Interpretation: To describe three properties of enzymes.
Concept introduction: Enzyme is the chemical component that helps a biological organism speed up its
Answer to Problem 21LC
The three important properties of enzymes are − catalytic properties, reversibility, and specificity.
Explanation of Solution
Enzymes are protein catalysts, which is a type of biological catalyst that helps to increase the rate of various biochemical reactions occurring inside a living organism.
Enzyme increases only the
The reaction catalyzed by an enzyme is reversible in nature.
The enzymes are specific in nature, i.e., one enzyme can catalyze only a specific substrate. For example, sucrose can be hydrolyzed only by the enzyme sucrase.
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