Key Definitions Flashcards
1
Q
What is an active site?
A
- indented area on the surface of an enzyme molecule, with a shape that is complementary to the shape of the substrate molecule
2
Q
What is an catalyst?
A
- Chemical that speeds up the rate of reaction and remains unchanged and reusable at the end of the reaction.
3
Q
What is extracellular?
A
- Outside of the cell
4
Q
What is intracellular?
A
- Inside the cell
5
Q
What is metabolic/metabolism?
A
- The chemical reactions that take place inside the living cells/organisms
6
Q
What is an product?
A
- Molecule produced from substrate molecules, by an enzyme catalysed reaction.
7
Q
What is a substrate?
A
- molecule that is altered by an enzyme
