Enzymes

• Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts, speeding up chemical reactions in living organisms.
• The active site of an enzyme has a specific shape that fits only one type of molecule, called its substrate.
• Enzyme-substrate complex is formed when the substrate binds to an enzyme.
• Lipases break down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol.
• Proteases break down proteins into peptides and amino acids.
• The active site is the part of an enzyme where substrates bind to initiate a reaction.
• Protease breaks down protein into amino acids.
• Amylase breaks down starch into glucose.
• Pepsin breaks down proteins into polypeptides.
• Products are released from the enzyme once they have been produced.
• Trypsin breaks down proteins into peptides.