Question

Enzymes are the polymers of ___________

(a) fatty acids

(b) amino acids

(c) hexose carbon

(d) organic phosphate

This question was addressed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

This intriguing question comes from Enzyme Kinetics topic in division Enzyme Kinetics Fundamentals of Enzyme Technology

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) amino acids

To explain I would say: Enzymes are proteins and proteins are made up of amino acid polymer. Hence enzymes are polymers of amino acids. Fatty acid is the simplest lipid polymer containing long chain of carbon atoms attached to carboxyl group. Organic phosphate is an ester of phosphoric acid. Hexose carbon is a monosaccharide containing 6 carbon atoms.