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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

Which enzyme is most frequently measured to assess muscle injury?

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

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

<p>Lipase (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of amylase in starch processing?

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

What is the function of phytase in animal feed?

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

Which enzyme is used in the production of wine?

<p>Pectinase (C)</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. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the molecules upon which enzymes act called?

<p>Substrates (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the substrates when enzymes convert them?

<p>They are converted into products (D)</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 (C)</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 (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which enzyme removes phosphates from molecules?

<p>Phosphatase (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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