Proteins
A protease is an enzyme that helps the process to break down proteins. Any word with -ase at the end is an enzyme. The rest of the word is the substrate or what is acted upon.
Protease is an enzyme. It is essentially a protein. Protease is not a compound and therefore its formula cannot be given out. Protease are a class of enzymes involved in digesting proteins. The basic mode of action can be described as: Protein + Protease -----> Digested protein + protease Since enzymes do not react in a biochemical reaction (they are merely catalysis), protease appears on both sides of the reaction shown above
Proteases break down proteins by hydrolysis (addition of a water molecule to break a bond) into amino acids. The substrate the protease enzyme works on is protein. Enzymes are often named for the substrates they catalyse (or break down).
An enzyme-substrate complex may be caused by the interaction of the molecules of protein and protease. The enzyme-substrate complex is a theory proposed in 1888 by the Swedish chemist, Savante Arrhenius.
Protease enzymes, such as trypsin or pepsin, are responsible for breaking down protein substrates into smaller peptides and amino acids by catalyzing hydrolysis of peptide bonds.
enzyme-substrate complex
in an enzyme-substrate complex, the enzyme acts on the substrate .
When an enzyme and substrate come together, it is called the enzyme-substrate complex. This complex is a temporary intermediate state in which the enzyme binds to the substrate to catalyze a chemical reaction.
The substrates are converted into products, which are released.
Protein
A substrate is the substance acted upon by an enzyme. The enzyme substrate complex is when an enzyme molecule combines with its substrates.
It depends on how you are using the term protease. Do you mean "protease" or "pro tease?" A protease is an enzyme. Many enzyme names end in -ase. This tips you off, enzyme. A protease is an enzyme that breaks down proteins. A pro tease, on the other hand, generally works for dollar bills and makes a decent living to support one and sometimes two.