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What are enzymes?
What are enzymes?
- Lipids that act as biological catalysts
- Proteins that act as biological catalysts (correct)
- Carbohydrates that act as biological catalysts
- Nucleic acids that act as biological catalysts
What do enzymes convert substrates into?
What do enzymes convert substrates into?
- Inhibitors
- Catalysts
- Products (correct)
- Reactants
How many biochemical reaction types are enzymes known to catalyze?
How many biochemical reaction types are enzymes known to catalyze?
- Exactly 1,000
- Less than 100
- More than 5,000 (correct)
- Around 500
What is the source of an enzyme's specificity?
What is the source of an enzyme's specificity?
What are catalytic RNA molecules called?
What are catalytic RNA molecules called?
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