Chemical Reactions and Enzymes

Chemical Reaction 1. A chemical reaction is the process of reorganized atoms into different substances. Slow Reactions = iron rusting Fast Reactions = lighting a match

2. Reactants = the starting substances in a chemical reaction 3. Products = substances formed during the reaction REACTANS  Products

Activation Energy 1. Activation Energy is the amount of energy needed for reactants to form products in a chemical reaction.

Speeding up Reactions 1. Slow reactions or reactions with high activation energies need a catalyst. 2. Catalyst = a substance that lowers the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction. 3. Enzymes are biological catalysts.

Speeding up Reactions Characteristics of Catalysts/Enzymes: Don’t increase the amount of product. Can be reused.

Enzymes 1. Substrates are the reactants that bind to the enzyme. 2. An active site is the specific location where a substrate binds.

Enzymes 3. The substrates must fit exactly into the active site. This is called the lock and key model. 4. Enzymes can join or break substrates into products.

Enzymes 5. Enzymes work best at a certain pH and temperature. 6. Roles of Enzymes: 1) regulating chemical pathways 2) making materials 3) releasing energy 4) transferring info

Breaking 1 Substrate into 2 Products G:\Teacher Resources\Downloaded Videos\Enzyme Action.avi

Joining 2 Substrates into 1 Product

Salivary Amylase: An enzyme in your body!