Enzymes As Biological Catalysts Flashcards
1
Q
What are enzymes?
A
Proteins that speed up rate of chemical reactions by acting as biological catalysts.
2
Q
What to enzymes catalyse?
A
Metabolic reactions at cellular level and for organisms as a whole.
3
Q
Cellular level ??
A
Respiration
4
Q
Organisms as a whole ???
A
Digestion in mammals
5
Q
What can enzymes impacts In an organism ?
A
Structures and functions
6
Q
Enzyme action can either be 1 of 2 things ?
A
Intracellular - in cells.
Extracellular - outside cells.
7
Q
What is the active site ?
A
Specific shape which subtract molecules bind to - complementary.
8
Q
Why are enzymes highly specific?
A
Tertiary structure.
