ezymes Flashcards
1
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what are enzymes
A
Enzymes are proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions in our bodies. They build some substances and break others down. All living things have enzymes.
2
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what is key-lock
A
The lock and key model refers to an analogy used to describe the specific action of an enzyme with a substrate . During this process, the enzyme is acting as the lock and has a section called the active site which is where the reaction will take place, and the substrate, for instance a protein, is the key.
