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Which was the first enzyme isolated in pure crystalline form ?
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- Amylase
- Catalase
- Lipase
- Clrease
- None of these
Correct Option: E
The first enzyme molecule to be isolated in pure crystalline form was urease, prepared from the jack bean in 1926 by American biochemist J. B. Sumner, who suggested, contrary to prevailing opinion, that the molecule was a protein. In the period from 1930 to 1936, pepsin, chymotrypsin, and trypsin were successfully crystallized; it was confirmed that the crystals were protein, and the protein nature of enzymes was thereby firmly established. Urease is found in bacteria, yeast, and several higher plants.