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no idea
Oct21-04, 09:13 AM
what is function of protease? IF it digests protein, then will it digest enzyme as enzymes are made of protein?

aychamo
Oct21-04, 12:48 PM
Proteases (ex: pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin) are a group of enzymes that break down (hydrolyze) peptide bonds of proteins.

As for why they don't digest each other, they probably don't have an affinity for each other.

Ethanol
Oct23-04, 11:10 AM
Enzymes are highly specific in nature. There is a theory that states that the substrate interlocks into the enzyme just as a key fits into a lock to produce a transition state finaly forming the products. A specific enzyme interlocks with only specific subtrate to give a transition state.