What are enzymes?

(N/A) Enzymes are biocatalysts,which are primarily proteins that accelerate biological reactions. They are highly specific in nature and catalyze only a particular reaction for a specific substrate. Enzymes are typically named after the substrate or class of substrate they act upon,and sometimes after the reaction they catalyze.
For example,the enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose into glucose is named maltase.
$\underset{\text{Maltose}}{C_{12}H_{22}O_{11}} + H_2O$ $\xrightarrow{\text{Maltase}} \underset{\text{Glucose}}{2C_6H_{12}O_6}$
Similarly,enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of one substrate coupled with the reduction of another are called oxidoreductases.
The name of an enzyme typically ends with the suffix '$-ase$'.