8.4 enzyme catalysis

Question 1

what happens

Answer 1

the substrate bind to the enzyme with weak bonds

• r groups on the amino acids that make the active site catalyze the conversion of substrate to product
• product departs the enzyme

Question 2

how does an enzyme catalyze a reaction

Answer 2

• makes a template where reactants can get close together
• it could stretch the reactants towards their transition state form
• provides a microenvironment more conducive to the reaction than the outside environment (like if it more acidic or basic)
• direct participation