Enzyme Structure
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What is the diagnostic importance of enzymes in the blood?

  • Regulator of blood glucose levels
  • Indicator of hormonal imbalance
  • Carrier of oxygen to tissues
  • Indicator of diseases like myocardial infarction (correct)

What is the main function of enzymes in the living organism?

  • Provide structural support to cells
  • Increase the rate of biochemical reactions (correct)
  • Act as energy storage molecules
  • Regulate gene expression

What is the characteristic of enzyme molecules during a reaction?

  • Broken down into smaller peptides
  • Replaced by new enzyme molecules
  • Converted into energy
  • Not altered or consumed (correct)

What is the term used to describe the energy required to start a chemical reaction?

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

What is the special pocket in enzyme molecules where the reaction takes place called?

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

What is the main function of enzymes in the living organism?

<p>Increase the rate of chemical reactions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the diagnostic importance of enzymes in the blood?

<p>Indicator of diseases like myocardial infarction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the biochemical nature of enzymes?

<p>Proteins that lower the energy of activation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of enzymes in metabolism?

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

What is the special pocket in enzyme molecules where the reaction takes place called?

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

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