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Enzymes speed up a reaction by lowering the energy of activation. They can be used over and over as they are not altered in the process of helping the reaction.
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∙ 6y agoEnzymes are important because they initiate and regulate biological activity. Enzymes are biological catalysts which means that they speed up chemical reactions inside and outside cells.
For example, the digestive enzyme amylase, found in the saliva, breaks down starch into smaller molecules so that it can be absorbed into the blood. Similarly, lipase breaks down lipids (fats) into smaller fat globules, so that they can also be absorbed into the blood. Enzymes allow the body to maintain all of its many cellular and metabolic processes.
Without the assistance of digestive enzymes, many of the nutrients in food would not be made available to the body.
More than 5000 enzymes are known. To name different enzymes, one typically uses the ending -ase with the name of the chemical being transformed (substrate), e.g., lactase is the enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of lactose.
Each enzyme performs one specific process, so 5000 enzymes will do 5000 different things in the body.
What kind of food contains more enzymes? Raw fish, meats, vegetables, fruits and specially fermented foods contain a greater amount of enzymes. hope i helped
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∙ 12y agoEnzymes speed up a reaction by lowering the energy of activation. They can be used over and over as they are not altered in the process of helping the reaction.
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∙ 9y agoEnzymes are important because they help to break down food for digestion. Without enzymes, large pieces of food would get trapped in the intestines and colon.
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∙ 11y agoEnzymes break down your food.
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Which is the most abundant carbon-fixing enzyme on earth?
Which is the most important and abundant carbon-fixing enzyme on earth
Is Enzyme structure is important because the enzymes shape allows only certain substrates to bind to the enzyme?
Yes, enzyme structure is important because the active site of an enzyme is specifically shaped to bind to the substrate. This specificity allows only certain substrates to fit into the active site and form an enzyme-substrate complex. The binding of the substrate to the enzyme is crucial for catalyzing the chemical reaction that the enzyme facilitates.
Which is the most important and abundant carbon-fixing enzyme on earth?
Rubisco
Why their structure shape is so important (hintactive site)?
The shape of the active site is very important because it determines the efficiency of the specific enzyme. If an active site shifts, the substrate can no longer bind to an enzyme's active site, therefore causing inefficiency. We say that the enzyme is undergoing denaturation.
What are the enzymes in siliva?
You have probably only one important enzyme, that is present in saliva. That is called as 'Ptyalin'. This enzyme brakes down the carbohydrates to sugar. This enzyme continue to act in stomach also for some time, till acid in the stomach makes the enzyme ineffective.
Why is the shape of the enzyme important to its function?
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What is the definition of a Rubisco?
Rubisco is an important enzyme
Why are temperatures and pH important to enzyme function?
Enzymes function optimally at a patricular temperature and pH. If the temperature is decreased or increased, the enzyme will not function as effectively. The enzyme is most active only at a patricular temperature and pH. Hence, these two factors are very important for enzyme action.
Why are enzymes three dimensional shape so important?
An enzyme's three dimension shape is important to the binding that occurs between the enzyme itself and its specific substrate, forming the enzyme-substrate complex. In order for the enzyme to create a reaction it is important that the shape of the enzyme binds the substrate to the active site where the chemical reaction occurs. One other thing to consider is the shape that the enzyme takes that allows only its specific substrate to bind and not any other molecule.
Why is it important to know an enzyme concentration on fermentation?
it speeds it
Which is the most abundant carbon-fixing enzyme on earth?
Which is the most important and abundant carbon-fixing enzyme on earth
The enzyme phosphofructokinase is an important enzyme that plays a significant regulatory role in glycolysis. Which of the following conditions would be expected to result in increased activity of this enzyme?
Low levels of ATP
Is Enzyme structure is important because the enzymes shape allows only certain substrates to bind to the enzyme?
Yes, enzyme structure is important because the active site of an enzyme is specifically shaped to bind to the substrate. This specificity allows only certain substrates to fit into the active site and form an enzyme-substrate complex. The binding of the substrate to the enzyme is crucial for catalyzing the chemical reaction that the enzyme facilitates.
An important enzyme involved in the regulation of redox reactions is?
dehydrogenase
Name an important factor that affects enzyme activity?
temperature
Why is it important that g protein is also a GTPase enzyme?
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How structures affects function?
The structure is important because each enzyme's shapes allows only certain reactants to bind the enzyme.
