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How are enzymes used in protein synthesis?

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Card 27

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How are enzymes used in digestion?

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Card 28

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What is a substrate?

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Card 29

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What is an active site?

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Card 30

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Enzymes have a high specificity for their substrate. What does this mean?

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Card 31

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What is the 'lock and key' mechanism?

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Card 32

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What is the optimum temperature for enzymes in the human body?

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Card 33

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What happens if an enzyme gets too hot?

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Card 34

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What is the optimum pH for most enzymes?

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Card 35

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Give an example of an enzyme which does not have an optimum pH of 7.

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