Question

How are enzymes activated?

Answer 1

Enzymes activators:

1. Enzymes are proteins that function as chemical catalysts and speed up metabolic reactions in living organisms.
2. The activation of enzymes is the process of converting an inactive enzyme molecule into a metabolically active molecule.
3. The enzyme molecule can be activated by activators such as ions, cofactors such as coenzymes, or by the conversion of a proenzyme into an active molecule.
4. Activators are molecules that bind to enzyme molecules and boost their metabolic activity.
5. An example of such an activator is fructose-2,6-bisphosphate which activates the phosphofructokinase 1 enzyme that promotes glycolysis.