1 is an enzyme a carbohidrate protein or lipid 2 what are th

1. is an enzyme a carbohidrate, protein or lipid?

2. what are the building blocks of the enzyme

3. which suffix usually ends an enzyme\'s name

4. what is an enzyme active site, and where is it located?

5. what is the name of the energy hill that reactants must overcome to become products

6. what do enzymes do that energy hill?

7. would a reaction that is normally enzyme-driven ever occur if its enzyme was removed?

8. what happens to an enzyme when it is denatured

9. what can denature enzymes

10. what is the difference between a competitive and a noncompetitive inhibitor?

Solution

1. Most enzyme, not all, are proteins. There are some enzymes which are RNA known as ribozyme.

2. Mostly amino acids are the building blocks of enzymes as they are proteins in nature.

3. Most enzyme usually end in suffix \'ase\'. For example: primase, oxidase etc.

9. Many factors play important role in activity of an enzyme. changes in pH, temperature, salt concentration can denature an enzyme.