Made By:

Jahanvee Sharma, Kunal Dabi,

Divya Sharma, Chetan P. Sharma,
Astha Jain
Class: XII C
Enzymes are biological molecules
(typically proteins) that significantly
speed up the rate of virtually all of the
chemical reactions that take place within
cells. Enzymes are also called
Biocatalyst.
Almost all enzymes are globular
proteins.
Enzymes are very specific for a
particular reaction and a particular
substrate.
They are generally named after the
compound or a class compound upon
which they are acting. For example: the
enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of
MALTOSE into glucose is called MALTASE.
Enzymes are also named after the
reaction in which they are used. For
example: the enzyme which catalyses the
oxidation of one substrate is
simultaneously responsible for the
reduction of another substrate are named
as oxidoreductase enzymes.
The ending of an enzyme is -ase
 Enzymes are needed only in small quantity to
progress any reaction. Similar to the action of
chemical catalyst enzymes are said to reduce the
magnitude of activation energy.
 There are number of cavities present on the surface
of enzymes .these are actually the active centers on
the surface of enzyme particle. The molecule of
substrate which have complementary shapes fits into
these cavities.
 On account of the presence of the active groups, an
activated complex is formed which then decomposes
to yield the product.
 The enzyme-catalysed reaction are considered to
proceed in two steps:
1. E + S ES
Binding of enzymes to substrate to form
activated.
2. ES E+P
Decomposition of activated complex to from product.