iology XI Notes
Enzymes – Theory & Question Answers
Chapter # 03
Theory & Question Answers
ENZYMES
Introduction:
The term “enzyme” was coined by Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhne (1878). It was coined for the active ingredient in the yeast extract that promotes fermentation. Enzyme literally means in yeast, but it is now used as the collective name for the many hundreds of compounds that have since been extracted from cells and shown to have a catalytic action on specific chemical reactions.
