JEE Main Chemistry question

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Which statement is not correct for an enzyme?

(A)It acts as a biocatalyst
(B)Its aqueous solution is colloidal
(C)It can catalyse any chemical reactionCorrect
(D)Its catalytic efficiency is temperature dependent

Answer: (C)

Solution

Enzymes are highly specific biocatalysts, each typically catalysing only one particular reaction (or a very narrow set of related reactions), so the claim that an enzyme "can catalyse any chemical reaction" is false. Enzymes genuinely act as

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