Protiens And Enzymes 1.5 Flashcards
What does antibodies
Defends the body against microorganism that could cause disease
What are hormones?
A chemical messanger transported in an animal blood to target tissues where they bring a oarticulat effect. Growth and metabolism
What do enzymes do?
Speed up chemical reaction
What are enzymes?
Biological catalysts
What are enzymes made of?
Protien
Give examples of enzymes
Amylase, catalase and lipase
The molecule that the enzymes works upon is the
Substrate
How many substrate can an enzyme act on?
Only one at a time
Startch ————-> moltase
Amylase
What is the enzyme, substrate and product?
Startch is the substrate
Amylase is the enzyme and moltase is the product
Are enzymes used up?
No so it can be used again
Do enzymes work faster in warm conditions or cold
Warm
An enzyme will have an ideal trmperature where it works most quickly what is this called?
The optimum
What is degradation?
Complex substance to simple substance
What is s synthesis reaction?
Simple substance to complex substance
Give an example of synthesis reaction?
Glucose-1-phosphate -> starch
Starch phosphate