Question

What is the difference between enzyme and hormone?

Answer 1

Enzyme:

Enzymes are biological catalysts that are synthesized within an organism to enhance or inhibit a biological reaction.

Hormone:

The hormone is a regulatory substance like proteins or steroids which are produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids, stimulating specific cells to initiate biological reactions.

Enzymes	Hormones
1.They mostly perform their reactions at the place of origin.	1.They show their activity at some distance from the site or origin.
2. They catalyze biological reactions.	2. They simply initiate biological reactions.
3.All enzymes are generally proteins except ribozymes.	3.Hormones could be proteins, ribozymes, terpenes, steroids, etc. in nature.
4. Examples: amylase, maltase, lipase etc.	4. Examples: growth hormone, estrogen, testosterone, etc.