Enzyme || Flashcards
1
Q
What is the substrate?
A
The substance an enzyme reacts with.
2
Q
What is a product?
A
A product is formed when enzyme reacts with substrate.
3
Q
What is the active site?
A
The region of an enzyme that binds with the substrate
4
Q
How does an enzyme work?
A
- Substrate binds to active site, forming an enzyme- substrate complex.
- enzyme slightly alters the shape of its active site in order to fit the substrate -> induced fit theory
- product is then released from active site/ active site now available again to repeat process
5
Q
What is an enzyme?
A
Enzymes are proteins made in living cells, which can speed up and control chemical reactions without themselves being changed. - biological catalysts.
