Unit 5 - Enzymes Flashcards
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Catalyst
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A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction and is not changed by the reaction itself.
2
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Enzyme
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A protein that functions as a biological catalyst.
3
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Importance of enzymes
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Chemical reactions that take place in organisms would happen too slowly in the absence of enzymes to keep the organism alive.Enzymes speed up these reactions.
4
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Enzyme Action
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the complementary shape of an enzyme and its substrate lead to the formation of an enzyme-substrate complex. This results in the formation of a product.
5
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Factors that affect enzyme action:
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- Temperature
- pH
