Biology enzymes
- Created by: GeorgeHolton
- Created on: 16-04-15 10:05
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- Emzymes
- What are they?
- Enzymes are a catalysts produced by living things.
- A CATALYST is a substance which INCREASES the speed of a reaction without being CHANGED or USED UP in the reaction
- Enzymes are a catalysts produced by living things.
- What are they made of?
- Enzymes are all proteins and all proteins are made up of chains of amino acids.
- What shape are they?
- The enzymes have a unique shape that fits onto the substance involved in a reaction.
- Enzymes are really picky they usually only catalyse one reaction.
- This is because for the enzymes to work the substance has to fit its special shape.
- If the substance doesn't match the enzyme then the reaction won't be catalyzed.
- This is because for the enzymes to work the substance has to fit its special shape.
- What does the temperature do to a enzyme?
- Changing the temperature changes the rate of of an enzyme catalyzed reaction.
- But if it gets too hot some of the bonds holding the enzymes together will break.
- The destroys the enzyme's special shape and so therefore it wont work any more. It has become denatured
- But if it gets too hot some of the bonds holding the enzymes together will break.
- Changing the temperature changes the rate of of an enzyme catalyzed reaction.
- What are they?
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