Flashcards
Enzymes
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- 1Enzymea biological catalyst. 2 main types: breakers (breaks up molecules) and builders (joins small molecules to big ones).
- 2How it worksenzymes are protein molecules made up of long chains of amino acids. they fold together to produce an active site. a substrate fits into the active site and a reaction takes place.
- 3Breaker/ builder- enzyme
- 4specific enzyme
- 5catalasean enzyme that speeds up the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen.
- 6Names of enzymes1) carbohydrases only break down carbohydrates
2) proteases only break down proteins.
3) lipase break down fat. - 7Denaturewhen an enzyme can't work due to a factor in the surrounding environment.
- 8Immobilised Enzymes
