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by lowering activation energy to increase the reaction
Enzymes are biological catalysts, and can hence lower the activation energy barrier of the reaction that it catalyses. Enzymes do this in several ways:
1) Enzymes can provide a suitable environment for the reaction to take place. The active site of a enzyme can be highly acidic (pH << 7) so as to catalyse some reactions.
2) Enzymes can stretch and bend bonds with their hydrogen and ionic bonds at its active site so as to reduce the energy required to break them.
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How do enzymes catalyze reactions and what is the process by which they facilitate chemical reactions?
Enzymes catalyze reactions by lowering the activation energy required for a chemical reaction to occur. They do this by binding to specific substrates and bringing them together in the correct orientation to facilitate the reaction. This process, known as catalysis, speeds up the reaction without being consumed in the process.
What protein speeds up chemical reactions?
Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy required for a reaction to occur. Enzymes are highly specific and can catalyze a wide range of biochemical reactions.
Do enzymes get used up in a reaction, or do they remain unchanged and available to catalyze multiple reactions?
Enzymes remain unchanged and available to catalyze multiple reactions. They are not used up in a reaction.
Can an enzyme catalyze any reaction?
No, enzymes are specific in their function and can only catalyze specific reactions.
Proteins that catalyze reactions are called?
Enzymes. They are biological molecules that facilitate chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy required to convert substrates into products. Enzymes are highly specific, often catalyzing only one type of reaction.
How a enzymes catalyze a chemical reaction?
they reduce the activation energy required for the reaction to occur
Are enzymes permanently changed in the chemical reactions they are involved in?
No. Enzymes are not permanently changed in the chemical reactions in which they are involved. After the reaction, they regain their original shape and are free to catalyze another of the same reaction.
What chemical reduces the amount of activation energy needed for a reaction but is not a reactant?
Enzymes catalyze certain reactions.
The process by which digestive enzymes catalyze the breakdown of larger molecules to smaller molecules with the addition of water is known as?
The reaction would be termed a chemical reaction.
How do enzymes catalyze reactions and what is the process by which they facilitate chemical reactions?
Enzymes catalyze reactions by lowering the activation energy required for a chemical reaction to occur. They do this by binding to specific substrates and bringing them together in the correct orientation to facilitate the reaction. This process, known as catalysis, speeds up the reaction without being consumed in the process.
Are enzymes affected by the chemical reaction they speed up?
Enzymes are biological catalysts. A catalyst speeds up a reaction by lowering the activation energy required. In other words a catalyst offers an alternative pathway to increase the rate of reaction- it is not consumed during a reaction, or affected.
What is part of enzymes name usually derived from?
Enzymes speed up chemical reactions that take place in cells. They are usually named from the reaction that they catalyze.
What part of the membrane can catalyze chemical?
Enzymes
What protein speeds up chemical reactions?
Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy required for a reaction to occur. Enzymes are highly specific and can catalyze a wide range of biochemical reactions.
Are enzymes unchanged during chemical reactions and reusable?
Enzymes are unchanged during chemical reactions as they act as catalysts and do not participate in the reaction itself. Enzymes are reusable as they can catalyze multiple reactions without being consumed in the process.
What is the function of enzymes in living thing?
The function of enzymes in living things is to catalyze (instigate, speed up) chemical reactions.
How are enzymes related to macromolecules and chemical reactions?
Enzymes are biological macromolecules that act as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions in living organisms. They do this by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur. Enzymes are often proteins that bind to specific substrates and help convert them into products.
