Question

Write short notes on enzymes and vitamins.

Answer 1

Enzymes:

1. The body produces enzymes, which are essentially proteins, to carry out specific metabolic and biochemical reactions.
2. They are biological catalysts that quicken internal chemical reactions.
3. While they quicken or speed up a process, they are actually giving it a different route.
4. However, the process has no effect on the structure or makeup of the enzymes.
5. Examples include lipases, amylase, maltase, and trypsin.

Vitamins:

1. Vitamins are natural, important nutrients that are needed in small amounts for a variety of biological processes, including growth and development, wound healing, bone and tissue maintenance, immune system health, and other bodily processes.
2. There are fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K while water-soluble vitamins are B and C.
3. Vitamin A, B, C, D,E and K are a few examples of it.
4. Vitamin D is produced by the cells of the skin when the sunlight containing UV rays falls on the exposed skin.