BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Substrates are the substances on which enzymes act. Enzymes are named by adding the suffix-ase to the name of the substrate that they modify (i.e., urease and tyrosinase), or the type of reaction they catalyze (dehydrogenase, decarboxylase).

Detailed explanation-2: -To catalyze a reaction, an enzyme will grab on (bind) to one or more reactant molecules. These molecules are the enzyme’s substrates.

Detailed explanation-3: -The molecule on which an enzyme acts is a substrate. Usually, an enzyme acts upon a specific substrate/s only. Enzymes increase the rate of reaction by lowering the activation energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Substrate. This molecule can also be called as a reactant. For example, in glycolysis, the substrate molecule during the first step is glucose.