Discover the Industrial Applications of Enzymes
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Which of the following is NOT an industrial application of enzymes?

  • Biofuel production
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Food processing
  • Metal extraction (correct)
  • What is the product of digestion for pepsin?

  • Peptides (correct)
  • Amino acids
  • Disaccharides
  • Polysaccharides
  • Which of the following enzymes is responsible for the digestion of lipids in the stomach?

  • Lingual lipase
  • α-amylase
  • Gastric lipase (correct)
  • Pancreatic amylase
  • Which enzyme is typically found when the cells of the liver are stressed or damaged?

    <p>ALT alanine aminotransferase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme is increased when bile flow in the liver is reduced?

    <p>ALP alkaline phosphatase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme is most frequently measured to assess muscle injury?

    <p>CK creatine kinase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme is responsible for the degradation of lipids in detergents?

    <p>Lipase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of amylase in starch processing?

    <p>Conversion of starch to glucose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of phytase in animal feed?

    <p>Improvement of nutrient availability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme is used in the production of wine?

    <p>Pectinase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.

    <p>Enzymes are small molecules that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the molecules upon which enzymes act called?

    <p>Substrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the substrates when enzymes convert them?

    <p>They are converted into products</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of enzymes in biological systems?

    <p>They play a major role in biological systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which class of enzymes catalyzes reactions in which one molecule is oxidized while the other is reduced?

    <p>Oxidoreductases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which class of enzymes catalyzes the cleavage of C-C, C-S, and C-N bonds, addition of groups to double bonds, or formation of double bonds by removal of groups?

    <p>Lyases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which enzyme removes phosphates from molecules?

    <p>Phosphatase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which property of enzymes allows them to interact with one or very few substrates and catalyze only one type of chemical reaction?

    <p>Specificity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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