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actually it does! sorry wiki answers wudnt let me delete that last answer, but enzymes can accelerate or slow down a reaction. and then seperate/ unhinge from the product they created and remain unchanged

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What effect does an increase in pH have on enzyme reaction?

It will very likely change it in some way. It's impossible to be more specific without knowing what enzyme and what pH.From the optimum conditions, an increase in pH will increase the number of OH- ions, and these will affect the charge of areas on the tertiary structure of the protein (remember that enzymes are proteins). This will cause a conformational (shape) change in the protein (enzyme), and therefore denatures it, as the active site is no longer complimentary to the substrate. This will lead to fewer Enzyme-Substrate complexes per second when using a lot of enzymes, and will decrease the rate of the enzyme reaction.


Relate the shape of an enzyme to its ability to help in a chemical reaction?

An enzyme's specific shape allows it to bind with a substrate molecule, forming an enzyme-substrate complex. This interaction positions the substrate in a way that promotes the chemical reaction to occur more quickly and efficiently by lowering the activation energy required. The unique shape of the enzyme's active site is crucial for catalyzing the reaction with high specificity.


What is an enzyme and how does it help speed up a chemical reaction?

enzymes provide an alternative pathway for the reaction,one which is lower than the original activation energy. according to the Maxwell distribution,the number of molecules having the new activation energy is greater,thus there are more molecules which can react and therefore rate of reaction is greater,thus causing enzymes to be catalysts.


What is the relationship between an enzyme and a reactant molecule?

Activation energy is the energy that must be provided to make a reaction take place. The enzyme helps speed up the reaction by lowering the activation energy making the reaction occur at a lower temperature than it would without an enzyme.So when a substrate binds to the active site of an enzyme, the shape of its molecule is lsighty changed. this makes it easier to change into a product. AS student.It lowers it.


How does an enzyme recognize its substrate?

On one part of an enzyme is an active site (which is what the substrate binds to) that is shaped a certain way, say a triangle. A substrate that's in the shape of a square won't fit onto the triangle/the enzyme - but a substrate that has an indent in the shape of a triangle will. The way an enzyme recognizes its substrate is if it can attach itself to the enzyme's active site.

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After the enzyme catalyzes the reaction is it changed in any way?

The enzyme does not undergo any permanent changes during the catalytic reaction; it simply facilitates the reaction by lowering the activation energy. At the end of the reaction, the enzyme is released unchanged and can participate in further reactions.


How do enzymes affect standard free energy?

Standard free energy doesn't change with an enzyme. Rather, the enzyme acts to redirect that reaction in a particular way, lowering the required energy for the reaction to occur but not changing the energy amount involved.


How does an enzyme catalyze the synthesis of a large molecule from two smaller molecules?

An enzyme catalyzes the synthesis of a large molecule from two smaller molecules by lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to occur. It binds to the substrates, bringing them into close proximity and orienting them in a way that facilitates the formation of new bonds. This process often involves the formation of a transient enzyme-substrate complex, allowing for the efficient conversion of substrates into the product. Ultimately, the enzyme is released unchanged, ready to catalyze additional reactions.


What fits with an enzyme to make a reaction occur?

The substrate fits into the enzyme, much the way a key fits in a lock. Sometimes there are other "modulators" that also fit in the enzyme.


What effect does an increase in pH have on enzyme reaction?

It will very likely change it in some way. It's impossible to be more specific without knowing what enzyme and what pH.From the optimum conditions, an increase in pH will increase the number of OH- ions, and these will affect the charge of areas on the tertiary structure of the protein (remember that enzymes are proteins). This will cause a conformational (shape) change in the protein (enzyme), and therefore denatures it, as the active site is no longer complimentary to the substrate. This will lead to fewer Enzyme-Substrate complexes per second when using a lot of enzymes, and will decrease the rate of the enzyme reaction.


Relate the shape of an enzyme to its ability to help in a chemical reaction?

An enzyme's specific shape allows it to bind with a substrate molecule, forming an enzyme-substrate complex. This interaction positions the substrate in a way that promotes the chemical reaction to occur more quickly and efficiently by lowering the activation energy required. The unique shape of the enzyme's active site is crucial for catalyzing the reaction with high specificity.


In what way would a defective enzyme affect an organism if it was involved in metabolic reactions that produce ATP?

Non-working enzyme → no ATP → no energy → death.


What is an enzyme and how does it help speed up a chemical reaction?

enzymes provide an alternative pathway for the reaction,one which is lower than the original activation energy. according to the Maxwell distribution,the number of molecules having the new activation energy is greater,thus there are more molecules which can react and therefore rate of reaction is greater,thus causing enzymes to be catalysts.


What is the relationship between an enzyme and a reactant molecule?

Activation energy is the energy that must be provided to make a reaction take place. The enzyme helps speed up the reaction by lowering the activation energy making the reaction occur at a lower temperature than it would without an enzyme.So when a substrate binds to the active site of an enzyme, the shape of its molecule is lsighty changed. this makes it easier to change into a product. AS student.It lowers it.


What does cph4 affect?

There is a metabolic enzyme called 6-carboxytetrahydropterin synthase or CPH4 synthase that acts as a catalyst in the following reaction: 7,8-dihydroneopterin 3'-triphosphate + H2O 6-carboxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin + acetaldehyde + triphosphate To my knowledge however, it does not affect neurological development in any way.


What can effect how an enzyme works by changing the enzyme's shape?

Enymes can change shape when it denatures. An enzyme can denature if it's not at the pH or temperature that it's used to. A denatured enzyme can no longer function (an enzyme's funcion: to speed up/cause chemical reactions fast enough for a living thing to survive).


Describe how the interaction between an enzyme and its substrates change a chemical reaction?

An enzyme binds to its substrate, forming an enzyme-substrate complex. This interaction lowers the activation energy required for the reaction to occur. It brings the substrates into close proximity and orients them in a way that facilitates the reaction, leading to the formation of products.