Question

Give an example of reaction catalyst by an enzyme.

Answer 1

Enzyme invertase catalyses the breakdown of sugar (sucrose) into glucose and frustose.

$$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{C}}_{12}{\mathrm{H}}_{22}{\mathrm{O}}_{11}\stackrel{\mathrm{Invertase}}{\to }{\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_{12}{\mathrm{O}}_6+{\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_{12}{\mathrm{O}}_6 \\ \mathrm{Sucrose}\mathrm{Glucose}\mathrm{Fructose} \end{gathered}$$