Does each of the following statements describe a simple enzyme (no cofactor or coenzyme necessary), an enzyme that requires a cofactor, or an enzyme that requires a coenzyme?
b. consists of one polypeptide chain in its active form

Question

Does each of the following statements describe a simple enzyme (no cofactor or coenzyme necessary), an enzyme that requires a cofactor, or an enzyme that requires a coenzyme?

b. consists of one polypeptide chain in its active form

Accepted Answer

All right. Hello everyone. So this question is asking us to classify the enzyme described in the following statement as a simple enzyme, an enzyme that requires a cofactor or an enzyme that requires a coenzyme. But before we talk about the statement provided, let's go ahead and clarify these three different categories what they mean. So once again, our three categories are simple enzymes, enzymes that need a cofactor to function and enzymes that need a coenzyme to function. Now, a simple enzyme is pretty straightforward in that it's only going to consist of enzymes that require no additional molecules to function. So no cofactors and no enzymes either are needed to perform its job. Now, on the other hand, a co factor is a nonprotein molecule that some enzymes may require to perform their function right to do their job. Examples include metal ions, metal ions are considered cofactors. Now, on the other hand, a co enzyme is very similar to a cofactor, but the difference is that a co enzyme is an organic molecule that the enzyme needs to perform its function. So vitamins and electron carriers like N ad positive are examples of co enzymes because they are organic. So the difference, another difference at least is that a coenzyme is often going to participate directly in the chemical reaction. Whereas the cofactor simply binds to the enzyme. For example, electron carriers like N ad positive are directly involved in transferring electrons as needed for the reaction to take place. So, co enzymes are more active, you could say, all right. So now let's talk about the statement given which says that the enzyme in question is composed of two identical polypeptide chains and does not require additional molecules for its catalytic activity in its active form. So based on this information, eight does not require neither a cofactor nor a coenzyme. And so this enzyme right here is an example of a simple enzyme and there you have it. So with that being said, thank you so very much for watching. And I hope you found this helpful.

Does each of the following statements describe a simple enzyme (no cofactor or coenzyme necessary), an enzyme that requires a cofactor, or an enzyme that requires a coenzyme?
b. consists of one polypeptide chain in its active form

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Does each of the following statements describe a simple enzyme (no cofactor or coenzyme necessary), an enzyme that requires a cofactor, or an enzyme that requires a coenzyme?b. consists of one polypeptide chain in its active form

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Does each of the following statements describe a simple enzyme (no cofactor or coenzyme necessary), an enzyme that requires a cofactor, or an enzyme that requires a coenzyme?
b. consists of one polypeptide chain in its active form