Enzyme Action🧪 Flashcards
1
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Active site
A
The space in an enzyme where the substrate fits during and enzyme-catalysed reaction
2
Q
Denatured
A
A denatured enzyme is one where the shape of the active site has changed so much that it’s substrate no longer fits=reaction can no longer happen
3
Q
Lock-and-Key model
A
Describes the way that one enzyme catalyses a reaction with one specific substrate within the active site of the enzyme
4
Q
Specific
A
Where an enzyme only reacts with one kind of substrate
5
Q
Optimum pH
A
The pH which an enzyme-catalysed reaction works best (fastest)
6
Q
Optimum temperature
A
The temp at which an enzyme-Catalysed reaction works fastest
