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What type of organic molecule are enzymes composed of?

Answer 1

Mostly amino acids and proteins, but can be others as well.

Amino acids contain an amino group #(NH_3)# and a carboxyl group #(COOH) # as functional groups, together with a carbon radicle chain (R) which may contain several other side chains including atoms of sulphur, nitrogen, etc.

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Answer 2

Delilah Anderson

Enzymes are composed of proteins, which are organic molecules made up of amino acid chains.

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