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What will most likely happen to an enzyme if it is placed in an environment that is too acidic or too basic?
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What would happen if you put an enzyme if you place it an acid?
It will most likely be naturalized (rendered a useless carbon chain) as the acidic H3O- Hydronium particles in the acid will donate the extra Hydrongen particle and saturate the enzyme causing it to lose it's shape and/or reactivity and therefore lose its effetiveness . Alex PH
During the chemical reaction starch is broken down into glucose What will most likely happen if the biochemist adds an enzyme to the reactants?
the reaction will speed up
What type of cofactor is most likely to be used by an enzyme that operates outside of a cell?
It is not possible to determine whether an enzyme requires a cofactor from these data.
If a base is added gradually to a solution with a pH of 6 containing enzyme C and its substrate the rate of action of enzyme C would most likely?
(2) increase, then decrease
What enzyme makes it less likely that DNA will be lost from telomeres during replication?
DNA Polerase
What would happen if you put an enzyme if you place it an acid?
It will most likely be naturalized (rendered a useless carbon chain) as the acidic H3O- Hydronium particles in the acid will donate the extra Hydrongen particle and saturate the enzyme causing it to lose it's shape and/or reactivity and therefore lose its effetiveness . Alex PH
What will most likely happen if the amount of enzyme that catalyzes this reaction is increased?
The reaction will speed up.
What will happen if urine is very acidic?
It will likely result in kidney stones - perhaps needing operations to remove them.
What would most likely happen to pepsin enzyme that traveled with the food from the stomach to the small intestines?
the pepsin would become innactive
How could you distinguish a sugar from an enzyme?
look for nitrogen, if it has nitrogen it's likely a enzyme
Which of the following is most likely to not acidic?
blood
When an environment has a dry season what will most likely happen to animal populations?
When an environment has a dry season, the animal population is likely to drop during the season. This is because they will move to other grounds in search of water and other pastures.
During the chemical reaction starch is broken down into glucose What will most likely happen if the biochemist adds an enzyme to the reactants?
the reaction will speed up
What will most likely happen if sudden changes in an environment occur and no individuals of a population are able to adapt to the changes?
The population will become extinct.
Why does amylase work in the mouth but not the stomach?
Because of enzyme specificity, enzymes require certain temperatures and pH's to work. Now I don't think there is a temperature change, but there is most certainly a pH change as the mouth has a near neutral pH while the stomach has a more acidic pH of about 2-3.
What fruit is more acidic lemons or oranges?
most likely orange because all the pulp
What conditions LEAST likely to denature an enzyme?
low temperatures
