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DIGESTION 



TABLE 43 CLASSIFICATION OF THE HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES 



General Properties of Enzymes. — i. Catalytic Properties. — The be- 

 havior of enzymes and inorganic catalysts is very similar although enzymes 

 also possess certain properties not common to all catalysts. Reactions cata- 

 lyzed by enzymes as a rule are more complex than those which proceed under 

 the influence of inorganic catalyzers. As with other catalysts, essentially the 



