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Adnan Oktar
Enzymes generally consist of two parts: the apoenzyme, and
the coenzyme. The apoenzyme determines enzymes' charac-
teristics and is the protein structure that makes one en-
zyme different from another. In other words, the types and
arrangement of the enzyme's amino acids is determined
in this region. The coenzyme gives the enzyme its cat-
alytic abilities.
The coenzyme is that part which gives the enzyme is catalytic
quality, the part that enables it to serve as a catalyst. By themselves,
apoenzymes exhibit no catalytic features. In the same way, although
coenzymes endow the enzyme with its catalytic activity, coenzymes
have virtually no effect on their own. Both components need to be pre-
sent together in order for the enzyme to be active and functional.
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