lots of enzymes in cells. Some enzymes are only expressed in certain cells where they are needed - this is partly what makes cells differentiated from other cell types. For example, liver cells will need different enzymes to skin or brain cells in order to carry out their specialised functions.

Answer 2

Enzymes are a special type of protein. Typically, enzymes are large peptides, or multi-peptide structures that are folded into a very specific shape that supports the lowering of activation energy for a specific chemical reaction.

Answer 3

An enzyme is a protein that helps other organic molecules enter into chemical reactions with one another but is itself unchanged by these reactions. Enzymes act as catalysts for organic biochemical reactions.

Answer 4

An enzyme is a protein with catalytic abilities.

Answer 5

Enzymes are proteins that catalyse reactions.

Answer 6

Enzyme is a kind of complex protein molecule.

Answer 7

An enzyme is a protein molecule.

Answer 8

The enzyme is a biochemical protein.

Answer 9

A Protein

Answer 10

Protein