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Which of the following is NOT an industrial application of enzymes?
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?
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?
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?
Which enzyme is typically found when the cells of the liver are stressed or damaged?
Which enzyme is increased when bile flow in the liver is reduced?
Which enzyme is increased when bile flow in the liver is reduced?
Which enzyme is most frequently measured to assess muscle injury?
Which enzyme is most frequently measured to assess muscle injury?
Which enzyme is responsible for the degradation of lipids in detergents?
Which enzyme is responsible for the degradation of lipids in detergents?
What is the role of amylase in starch processing?
What is the role of amylase in starch processing?
What is the function of phytase in animal feed?
What is the function of phytase in animal feed?
Which enzyme is used in the production of wine?
Which enzyme is used in the production of wine?
Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.
Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.
What are the molecules upon which enzymes act called?
What are the molecules upon which enzymes act called?
What happens to the substrates when enzymes convert them?
What happens to the substrates when enzymes convert them?
What is the role of enzymes in biological systems?
What is the role of enzymes in biological systems?
Which class of enzymes catalyzes reactions in which one molecule is oxidized while the other is reduced?
Which class of enzymes catalyzes reactions in which one molecule is oxidized while the other is reduced?
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?
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?
Which enzyme removes phosphates from molecules?
Which enzyme removes phosphates from molecules?
Which property of enzymes allows them to interact with one or very few substrates and catalyze only one type of chemical reaction?
Which property of enzymes allows them to interact with one or very few substrates and catalyze only one type of chemical reaction?
