Enzymes Necessary Proteins
Catalysts Catalysts are proteins Speed up chemical reactions Necessary for synthesis & digestion reactions Enzymes are biological catalysts.
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Enzymes Specificity Enzymes and substrates bind at the active site Enzyme shape matches substrate shape Enzymes can be reused Enzymes and substrates bind at the active site Enzyme
Enzymes are like…
Enzymes & Chemical Reactions Enzyme names end in -ase. sucrase (enzyme) sucrose (substrate) Enzymes are not changed by the reaction. Substrates are changed digested synthesized
Examples of Enzymes substrate Active site
Examples of enzymes digestion reaction substrate active site enzyme enzyme unchanged
Enzymes in action Catalyze synthesis and digestion reactions Lewport Biology Place animation
Environmental Effects on Enzymes Temperature pH pH of 1-6 is an acid pH of 7 is neutral pH of 8-14 is a base Enzymes work best at an optimum temp & pH
Temperature Above the optimum temperature the enzyme denatures (changes shape). Activity 5.5 on PearsonSuccessnet
Comparison of Enzymes
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Enzyme & Substrate concentration
Enzyme & substrate concentration
Enzyme & substrate concentration