+1 862 207 3288 • The energy exchange processes such as photosynthesis and respiration are carried out with the help of enzymes in living organisms. Thus enzymes indirectly help in conversion of light energy to chemical energy and chemical energy to kinetic energy.
• The diffusing hormone acetylcholine is essential for the conduction of nerve impulse. Acetylcholine may prove to be harmful to heart. Hence the enzymes acetylcholine esterase associated with the nervous system breaks down the acetylcholine.
• Ascaris and other round worms inhibit our digestive tract. These worms secrete antienzymes against our pepsin and trypsin. If a person eats figs the enzyme fissin contained in them (figs) nullifies the effect of the antienzymes of these worms.
• Herbivorous animals consume food rich in cellulose. This cellulose is digested in their alimentary canal by the symbiotic bacteria inhabiting the digestive tract.
• Enzymes play an important role in the ripening of fruits.
• The Transport of O2 and CO2 is rapidly carried out by RBC because of the presence of the enzyme-carbonic anhydrase- in RBC. This enzyme helps in joining as well as dissociation of H2O and CO2.
• Organisms consume complex nutritive substances these substances are digestive enzymes and converted to simple, soluble and diffusion form.
• Enzymes play an important role in the coagulation of blood.
• Enzymes have therapeutic value in some diseases forms of enzymes can be given to a patient orally or by injection. Certain Ulcers can be cured by Trypsin therapy.
• In anaerobic organisms the conversion of pyruvic acid to lactic acid or ethyl alcohol is catalyzed by enzymes.
• Fermentation is an anaerobic process carried out with the help of enzymes.
