Which structural level enables the proteins to function as enzymes?

Primary

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Quaternary

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Solution

The correct option is C
Tertiary

All enzymes are globular proteins, i.e. they have three dimensional structures formed from cross linking of the various atoms within a polypeptide chain.

This is the level of protein structure at which an entire polypeptide chain has folded into a three-dimensional structure and become functional.

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