Vocabulary
More about Enzymes
Purpose
Function
100
a special protein catalyst found in living organisms that speeds up a chemical reaction.
enzyme
100
Most enzymes ends in the suffix _____
-ase
100
catalyze chemical reactions in
cells
100
the substrate attaches to what
active site
200
the substances that an enzyme acts on
substrate
200
enzymes are made of
amino acids
200
speeds up chemical reactions
faster temperature
200
when the enzyme binds to the substrate, this if formed
enzyme-substrate complex
300
the area of the enzyme where the substrate attaches.
active site
300
enzymes have a very specific
shape
300
enzymes are ________ in the reaction
not used up or changed
300
what occurs when something is broken down and put together
a chemical reaction
400
to change the enzyme structure so it no longer functions
Denaturing
400
(True or False) - An enzyme is NOT changed during the reaction
True
400
is biology your favorite subject
YES!!!
400
what is changed and released
substrate and active site
500
a substances that increases the rate of the chemical reaction, by lowering the energy of activation.
catalyst
500
enzymes break down lactose into
galactose and glucose
500
Are you going to get an A or B or ?C this quarter.
YES!!
500
what remains unchanged at the end of a function
enzyme
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