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What are enzymes? 

Answer:

Enzymes are defined as the biological or biocatalysts whichcatalyse the reactions occurring in the living beings. All enzymes areproteins and are classified as : Endoenzymes (intracellular function) andExoenzynes (extracellular function). Enzymes are specific in nature. Chemical nature of enzymes Enzymes are either made up of onlyamino acids or can also be associated with a non-proteinous part(prosthetic group). It is also known as coenzyme and is necessary for theactivity of certain enzymes.