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The shape of an enzyme will determine its ability to help in a chemical reaction. These proteins that will break down substance in the body and catalyze chemical reactions.

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What happens to an enzyme after a biochemical reaction?

The enzyme is liberated free to repeat the action again. That is the beauty of enzymes.


What is any molecule that speeds up a chemical reaction?

A molecule that allows or encourages a chemical or biochemical reaction, while remaining relatively unchanged by the end of the reaction, is called an enzyme.


What happens to an enzyme after it catalyzes a chemical reaction?

Enzymes are not used up in a chemical reaction. Usually, the enzyme will "reset" and be ready to use in another reaction. This is due to the fact that enzymes are proteins, and their shape is what they use in a chemical reaction. Initially, the enzyme has a particular shape. Something happens to the enzyme (usually a shape change, called a conformation change, brought on by the presence of two or more chemical reactants), and the enzyme catalyzes the reaction. After the reaction is catalyzed, the product is released, and the enzyme can "relax." This means it goes back to its normal shape, ready to do it all over again.


How does pH affect enzyme functions?

Enzymes lower the amount of Activation Energy needed for a chemical reaction, therefore speeding up the chemical reaction. For an enzyme to do this it needs to be at the correct pH, salinity, and temperature otherwise the enzyme will not be able to work. When an enzyme is in a pH that is not suitable, the enzyme's shape and structure alter and make it unable to speed up a reaction.


Is an enzyme consumed in a reaction?

No. There is no type of a catalyst that is consumed in a reaction.

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What is chemical reaction in an enzyme?

to speed up a chemical reaction


What chemical reaction is an enzyme?

The enzyme is a biochemical catalyst.


What happens to an enzyme after a biochemical reaction?

The enzyme is liberated free to repeat the action again. That is the beauty of enzymes.


What is the chemical that helps a chemical reaction without being consumed during a reaction?

ENzyme


What is an enzyme(what does it do for a chemical reaction)?

the purpose is to accelerate the process of the reaction...


What is the role of enzyme in cells?

enzyme sped up the chemical reaction


How does a enzyme increase the speed of a reaction?

The enzyme reduces the activation energy of the reaction, therefore chemical reaction speeds are increased.


A protein that can catalyze a chemical reaction?

enzyme


What a protein that can catalyze a chemical reaction?

enzyme


What is a protein that catalyze a chemical reaction?

enzyme


What do you say if one enzyme controls one chemical reaction?

Enzyme is specific


Chemicals that speed up chemical reaction?

Enzyme or catalyst