In this article we will discuss about the classification of enzymes. Some enzymes are often designated by common names based on usage (pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, papain etc); but these names contain no information on the substrate and the reaction catalyzed. In certain cases, enzymes catalyzing hydrolysis reactions are designated by the name of the substrate followed by the suffix "ase" [...]
In this article we will discuss about the structure of enzymes. This will also help you to draw the structure and diagram of enzymes. Enzymes are proteins, having primary, secondary, tertiary and in certain cases, even quaternary structures. Sometimes, this protein part (or apoenzyme) is not sufficient for catalytic action which then requires the presence of a co-factor. I. Polypeptide [...]
In this article we will discuss about the equilibrium constant of a reaction and free energy charge. Any chemical reaction will reach an equilibrium after a sufficient time. A reversible reaction may be written: The velocity of the reaction which will produce C and D is written: v1 = k1 [A][B] and that of the reaction producing A and B [...]