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Flashcards by Blen Abate, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Blen Abate
about 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Enzyme | a globular protein that works as a catalyst and speeds up reactions |
| What does an enzyme convert? | an enzyme converts substrates into products |
| Active site | an active site is a special region on an enzyme where substrates bind for enzymes to catalyze reactions |
| Property of enzyme-substrate specificity | the property where the active site is very specific to its substrates because of its shape, therefore, enzymes are only allowed to catalyze certain reactions, a substrate can only bind if it fits in the active site |
| How does an enzyme catalyst occur? | 1. Substrate binds to active site 2. Substrates change into different chemical substances (products) 3. Products separate from active site, leaving it vacant for next reaction |
| Collision | the coming together of a substrate molecule and the active site |
| Denaturation | a permanent change in the enzyme where the structure of the enzyme, including the active site, changes |
| Immobilization | attachment of the enzymes to another material or into aggregations, so that movement of the enzyme is restricted |
| Temperature (factor) | |
| pH (factor) | |
| Substrate concentration (factor) |
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