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Enzymes are biological molecules that enable biological reactions to occur. An enzyme will attach to one molecule and this encourages another molecule to attach to the pair. The enzyme will then dettach itself from the new pair of molecules and be used to form the next pair. Without the enzyme, the reaction wouldn't have been able to happen at all. Not all biological reactions need enzymes, but many do.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoEnzymes are globular proteins.
They reduce the activation energy needed for a reaction to proceed and produce products.
Enzymes have a region called an active site. The site is the "lock" into which a substrate "key" fits.
The enzyme then fits closely around the substrates. This is called induced fit.
Enzyme activity is affected by substrate type,temperature, pH and substrate concentration.
Enzyme activity can be inhibited or promoted by other substances.
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∙ 13y agoEnzymes are chemicals made of protein that enable chemical reactions to happen. There is a different enzyme for each reaction in the body and they remain unchanged as they work.
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∙ 14y agoEnzymes are proteins They are re-usable
Enzymes bond to a specific substrate
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∙ 12y agoSometimes you may hear people say they are part of a chemical reaction. As far as I am aware, enzymes are catalysts, therefore they assist chemical reactions rather the be in them.
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What are the catalyst found in living cells called?
Catalysts that are active working in the body are called enzymes.
What is a serum enzymes?
Serum enzymes are any type of enzymes that are found in the blood.
What are ''thermolabile enzymes''?
The enzymes which degrade or decomposed when heated are called thermolabile enzymes
Do proteins serve as enzymes?
Some proteins do serve as enzymes, but certainly not all proteins.
Why enzymes are made up of proteins?
Enzymes are proteins but not all proteins are enzymes.
What are facts about enzymes?
an enzyme speeds up a chemical reaction.
What are facts about lysosomes?
they contain enzymes that break down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins.
How does the body breakdown food?
By enzymes, The way in which enzymes actually work is extremely complicated so we use the models to think about them. A good model tries to represent the known facts about something. A model about digestive enzymes needs to try to represent these facts: · Enzymes turn large molecules into smaller ones. · Enzymes do not get used up as they carry out their tasks. · Enzymes change shape as they work. · Each enzyme only works on one particular type of molecule.
What helps digest the facts in food?
Your brain does the digesting of facts with commonsensides (If it's fat your thinking of then it's a group of enzymes called lipases but also bile from your liver and gall bladder help by emulsifying the fats and oils (emulsify turns it into little droplets)
What is the scientific name of enzymes?
Enzymes belong to a class of proteins called "biocatalysts" and do not have a single scientific name. They are named based on the substrate they act upon and end with the suffix "-ase." For example, the enzyme that breaks down proteins is called protease.
What is lipid enzymes?
enzymes
Are proteins a enzymes?
Proteins are not enzymes. Enzymes are protein,tertiary proteins
What do enzymes do in saliva?
The only enzymes I am aware of in saliva are Amylase enzymes. These enzymes break down Carbohydrates. Hope this helps!
What are the catalyst found in living cells called?
Catalysts that are active working in the body are called enzymes.
Complex organic molecules that work with enzymes to facilitate the enzymes?
co-enzymes
Denatured enzymes are the same as?
Denatured enzymes are the same as enzymes that can no longer function.
What are ''thermolabile enzymes''?
The enzymes which degrade or decomposed when heated are called thermolabile enzymes
