Enzymes

Question 1

Enzyme

Answer 1

Defined as biological catalysts, protein in nature. They speed up the reactions in the cell without being used up in the reaction

Question 2

Substrate

Answer 2

The substance an enzyme reacts with

Question 3

Product

Answer 3

Formed when an enzyme reacts with a substance

Question 4

Active site

Answer 4

The region of the enzyme that binds with the substrate

Question 5

Denatured enzyme

Answer 5

An enzyme which has lost its shape and can no longer carry out its function

Question 6

Bioprocessing

Answer 6

Use of enzyme controlled reactions to produce a product

Question 7

Bioreactor

Answer 7

A vessel used to carry out enzyme controlled reactions

Question 8

Immobilised enzymes

Answer 8

Enzymes that are fixed/ attached to each other or to an inert material

Question 9

Protease

Answer 9

An enzyme which digests protein

Question 10

Catalyst

Answer 10

A substance that alters the rate of a chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction itself