BotanyNEET 2025Enzymes: mechanism, factors, classification

Biomolecules

Which one of the following enzymes contains 'haem' as the prosthetic group?

A.RuBisCO
B.Carbonic anhydrase
C.Succinate dehydrogenase
D.Catalase✓

Solution

Catalase contains haem as its prosthetic group. Carbonic anhydrase and carboxypeptidase use zinc; RuBisCO needs $M g^{2 +}$ ; succinate dehydrogenase uses FAD.

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