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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 are found in

cells

100
the substrate attaches to what
active site
200
the substances that an enzyme acts on
substrate
200

enzymes are made of

protein

200

What does it mean to catalyze a reaction

speed up reaction

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

What is the purpose of the enzyme ?

To act as a catalyst to accelerate a reaction

400

The end result after the reaction is called what?

the product

500
a substances that increases the rate of the chemical reaction, by lowering the energy of activation.
catalyst
500

True or false. All protein s are enzymes.

False

500

What can high temperature do to an enzyme?

High temperature denature the enzyme

500
what remains unchanged at the end of a function
enzyme