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  3. Why enzymes are called 'biocatalyst'?

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  4. How does competitive inhibition of an enzyme occur? How is such inhibi...

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  8. Are enzymes specific for only specific compounds? Explain.

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  9. Specificity of enzymes is variable'. Comment upon the statement

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  11. What is the influence of temperature on enzyme activity?

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  12. Describe the binding and regulatory sites of an enzyme. Write about th...

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  16. Write short notes on the following: (a) Enzyme specificity, (b) Enzyme...

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  17. What are enzymes? Discuss briefly the classification of enzymes accord...

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  18. Describe the progress made in the discovery and understanding of enzym...

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  19. Why is less energy needed for a reaction to occur when an enzyme is pr...

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  20. Why are enzymes specific, and why can not each one speed up many diffe...

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