Chapter #5 - Enzymes Flashcards
What are enzymes?
Proteins that act as biological catalysts.
What is the definition of a catalyst
A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction and is not changed by the reaction.
What would happen if enzymes were not present in your body?
Everything would happen too slowly and organisms wouldn’t be able to sustain life.
What is the enzyme for starch?
Amylase
What is the enzyme for proteins?
Protease
What is the enzyme for carbohydrates?
Carboydrases
What helps break down lipids
Lipases
What helps breaks DNA?
DNAses
What helps break down maltose
Maltase
Why are some people lactose intolerant?
Because their bodies do not produce lactase so they therefor cannot tolerate drinking milk.
What is DNA?
The material that makes up chromosomes.
What are chromosomes?
organized chunks of DNA
What are genes?
Sequences of DNA with a function.
DNA is…..
double stranded
DNA carries…
Codes which instruct the cell which proteins to build. It says which amino acids to link together and in what order.