The properties of microorganisms and enzymes and their use in industryEnzyme structure

In industry, microscopic yeast and bacteria are used to produce a variety of products, such as bread and beer, and enzymes are used in products such as washing detergents.

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Enzyme structure

Enzymes are proteins. Their folded chains of amino acids can be represented by simple shapes.

A folded amino acid chain, On the left is a series of amino acids represented as circles in a shape vaguely resembling a human ear. Theres a gap at the bottom right. This is represented as a oval with two sections which look like half hexagons, removed at the right hand side.
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