What elements are digestive enzymes made up of?For science class, one of the questions we have is what elements are digestive enzymes made of, and for the life of me I just could not find the answer in my reading, so I am turning to my fellow yahoolagins. Thanks if you can give me an answer.
Posted by teachbio
Enzymes are made up of amino acids. Amino acids are composed of C,H,N,O,S
Posted by Cuty
Digestion enzymes are classified by their substrates: proteases and peptidases split proteins into amino acids, lipases split fat into three fatty acids and glycerol, carbohydrases split carbohydrates such as starch into sugars, and nucleases split nucleic acids into nucleotides.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0576938.html
Hope that helps..!!
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Posted by eannamac
Ok, some enzymes are composed of amino acids which contain Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Oxygen. There will also be a metal element typically Iron or Zinc
"Like all proteins, enzymes are long, linear chains of amino acids that fold to produce a three-dimensional product. Each unique amino acid sequence produces a specific structure, which has unique properties. Individual protein chains may sometimes group together to form a protein complex."
Posted by s_kundu88
digestive enzymes are mostly made of proteins and salts and water
therefore the major elements you'd find would be carbon,nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen and maybe a smattering of sodium and potassium alongside magnesium and some other metals.
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