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Harun Yahya

gene apoenzyme enzyme

Enzymes are regulated and controlled by genes. Genes inform the enzymes they pro-
duce of their duties—in other words they encode their instructions. Therefore, en-
zymes must be at least as complex as the information encoded in the genes. This
fact clearly shows that evolutionists, who are unable to account for the existence of
genes in the first place, also have no explanation to offer on the subject of enzymes.

their own accord, to think about making any decision, or to produce
their own special codes. Made up of protein and fats, they are not con-
scious entities and have no way of knowing what a human being needs
to live, how to intervene in a reaction, nor what purpose that reaction
is to serve. They cannot have acquired their complex structure, nor ac-
celerate thousands of reactions a second as the result of chance. Yet al-

though lacking consciousness, they perform miraculous processes in
every cell because they have submitted to Allah, their Creator. They
obey Him, and act in the light of His inspiration. Keep this in mind as
you read these pages.
Genes encode both the proteins inside the cell and also those that
serve as enzymes. But what determines that a protein they manufacture
will serve as an enzyme? In other words, what determines the enzyme's
ability to become involved in chemical reactions and accelerating them
millions of times?
In strictly chemical terms, this is explained by characteristics in the
chemical structure of the amino acids. Amino acids consist of an amino
group (-NH ) attached to a single carbon atom, hydrogen, a carboxyl
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group (-COOH) and varying side chains (-R) that can be composed of
different molecules. What distinguishes one amino acid from another
are its size, shape, electrical charge, water affinity and activity of the

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