Chapter 5 Surface Chemistry Chemistry class 12 Chapter 5 Surface Chemistry, Class 12 | Page 11

Mechanism of Enzyme Catalysis
Some examples of enzyme catalysed reactions are :
( Source of invertase , zymase and maltose is yeast and that of diastase is malt . Soybean is the source of urease .)
In stomach , the pepsin enzyme converts proteins into peptides while in intestine , the pancreatic trypsin converts proteins into amino acids by hydrolysis .
Lactobacilli is used to convert milk into curd .