[Protein] that catalysis chemical reaction. Enzymes are biological catalysts which are responsible for biochemical reactions- synthesis, metabolic degradaton, energy transfer and so on- in living organisms.
Properties of enzymes as catalysts.
- Increase the rate of a reactin by lowering the activation energy barrier
- Not be consumed or changed during catalyzing
- Only change the rate of getting to equilibrium not the position of equilibrium
- By transient combination with reactants(substrates) , stabilizing the transition state.
Enzymes are functionally categorized by EcNumber. Enzymes activate [Life] in the law of EnzymeKinetics. Activation or repression of enzyme activity are regulated in the active site or [allosteric sites] by other components,ligands or co-factors.
Enzyme [Database]s
- [LIGAND]
- [BRENDA]
- [ENZYME]
Special enzymes
- ["Protease"]