Question

What is the likely reason for the ability of the engineered enzymes to break down a different sugar?

Answer 1

Enzymes are made from amino acids, and they are proteins. when an enzyme is formed, it is made by stringing together between 100 and 1000 amino acids in a very specific and unique order. The chain of amino acids then folds into a unique shape allows the enzymes to carry out specific chemical reactions an enzyme acts as a very efficient catalyst for a specific chemical reaction. The enzyme speeds that reaction up tremendously. Enzymes work by binding to ractant molecules and holding them in such a waythat the chemical bond breaking and bond forming processes take place more rapidily.