Enzymes Details Flashcards

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Process of enzyme action

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-Substrate enters active site of enzyme
-Enzyme changes shape slightly as substrate binds
-Enzyme changes substrate into products

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The shape of the active site is…

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complementary to only one specific substrate

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Factors which impact enzyme activity

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-Temperature
-pH

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Impacts of temperature on enzyme activity

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-Causes denaturation(if temperature is too high above the optimum temperature)
-Kinetic energy of molecules increases(unless temperature is too high)
-Changes shape of enzyme(heat can break its bonds, which disrupts its shape and the shape of its active site, rendering it useless)
-Frequency of effective collisions increases(unless temperature is too high)

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Impacts of pH on enzyme activity

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-Causes denaturation
-Changes shape of enzyme(disrupts bonds within the enzyme causing it to lose its shape)

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