enzymes

Question 1

what is an enzyme

Answer 1

an enzyme is a biological catalyst

Question 2

2 Groups

Answer 2

Anabolic reactions complex substances are synthesised from simpler ones

Catabolic reactions complex substances broken into simpler ones

Question 3

type of digestive enzyme

Answer 3

Carbohydrase
Amylase -> maltose
Maltase -> glucose
Sucrase -> glucose & fructose

Proteases
protein -> polypeptides -> amino acids

Lipases
lipids -> glycerol

Question 4

how do they work

Answer 4

Substrates fit into the active site to form an enzyme-substrate complex and catalyse the reaction