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What characteristics of enzymes make them proteins and how do they work?
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Enzymes are simply proteins that make reactions faster or simply facilitate them. They are composed of ssingle or multiple poly-peptide molecules that has an active site. The active site is where the main enzymatic action happens. A substrate enters and is either modified by the enzyme or it modifies the enzyme, enabling it to perform other functions. Although it is a protein, it cannot be classified as structural protein.
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Enzymes work by what-?
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How are enzymes catalysts?
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What controls proteins that builds cells and tissues and work as enzymes?
GENES. (:
What control proteins that build cells and tissues and work as enzymes?
Genes!
Controls proteins that build cells and tissues and work as enzymes?
genes
How proteins work?
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Enzymes work by what-?
Enzymes work by reducing the energy of activation.
How are lypids and proteins similar?
First of all, lypids are supposed to be lipids. Lipids, phospholipids, make up the membrane. Proteins, also work for the cell. Proteins do ALOT of jobs. There are hundreds and hundreds of different types of proteins. Enzymes protect the cell and so on.
How are proteins involved in DNA replications?
Proteins are the enzymes, such as DNA polymerase, which actually to the work to replicate the DNA and help to maintain its integrity.
What substrate does bromelain work on?
Mostly just proteins. For example, collagen.
Molecules which serve as chemicals to make reaction work- like the breakdown of food molecules?
They are called enzymes. They aren't necessarily considered molecules, but I suppose they are, perhaps very large ones. These enzymes act as a catalyst to speed the decompositions along. Stomach acid helps by oxidising the food as well as creating the environment for the proteins to function.
What is proteins that speed up certain chemical reactions?
Proteins that speed up the rate of biochemical reactions are called enzymes. These proteins work by lowering the activation energy of a chemical reaction. Typically, this is accomplished by the manner in which the enzyme binds to the substrate.
