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They are known as reactants or substrates.

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What is the substance an enzyme act upon called?

the substance that an enzyme acts upon is subtrate


The substance acted upon by an enzyme is called its?

A substrate is the substance acted upon by an enzyme. The enzyme substrate complex is when an enzyme molecule combines with its substrates.


What is an enzyme called when it is acted upon a substance?

This is known as an enzymatic reaction.


A part substance or element that lies beneath and supports another part substance or element the reactant in reactions catalyzed by enzymes?

Substrate is the term used to describe a substance that undergoes a reaction catalyzed by an enzyme. It is the substance that is acted upon by the enzyme to form a product. In a chemical reaction, the substrate is the molecule upon which an enzyme acts.


The enzyme molecule region that combines with the substance it acts upon is what?

the active site


Will an enzyme that hydrolyzes protein act upon starch?

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What in tears act as a chemical barrier and destroy pathogens on the surface of the eye?

You have the enzyme called as lysozyme. It is the enzyme that act as a bacteriostatic substance. It adversely affect the bacteria on the surface of the eye.


What would happen if most biochemical reactions are catalyzed by the same enzyme?

If an enzyme produces too much of one substance in the organism, that substance may act as an inhibitor for the enzyme at the beginning of the pathway that produces it, causing production of the substance to slow down or stop when there is sufficient amount.


What is the specific substance being acted upon by an enzyme?

fit into the active site on the enzyme


During enzme-catalyzed actions substrate is a synonym for?

In enzyme-catalyzed reactions, the term "substrate" is synonymous with the molecule or molecules that the enzyme acts upon to produce a reaction. It is the specific substance upon which an enzyme acts to produce a product.


Is water a substrate?

A substrate is the substance in which an enzyme act, or a process occurs. For example lactose is a substrate, but water is not.


What substance enzyme combines with to form a product?

An enzyme combines with a substrate to form a product through a series of chemical reactions. The substrate is the specific molecule that the enzyme acts upon, while the product is the end result of the enzyme catalyzing the reaction.