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gadfly222on Jan 31, 2013 2:40am
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Enzymatic hydrolysis...
Enzymatic hydrolysis...
Enzymatic hydrolysis is a process in digestion in which macromolecules are split from food by the enzymatic addition of water
A macromolecule is a very large molecule commonly created by polymerization of smaller subunits. In biochemistry, the term is applied to the three conventional biopolymers (nucleic acids, lipids, proteins and carbohydrates)[1],
Enzymes (pron.:/'?nza?mz/) are large biological molecules responsible for the thousands of chemical interconversions that sustain life.[1][2] They are highly selective catalysts, greatly accelerating both the rate and specificity of metabolic reactions, from the digestion of food to the synthesis of DNA. Most enzymes are proteins, although some catalytic RNA molecules have been identified.