What is the difference between enzyme and protein?
Difference between enzyme and protein:
Enzymes | Proteins |
They are made up of proteins. | It is made up of amino acid residues. |
Only tertiary and quaternary structures of protein qualify as enzymes. | Proteins exist as primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures. |
They contain non-covalent bonds such as hydrogen bonds. | They contain covalent peptide bonds in their primary structure and non covalent bonds in their higher degree structures. |