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What are the examples of enzyme-catalyzed reactions?
Posted July 25, 2024

Answer

Examples of enzyme-catalyzed reactions: 

  • Inversion of cane sugar: The invertase enzyme breaks down cane sugar into glucose and fructose. 
  • Conversion of glucose into ethyl alcohol: Glucose breaks down into carbon dioxide gas and ethanol in the presence of the enzyme zymase. 
  • Conversion of milk to curd: The conversion of milk to curd is an enzyme-catalyzed reaction that is brought about by the lactobacilli enzyme present in curd. 
  • Decomposition of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide: The enzyme urease catalyzes this decomposition. 
  • Conversion of starch into maltose and maltose into glucose:Starch get converted to maltose in the presence of enzyme diastase and maltose gets converted to glucose in the presence of enzyme maltase.