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Enzymes speed up chemical reactions inside living organisms. They are made up of proteins.

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Chemical reactions occur on the active blank of an enzyme. on a crossword. rest of answers would be nice. Biology crossword?

The chemical reactions occur on the active site of an enzyme. The rest of the answers could include "substrate" for the molecule acted upon by the enzyme, "cofactor" for an additional substance required for enzyme activity, and "inhibitor" for a molecule that reduces enzyme activity.


What are the names of proteins that speed up chemical reactions?

Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy needed for the reaction to occur.


What compound is a complex protein that speeds up chemical reactions?

An enzyme is a complex protein that speeds up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur.


What is required in most of the Chemical reactions involved in metabolism?

A protein enzyme so that it will occur at body temperature.


What is the name of the Place on an enzyme where reaction occurs?

"Inside your mouth. It's like the saliva that you won't be able to taste food without."Err... lol.A enzyme reacts with a substrate at the enzyme's active site.


Do enzyme speed up chemical reactions?

by acting as organic catalysts


In a chemical reaction a reactant binds to an enzyme at a region known as the?

active site. This is where the reaction takes place and the substrate interacts with the enzyme to form the product. The active site has a specific shape that fits the substrate, allowing for the reaction to occur.


What is importance of enzyme?

They carry out chemical reactions to the cells and breaks down things to be digested. They also allow many chemical reactions to occur within the homeostasis constraints of a living system.


Why hydroxylamine reduces ability of enzyme to break down hydrogen peroxide?

Hydroxylamine is a competitive inhibitor. It fits onto the active site(the place where chemical reactions occur on an enzyme) of an enzyme, but it does not react. This causes the hydroxylamine to compete with the normal substrate for the active sites on the enzymes.


Which is a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in living things?

An enzyme is a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in living things by lowering the activation energy of said reactions.


What is the place where the substrate attaches to the enzyme?

The active site is where the substrate binds to the enzyme. It is a region on the enzyme where the chemical reaction takes place. The active site is specific to the substrate molecule, allowing for precise catalysis to occur.


What process does the following word equation represent enzymes?

The word equation "substrate + enzyme = product" represents the process of enzyme-catalyzed reactions. Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts, speeding up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur. Substrates bind to the enzyme's active site, where the reaction takes place to form products.