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The place where molecules, also called 'substrates' bind to enzymes is called the 'active site'. Enzymes are usually very specific, and one certain enzyme can only accept one certain type of substrate into its active site.

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The substrate binds to the enzyme on the active site. A substrate will not bind if an inhibitor is already present at the active site.

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Enzymes are catalysts and substrates are molecules upon which the enzymes act. Substrates bind to enzymes at the enzyme's active site. An enzyme-substrate complex is then formed.

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The substrate binds to the enzyme at the active site.

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If Pectinase only breaks down pectin and It has no effect in cellulose What term is used to describe this characteristic of enzymes?

Enzymes are substrate specific; meaning that their active site only allows for a certain substrate to bind - in this case, pectin, and the enzyme has no effect on any other biological molecules


What factors affect enzyme activity?

Temperature - too cold the enzyme will still work but slowly, too hot and the enzyme will become denatured . As temperature increases, the kinetic energy of the molecules increases so they move around more, meaning that there are more collisions between the enzymes and substrate molecules and therefore more reactions. pH - different types of enzymes work best in different pH environments. A change in pH interferes with the shape of the enzymes active site (where it bonds and reacts with substrate) and therefore does not fit the shape of the substrate as well so the enzyme is unable to work on the substrate. enzyme and substrate concentration - how many there is of each. Changing the concentrations of enzyme and substrate concentrations will affect the number of collisions between them and therefore the number of reactions. enzyme inhibitors - these are molecules which bind to enzymes, reducing their activity (many drugs are enzyme inhibitors). co-factors - these are chemical compounds which bind to enzymes and which are needed by the enzyme to work on substrate molecules. They are often called helper molecules.


Why do enzymes usually only work on one substrate (or group of closely related substrates)?

Only certain molecules can fit into the active site of the enzyme.


Why do enzymes generally only bind to one type of substrate?

Enzymes act only on a specific substrate due to the active site of the enzymes fits perfectly with the substrate. Like 2 puzzle pieces, they can only go together and not with anything else.


The hydrophobic cleft in globular proteins which bind substrate molecules is called?

active site

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How does an enzymes interact with a substrate?

Substrate molecules bind to enzymes at specific active sites thus activating the enzyme. The enzyme then reduces the activation energy required for a bond to form between the substrate molecules, so bonding (the reaction) proceeds at a faster rate.


Why will only certain substrate molecules fit into the active site?

It will only bind with the enzymes active site of the shapes are complimentary and enzymes are very specific


Can an enzyme bind to nearly any molecule?

No; enzymes have substrate specificity, which means the substrate has to be a specific shape for the enzyme to bind to it.


If Pectinase only breaks down pectin and It has no effect in cellulose What term is used to describe this characteristic of enzymes?

Enzymes are substrate specific; meaning that their active site only allows for a certain substrate to bind - in this case, pectin, and the enzyme has no effect on any other biological molecules


Why do enzymes generally bind to only type of substrate?

Enzymes act only on a specific substrate due to the active site of the enzymes fits perfectly with the substrate. Like 2 puzzle pieces, they can only go together and not with anything else.


What factors affect enzyme activity?

Temperature - too cold the enzyme will still work but slowly, too hot and the enzyme will become denatured . As temperature increases, the kinetic energy of the molecules increases so they move around more, meaning that there are more collisions between the enzymes and substrate molecules and therefore more reactions. pH - different types of enzymes work best in different pH environments. A change in pH interferes with the shape of the enzymes active site (where it bonds and reacts with substrate) and therefore does not fit the shape of the substrate as well so the enzyme is unable to work on the substrate. enzyme and substrate concentration - how many there is of each. Changing the concentrations of enzyme and substrate concentrations will affect the number of collisions between them and therefore the number of reactions. enzyme inhibitors - these are molecules which bind to enzymes, reducing their activity (many drugs are enzyme inhibitors). co-factors - these are chemical compounds which bind to enzymes and which are needed by the enzyme to work on substrate molecules. They are often called helper molecules.


Why do enzymes usually only work on one substrate (or group of closely related substrates)?

Only certain molecules can fit into the active site of the enzyme.


Why do enzymes generally only bind to one type of substrate?

Enzymes act only on a specific substrate due to the active site of the enzymes fits perfectly with the substrate. Like 2 puzzle pieces, they can only go together and not with anything else.


Are Enzymes specific to particular molecules?

Enzymes are proteins that catalyse (speed up) a reaction. They are very specific; enzymes will only bind a very specific molecule (or molecules containing a very specific chemical group). They normally have no effect on molecules that are not their substrate (the specific type of molecule they can interact with). Enzymes work because they have a specific shape and an 'active site'. The active site is the part of the enzyme that will bind its substrate and it may be charged in specific places so that it attracts and binds tightly to the substrate. Because the active site is the right shape and charge for the substrate, it can bind it efficiently and when it does this it causes the enzyme to change shape and catalyse a chemical reaction. Other molecules that are the wrong size, shape or charge will simply not fit into the active site or will be repelled, so the enzyme doesn't affect them. Some enzymes contain complex metal ions at their active site which help create the right conditions to bind the substrate, by adding a certain charge in a certain place. Enzymes can be 'fooled' by molecules of a very similar size, shape and charge as their normal substrate. Many toxins work in this way, by being similar to a certain molecule that the enzyme normally binds to. The toxins cause a problem because they are slightly different from the actual substrate and so don't react but just occupy the active site permanently or until they fall out. This means that the enzyme is useless.


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.


The hydrophobic cleft in globular proteins which bind substrate molecules is called?

active site


Molecule that binds to an enzyme?

a substrate =================================== or an "interacting molecule".