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What characteristics differ among enzymes?

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What characteristics differ among enzymes?

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  1. Shape - their 3-D form.(Primary,secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure).

    Size - the number of amino acids they are made of.

    Hydrophobic or hydrophilic nature.

    Specificty - eg:proteases act on protein, lipases act on lipids etc.

    The activation energy needed to get them to work.

    Their temperature optimum.

    Their pH optimum.

    Their Km for the substrate.

    Their Vmax.

    Their inhibition by various compounds.

    Their regulation in metabolism (allosteric or not).

    Their activation by various compounds

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