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Why do enzymes react?
The molecule that an enzyme react with, works on, is called a substrate. The substrate varies from one enzyme to another. The active site is the 3-D shape on the enzyme where a substrate binds for the reaction to take place.
Enzymes can help two substrates unite to form one molecule or one substrate split into two molecules?
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Molecule that binds to an enzyme?
A molecule that binds to an enzyme is usually referred to as a substrate. Substrates are the molecules on which enzymes act to catalyze a biochemical reaction. Upon binding to the enzyme's active site, substrates undergo a chemical transformation to form products.
The molecule on which an enzyme acts is called an?
The substance on which enzymes act are called substrates.
What do enzymes and substrates look like?
Enzymes and substrates are molecules and look like any other molecules. In case of enzymes specifically, they are proteins and so have long chains of amino acids folded into different structures and shapes.
What is The target molecule for an enzyme called?
The target molecule for an enzyme is called the substrate. Enzymes bind to specific substrates and catalyze chemical reactions to convert the substrate into a product.
Why must a molecule have a specific shape if it is to be a substrate of an enzyme?
Active sites of enzymes (where the substrates fit in) are substrate specific, and are complementary to the shape of the molecule (substrate). In this way, enzymes can only act on a specific substrate, since that is the only shape that it will accommodate in the active site.
Substrate molecules bind to enzymes where?
The bind in the active site.
Can an enzyme bind to nearly any molecule?
Enzymes have specific binding sites that match the shape and properties of their target molecules, known as substrates. While many enzymes can interact with a variety of molecules, they generally have higher affinity and specificity for certain substrates based on their chemical structure and functional groups. This specificity allows enzymes to catalyze specific chemical reactions in living organisms.
What is the molecule the enzyme works on called?
The molecule that an enzyme acts on is known as a substrate. Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions by binding to their specific substrate and facilitating the conversion of the substrate into product(s).
How many substrate molecules does a typical enzyme act on per second?
A single enzyme molecule can act on about 1000 substrate molecules per second.
What is a substance on which an enzyme acts?
Enzymes are biological molecules that catalyze (i.e., increase the rates of) chemical reactions.In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products.Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates sufficient for life. Since enzymes are selective for their substrates and speed up only a few reactions from among many possibilities, the set of enzymes made in a cell determines which metabolic pathways occur in that cell.
