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Biomolecules

Question
CBSEENBI11002467

Three of the following statements about enzymes are correct and one is wrong. which one is wrong?

  • Enymes require optimum pH for maximal activity

  • Enzymes are denatured at high temperature but in certain exceptional organisms they are effective even at temperatures 80o-90o C

  • Enzymes are highly specific

  • Most enzymes are proteins but some are lipids

Solution

D.

Most enzymes are proteins but some are lipids

Enzymes show pH sensitivity and require an optimum pH for maximal acitivity.
Enzymes are thermolabile (heat sensitive) and denatured at high temperatures. However, extremophiles (thermophilic bacteria) are exceptions. Most of the enzymes are highly specific in their action. Most enzymes are proteins but exceptionally some are RNA enzymes, eg, ribozymes.