Answer to Question #265630 in Cell Biology for Hutchii

Question

What do you think will happen to living things if all enzymes will be deactivated for 24 hours?

Answer 1

Enzymes are protein in nature. They help to speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions in our bodies. Specific enzymes are used to perform specific activity.

Enzymes help in the digestion, Breathing, Building muscle, Nerve function, Ridding our bodies of toxins, Enzymes are present in all living things. Some of the examples of the enzymes Lipases, Amylase, Maltase etc.

 

Enzyme are very essential for the living organisms as they help in creating the chemical reactions. The enzymes help to perform very important functions in the body. These functions include breathing, building of muscles and breaking down food particles during digestion etc. For all these functions enzyme activity is crucial. If the enzymes are deactivated for 24 hours then all these activity stopped and this leads to death of an organism.

Hence, if all the enzymes are deactivated for 24 hours then all the metabolic activities are ceased and this will cause death of the organism.