Question

What are enzymes and how were they discovered?

Answer 1

Enzymes are the organic protieneous substances which catalyse chemical reactions in the living organisms, these are also considered as bio catalyst.

In 1833 Anselme Payen discovered the first enzyme, diastase

Answer 2

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By the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the digestion of meat by stomach secretions and the conversion of starch to sugars by plant extracts and saliva were known but the mechanisms by which these occurred had not been identified. French chemist Anselme Payen was the first to discover an enzyme, diastase, in 1833.

Paraphrased (YOU ARE GOOD TO USE THIS, YOU WONT BE PLAGIRISED)

The digestion of meat by stomach secretions and the conversion of starch to sugars by plant extracts and saliva were known by the late 17th and early 18th centuries, but the mechanisms by which these occurred had not been identified. Anselme Payen, a French chemist, was the first to discover an enzyme, diastase, in 1833.