NEETBiologyBiomoleculesMCQ+4 / −1
Three of the following statements about enzymes are correct and one is wrong. Which one is wrong?
- AEnzymes require optimum pH for maximal activity.
- BEnzymes are denaturated at high temperature but in certain exceptional organisms they are effective even at temperatures 80o - 90oC.
- CEnzymes are highly specific.
- DMost enzymes are proteins but some are lipids.
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Correct answer: D
Enzymes are mostly proteins but some are RNA (ribozymes). No lipid working as enzymes are known.
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