Enzymes

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The tertiary structure makes enzymes ...
specific
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What do enzymes act as?
Biological catalysts
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What does the substrate bind to?
Active site
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What do enzymes catalyse?
metabolic reactions
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Amount of energy needed for a reaction to occur
Activation energy
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The substrate fits in the enzyme's active site to form this
enzyme-substrate complex
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Original model
lock and key
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Improved theory
Induced fit
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Produced and secreted by cells to catalyse reactions outside cells
Extracellular
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Enzymes are ...
proteins
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Enzymes that catalyse reactions inside cells
Intracellular
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The active site's shape is determined by the enzyme's
tertiary structure
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The tertiary structure of enzymes may be altered by increased
ph
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The tertiary structure of enzymes may be altered by changes in
temperature
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conditions change the shape of the enzyme and it becomes...
denatured
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