BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

ENZYMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A polypeptide that becomes an enzyme is made up of which type of monomer?
A
nucleotides
B
amino acids
C
fatty acids
D
steroids
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The monomers that join to form polypeptides are amino acids.

Detailed explanation-2: -Erepsin is an enzyme which is used to convert the peptides into amino acids. It is a protein fraction found in the intestinal juices. It is produced and secreted by the intestinal glands in the ileum and the pancreas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Only −amino acids form polypeptide chains in proteins.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cofactor and apoenzyme complex is called a holoenzyme. Enzymes are proteins comprised of amino acids linked together in one or more polypeptide chains. This sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain is called the primary structure.

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