Question

Name the class of compounds to which enzymes belong.

Answer 1

Enzymes:

1. Enzymes are polypeptides.
2. They are composed primarily of proteins, which are polymers of amino acids.
3. Chemically, peptide linkage is an amide formed between the -COOH group and -NH₂ group.
4. When the number of amino acids is more than ten, then the products are called polypeptides.
5. The amide linkage(-CO-NH-) developed between two molecules of alpha-amino acid, with the loss of water molecules in a polypeptide is called peptide linkage.