By Naming how would with anything else.
Usually an enzyme is named after it's function.
Usually an enzyme is named after it's function.
any kind of enzyme
Pepsi - named from the digestive enzyme pepsin.
Enzymes speed up chemical reactions that take place in cells. They are usually named from the reaction that they catalyze.
Enzymes are named by the reaction it catalyzes.
Enzymes are typically named based on the substrate they act on, with the suffix -ase added to indicate their enzymatic function. For example, an enzyme that breaks down lactose is called lactase. Sometimes enzymes are also named based on their function or the organism they are derived from.
Lactase catalyzes the breakdown of lactose. It would probably not catalyze the breakdown of starch because enzymes are SPECIFIC and are typically named for the substrate that it acts on. Amylase is the enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of starch. (Named so because in plants, starch is stored in the amyloplasts)
enzyme-substrate complex
in an enzyme-substrate complex, the enzyme acts on the substrate .
An enzyme is a protein
An angiotensin converting enzyme is an enzyme which catalyzes the creation of angiotensin.