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Enzymes.

Postby Gursharandeep on Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:12 pm

What is the reason to say that "all enzymes are proteins, but, all proteins are not enzymes"
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Postby LilKim on Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:20 pm

Look at you question from a functional perspective:

Make a list of 20 protiens (that you can think of). And from that list cross-out the proteins that don't have 'enzymatic' activity.

this should answer your question.
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Postby Dr.Stein on Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:28 am

"All trucks are car, but not all cars are trucks"
Think about it 8)
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Postby hira4rmpk on Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:32 pm

what is the difference between the prosthetic group of enzymes and protein part of enzymes
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Postby kiekyon on Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:33 pm

actually not all enzymes are protein..
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Postby Ultrashogun on Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:20 pm

kiekyon wrote:actually not all enzymes are protein..


I was gonna say...

Dont forget the Ribozymes!!
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