The actual catalytic mechanism introduces water so pectinase is known as a hydrolytic enzyme. ... Another type of pectinase also breaks this bond but by a different catalytic mechanism and is known as pectin lyase. ... These consist of interactions such as ionic (salt) bridges, hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions and so on, which you will have come across in basic chemistry. Below optimum up to optimum temperature: Like all enzymes, amylase catalyses a (bio) chemical reaction. A fundamental of chemical thermodynamics is that all reaction rates will increase as the tem...

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