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2.1.1. Give definition to enzymes. Features of enzymatic catalysis.

Enzymes are biological catalysts – they speed up the chemical reactions that take place inside all cells, but without being used up in the process. There are many thousands of different types of enzyme, and each one catalyzes a different reaction. Cells create enzymes based on instructions carried in the cell’s genes. Enzymes are protein molecules, and so are made up of amino acids. Most enzymes contain between 100 and 1,000 amino acids. These amino acids are joined together in a long chain, which is folded to produce a unique 3D structure. Different types of enzymes have different shapes and functions because the sequence and type of amino acids in their structure is different. Enzyme catalysis is the increase in the rate of a chemical reaction by the active site of a protein. The protein catalyst (enzyme) may be part of a multi-subunit complex, and/or may transiently or permanently associate with a Cofactor (e.g. adenosine triphosphate). Catalysis of biochemical reactions in the cell is vital due to the very low reaction rates of the uncatalysed reactions at room temperature and pressure. A key driver of protein evolution is the optimization of such catalytic activities via protein dynamics.

The mechanism of enzyme catalysis is similar in principle to other types of chemical catalysis. By providing an alternative reaction route the enzyme reduces the energy required to reach the highest energy transition state of the reaction. The reduction of activation energy (Ea) increases the amount of reactant molecules that achieve a sufficient level of energy, such that they reach the activation energy and form the product. As with other catalysts, the enzyme is not consumed during the reaction (as a substrate is) but is recycled such that a single enzyme performs many rounds of catalysis.

How does a catalyst work?

The explanation of what happens lies in the fact that most chemical reactions that RELEASE ENERGY (exothermic reactions) require an INPUT of some energy to get them going. The initial input of energy is called the ACTIVATION ENERGY

2.1.2 Write the types of enzymes

Enzymes are protein molecules in cells which work as catalysts. Enzymes speed up chemical reactions in the body, but do not get used up in the process. Almost all biochemical reactions in living things need enzymes. With an enzyme, reactions work very much faster than they would without.The substances at the start of the reaction are called substrates. The substances at the end of the reaction are the products. Enzymes work on the substrates, and turn them into products. Anselme Payen found the first enzyme in 1833.

One example of an enzyme is amylase, found in saliva. It breaks down starch molecules into smaller glucose and maltose molecules. Another kind of enzyme is lipase. It breaks down fats into smaller molecules.

The proteases are a whole class of enzymes. They break down other enzymes and proteins back into amino acids Nucleases are enzymes that cut DNA or RNA, often in specific place in the molecule.

Enzymes have been classified by the International Union of Biochemistry. Their Commission on Enzymes has grouped all known enzymes into six classes:

    1. Oxidoreductases -Catalyzing oxidation reduction reactions

    2. Transferases -Catalyzing group transfer

    3. Hydrolases -Catalyzing hydrolytic breakdown

    4. Lyases -Catalysing removal of groups by mechanism other than hydrolysis and leaving behind double bonds

    5. Isomerases -Catalysing interconversion of isomers

    6. Ligases -Catalysing formation of bonds and new compounds

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